Are you affected? :confused: Details of areas where hosepipes are banned can be seen here....
Sorry Stingo. Where have I been?? Watering the garden endlessly! Everything is drooping in the heat and with a hose pipe ban it ain't easy.Not...
There are several different types of toadflax, Wildflower. The one that is native to Britain is the yellow one and its height is variable...
Health warning! Don't look if you are squeamish! :eek: [img] Black flies are foes but a good friend is at hand. These are all on an elder...
When wild flowers come into our gardens we call them weeds. Some garden plants make a break for it and escape from our gardens into the wild. Look...
The mallows usually seen are the common mallow, tree mallow and the musk mallow
PS - after posting the above, it took 35 seconds for it to appear on screen.
Hate to mention it, but I too find moving around the forum very slow. I am on broadband and have no problems on other sites. Gardeners Corner is...
This is a great society for anyone interested in cottage gardens, herbs, informal gardening etc. Covering the whole country and divided into...
I don't know if there is a right way to prune wild roses. They grow big with arching stems and that can be a problem in gardens. However, I have...
June is bustin' out all over! - despite the drought. The roses and geraniums are glorious this year and the earlier rain and the present...
Marsh mallows like it wet as their name suggests. Are you certain that it is a marsh mallow as there are several different mallows all requiring...
Some creatures get the blame for the deeds of others. This little chap is not a rose chafer. He can be recognised by his shapely legs - one of...
This little moth has antenna 4 times his body length! Only the males have these very long whiskers and they flout them at the ladies to attract...
Sorry for the earlier confusion - must be the heat! This is henbane and its nothing like hemlock. Only the names are similar. The whole plant...
The beautiful angelica in Wildflower's lovely garden was named for the angels and was regarded as the supreme herb for treating a host of...
Lovely, lovely garden WF. Anyone here a member of the Cottage Garden Society?
There are 5,200 different species of flies in Britain -not a lot of people know that :D . The tube at the front is an elongated mouth part for...
The last oneis probably Mrs Kendall Clark.. Great pix!! Computer has been down for a week - and what a week. Wot a scorcher! Geraniums will flag...
Very nice!
Separate names with a comma.
