The cranefly larvae are the leather jackets that can infest lawns. Anyone care to ID the lovely flower in this photo? [img]
Just a note of caution - make certain you have the real thing [img] Ordinary hogweed can reach a height of 2.5m (7 ft)and it is the commonest...
I find our brown bin really useful for hedge clippings, roses prunings and other twiggy stuff. All my vegetable kitchen waste and soft weeds etc...
Suckered? None of mine ever have - that's strange. Generally, the DA roses grow too big for smaller gardens and they have to be reduced. I go...
Nice one, but I am just wondering if you are not over pruning. Mine average 6 foot high and about 5 foot across with very many more blooms - none...
You should be able to get them anywhere - even my local Homebase and Focus stores have them. They are sold in large plastic tubs.See below for...
Being on the coast and being in Cornwall means that you are going to be fairly frost free. As well as getting as much organic manure into the...
Rosemary for remembrance?
I cannot imagine how you must be feeling, Wishaw. Nothing anyone can say is of any use, but we are thinking of you and wish you well. So very...
How many attempts?
1500 one attempt - should be easier next time
Hedge your bets and take a head of unripe seed. Put it in a brown paper bag and it should ripen.
Wildflower is so right! "Awesome" is the only word to describe the Giant Hogweed. It has real presence and you feel that they are looking at...
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) [img]Two Blues in love (Polyommatus icarus) [img]
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris). Excellent pictures! [img] A good book is Michael Chinery's "Complete British Insects" published by...
Yes that's it. I've got the one with the dark red leaves on my gravel paths which have weed suppressing mats underneath. Still grows and no - I...
Daft innit! If I was to list every poisonous plant I would need to copy out the entire RHS encyclopaedia. Plants produce toxins to protect...
Sounds like one of the Medicks - there are several different sorts. They can grow very tiny and close to the ground in lawns or somewhat larger....
It is simply too big for most gardens. The thing is that giant hogweed grew happily in gardens for 150 years before all the fuss in the...
Great pic of the male Stag Beetle. Quite a scarce creature now. Love it!
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