Some of us are just naturally frugal @Ergates , we know what's worth splashing out on and what's just excessive. A four figure sum for a small...
I'm sure there are many careful and sensible cyclists as well as some careless ignorant ones, the same as car drivers and pedestrians and even...
No rain yesterday (the forecast was over-optimistic on that score, as it often is), but we have good steady rain this morning, forecast to carry...
I wonder if it's got damaged where the trunk splits into two. Y-shaped branch points like that can tend to be weak points.
Would Buddleia cuttings be a good idea? Only if you want (and have space for) more of them.
I have a verbascum (one of the orange-ish hybrids) that always has green shield bugs on it when it's in growth/flowering.
I adopted some houseplants that had been left by the previous owner when we bought the house in 1988, and they looked as if they'd been pretty...
My Nachtvlinder would grow woody if I let it, but because it has turned out to be a thug, spreads underground and seems to behave more like a...
This year, we actually had a very wet February, 76mm in total (more than double the long-term averages). However there were 15 days with no...
I used to have an electric mower that I only used for the first cut of the year, but I found that I didn't need it so I gave it away on Freecycle....
Nice and cool today, forecast is for the sun to come out later this afternoon/evening but not getting too hot. There's still a possibility of rain...
I agree about the pot. That shape is no good for anything except maybe bedding plants that are going to die off after a season, unless you use a...
Sunny and warm again today but it doesn't feel as sticky as yesterday. Mind you my gardening activity yesterday was in the garage shredding a big...
As well as what @Pete8 listed, make sure your secateurs (or knife) are good and sharp to take the cutting and snip off lower leaves cleanly. You...
Crikey, those slugs died happy!
My soil is dry and sandy too, and the self-seeders seem to love it - several kinds of homesty, foxgloves, anthriscus "Ravenswing", Aquilegias in...
One more comment from me regarding supermarkets selling plants. Nurseries and garden centres have a wider range of plants and look after them...
I would say rosa rugosa for the first one too, judging by the size and wildness as well as the flowers and the very textured leaves, but I'm also...
More like quite a lazy gardener! I let the self-seeders do their thing and they fill a lot of space, particularly this time of year before most of...
Going to my parents' this afternoon. OH is going to replace a light switch for them and I will do a bit more gardening - I think Mum wants a hand...
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