Wet and warm and all sorts of spring things springing into flower. Loads of roses still and as well as polyanthus, I have auriculas in bloom!...
Thank you Rosa for that lovely old greyhound
Two great photos from glenw!! Good to see some new blood entering the competition
and because you are pampered by us poor down trodden males
Yet another lovely lady [img] Why are all of the women on GC so attractive? Shame about the blokes though :(
Use it and love it. Very slow growing and so not a problem. It will look great and is fantastic for wild life
Canaletto was painting realistic pictures before the invention of photography. Such paintings were intended to show cityscapes accurately. So...
I wouldn't say that you had "cheated" DAG. Use whatever tools you need. Most of the old masters used rulers, compasses and squared paper and...
"Oh! What a grey day!" as Larry Grayson might have said (Who is Larry Grayson? ask the youngsters)
I could be wrong, DAG - but it looks to me that Rosa just draws without guidelines. She has a great natural talent for drawing with a sure...
As you say - its an annual, with very shallow roots and easy to pull up. Just pull it up or cut it down before it seeds. Not a big problem...
That is a very big question and it has a complex answer.To get started - go to this website:...
Don't worry - it only grows on wet ground
Opinion is very much divided on this. Some local authorities and local nature trusts go on "Balsam Bashing" days when they try to destroy it. On...
Excellent drawings! The best sketches are always done quickly and freely
Well - it's only been in Britain since 1839 so won't have any folk remedies attached to it. However, the story goes that in the 19th century a...
Yes it is Himalayan Balsam. Seed pods give fantastic explosions sending seed for many yards.
I'll have a look next time I go in. They probably have invented a silly name for it - Dinosaur Plant or some such nonsense.
They have them in my local DIY store. They are two plants. A succulent grafted on to what looks like a cactus stem. I was not tempted to buy one.
Coincidence is so strange or is it something more? I was married in a church in Southgate to the north of London. I didn't live there at all...
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