Most of my containers are are on a drip system - last time we had a hose pipe ban (2022 I think) I asked Yorkshire water if I could continue to...
I have had zips both ways in ladies trousers. Jeans seem to be the ones that most often have the zip "men's way". Being right-handed I find the...
I'd rather just have the strawberries!We used to have "bread and sticky milk" as children - bread (usually white) with tinned condensed milk...
Warm and windy. We had quite a lot of cloudy spells yesterday, some of them quite dark, but not a drop of rain from them. It looks like more of...
Photinia Red Robin can look great, but it can also be a bit picky about conditions and in a climate or soil that it doesn't like, it fairly...
I would extend the patio and add borders either side of the steps. It would give you more space on the patio, more planting space so you could...
Hamish and Thistle say "Hello Rio and Luna! Those window-mounted beds look great, where did your human get them?"[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
We had some unexpected rain last night, around midnight, but only 1 mm. Still, better than nothing. No more expected until maybe the middle of...
If it has time to put on new growth after you prune it, that new growth should produce some flowers next year, but it won't be a tight neat ball...
Don't pile soil up against the fence panels - it will make the wood rot.
If there are birds nesting in them then you should wait until the fledglings have left the nest(s) but apart from that you can prune or cut them...
They're probably already a bit too wide to prune into a hedge because as Sheal said, if you cut back to brown wood it will stay brown. But if they...
Well it's definitely not any of the others in that list!
A couple of big strong friends? Maybe bribe them with beer and pizza afterwards.
I am trying garlic spray on hostas this year and I have less slug damage than normal, but it could be that the very dry spring and summer (so far)...
I have a vague recollection of reading (or hearing) that the main food-and water-absorbing roots of a tree are around the "drip line" of the...
It's feeling muggy again today, but no realistic prospect of any rain in the forecasts :sad:. Then getting hot again from tomorrow :frown::frown:
Grapefruit is one of my favourite fruits! Sadly getting harder to find these days (grapefruit juice even more so - the big Tesco is the only place...
If I was to make a guess I would say Aleppo pine too. They are endemic to that part of the world, particularly coastal areas, and it looks right...
Warm and muggy now. About 25°C but feels warmer in the still air.
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