I have planted Azaleas in pots and they are so easy to look after and grow quickly ( the pink one in my pic ...this is how it looks in May.) The...
You have a good list of plants there Chris, I have a tradescantia ( purple one) that grows even in a fairly dim light.I have read that peace...
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a red admiral in my present garden, wonder why?:scratch: Lovely pics btw
Tomatoes are very disappointing ( outdoors) this year, so little growing, only a handful and some have black ‘bottoms’, is that blight? I suppose...
I’ve hardly seen any butterflies this Summer, about a dozen at most, where are they all? Is it the rain?
Haha, yes, a similar thread about carnations, pinks ( are they the same thing?)
Wonderful photos strongloden.You are obviously a serious bird watcher.I have never seen a chough in the wild, even though I used to live in...
What a choice there is with roses, I love the above rambler. Could you do a similar thing with pinks ( carnations ) at some point?
Wiseowl, your information on this forum about roses is remarkable, I have made notes! You also show so much patience and a friendly approach to...
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Scabious?
It will have a lovely scent! We used to have a huge Philadelphus which scented the whole garden.
Great idea, but the photo’s on here of wildlife and flowers are so good I would find it hard to choose.
We don’t seem to have any slugs here, and only a very few snails, so I decided to plant three hostas recently.They are all coming up really well...
Today planted up a tub for outside the back door, pelargoniums, a lovely apricot dahlia and a white surfinia in it.Then planted some pinks in the...
Called Haynes, just outside Wantage. Reasonable prices, but looks like Steptoes Yard.
That’s a suberb pic Sheal, primroses and a hare,did you have to bribe it to,pose?;)
Another shortage seems to be reed screening for fences.I want some to cover an unsightly bit of fence 1.8 by 3 or 4 metres, but can’t find...
.....and if the sun don’t come you get a tan from standing in the English rain :)We could do with some rain just now. The leaves on the Maple do...
Oh! Have just seen this very sad news.I didn’t know that he was ill, having recently joined this gardening forum,but he was very welcoming to me...
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