Well i have been away from the garden for the past month and the mild conditions have more than kept the garden going. I spent yesterday afternoon...
I have been attacked by rose rust! Well not me personally but sadly my Zepherin Drouhin climbing rose has been suddenly hit hard. Its only been in...
Glorious warm summers day today so i made the most of it . But the big thing was ladybirds ! This afternoon with a cloudless sky and really warm...
Busy day yesterday, did a load of strimming in the awkward bits i had put off at the bottom of the garden and cleared a load of damsons that had...
@Peaceful Gardener I am indebted to you! You got me thinking with this post and i found up a book i inherited from my grandfather which i had only...
Finally finished transplanting heucheras to finish the whole of the north side of the house with heuchera edging. So easy to propagate , and...
The cactus dahlias are coming to the fore now, hopefully the weather forecast for the coming weeks will stay mild , despite some short lived dawn...
I am not keen on anything substantial growing against a house wall. Downpipes etc are places where , out of sight , problems such as damp ingress...
@fairygirl “I've got another project to consider too, with a potting table for outside, but I might leave it for now. :smile:“ You have got me...
Mrs B asked me to get a mixture of herbs to stuff a chicken earlier. When i brought them in she asked what i had picked and on checking i had...
@Peaceful Gardener When you go in through the greenhouse door are you going to plant on all 3 sides or just one side and the end? It can get a bit...
@Peaceful Gardener Trouble with putting a seat in is the impact it has on the available workspace in the greenhouse , unless you have a large one...
No problem @fairygirl . Has “Bob” turned up? A couple of years back a pigeon regularly visited but it had a problem with one leg so i dubbed it “...
@Obelix-Vendée My aunt lives near Saintes and she is a fan of Pineau , especially of the DIY type although she has not made any. When we have...
@wiseowl Thats a nice job with a great pay off , nice to see you still have some lavender flowers.
@Obelix-Vendée I have spent a lot of time in Normandie over the years , Breton and Norman cider ( home made) i found to be earthy and coarse and...
Its the time of year for lorry loads of apples to head into Hereford to the former Bulmers Cider plant to process apples into wort , theres that...
@fairygirl its Pigeon Central round here. Its not long since it was non stop romance , posturing wooing ( and cooing) courting and ….well , need i...
@ViewAhead Yes indeed , didnt even get into the garden , overnight a big web has appeared across the top of the back door opening which my face...
@shiney Have you ever done any cider making with your glut of apples?
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