What To Do This Month

Ah....I can plant peas now, can I?And they will be ready in the Spring?

Poppy 'Victoria Cross',Raise money for the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the Chelsea Pensioners, by buying Mr Fothergill's 'Victoria Cross' poppy seeds to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. Each packet sold donates 25p, raising £24,000 so far.

Now that's a pretty poppy (and a good cause). Thank you for posting that woo

Do you think he might like a short 'gardening' break in SW France, Lynda?.....He sounds like a lovely, helpful chap

I'm taking my mother and my grandmother on the Friday. It'll be the first time I've gone since I was about 14 so I'm pretty excited.Just wondering who else was going?

Jjordie they can take up to three weeks to germinate.

The bird is a western plantain eater ( crinifer piscator)

Oh dear, @Scrungee, super-reduced bulbs, the weekend I will be home in the UK....

You are indeed correct....I cut it back and found the label ha ha

A new one to me , very pretty . Added it to my wish list for next year , thanks @Anthony Rogers

I am glad you mentioned the type of herbaceous perennials you have as most varieties can be cut back either in the Autumn or in the Spring with little difference to the outcome . However, Penstemons not being the hardiest of plants are best left to the Spring to prune unless perhaps you live in...

I recall buying an old Percy Thrower book at a car boot, the advise for pretty much every disease, fungus was to use DDT!

Definitely clear from me.....no seal

@ARMANDII and @Tetters I LUV Luv LUV your gardens- IMHO just perfick well i would say that as there Wildlife friendly But seriously .....both the kind of garden's to sit, enjoy peace tranquility and being at one with Mother Naturenot forgetting a small one or two of these to aid the...

Even the experts get hot under the collar about this Scudo so you will get a different view to mine ...that's fine However, I have recently been cutting down my dahlias just as I have always done. They do not suffer a jot. I do so for a number of reasons......one is I want to allow space for...

thank you @Linz and for your subscribing. not to good at responding to those that do.

I accidentally broke off a piece from one of the Ribes yesterday so have stuck it in a glass of water. It's never occurred to me to actually take Ribes cuttings before . I googled it and they are very easy to propagate.

I've only watched a few recorded episodes of Chelsea .....bit samey, not enough about the plants and, of course, more than a little artificial but still enjoyable.Nice to see Rachel de Thame make an appearance. She is battling cancer and I wish her well.

It was probably the hops in the beer that made them sleepy .....

Euonymus 'emerald n gold' might be a good idea at the base to thicken it up a bit - thanks for the suggestion @shiney .....