Today just wasn't my day.Got back from screwfix, checked the resin had cured - all good (or so I thought).Started to connect the first light...
Been replacing three lights along the drive this morning. The were tall(ish) lights to give a bit of light at the top of the garden. I now have...
Ahhh that's what the bright thing is next to the moon. I had no idea
We've had a magimix for years. It has a really powerful motor and is brutal with its chopping / grating / slicing. Its overkill for the amount of...
Not quite a sunset picture and the phone camera didn't pick up the deep blue of the sky too wellTaken last night - view of the church which is...
Give it a drink and more light - it will come back
It looks too dry from the photo. How much natural light does it get ?
You couldn't make it up could you ?He has no idea what the internet is, only that he doesn't like it :dunno:He is cash only because the...
The local GC comments got me thinking. At the other end of the scale we have a local nursey that is very basic - no tea room, no obvious toilet,...
You know that voice of common sense in your head that tells you that you've got enough seeds ?Well I sowed my chillies a week or so ago and the...
They are really enthusiastic and can offer meaningful advice. Plus it is on the edge of the pennines so if plants thrive there, they will thrive...
Just had a quick look at the web site of one of the GC's that I touched on as always having people going through the tills and they seem to have...
Interesting. I wonder if they operate Dobbies in the same was as Tesco. Thie initial business model meant that they had sold the items before...
Pretty much what I'm seeing. Family outing to the chain to look around, take grandma for some fresh air and maybe buy one plant.Our traditional...
Interesting insight @Cuttings . By changing the business from grower/seller to importer/seller your friend has less variety, higher prices and...
We decided to go to one of the large chains of garden centres last weekend, looking for some planters for outside.First observation was that the...
I'm using some of the Chinese LED lights and they do make a difference. They are supporting various aeonium seedlings, Ensete ventricosum and...
That kills the deal a bit. Its worth contacting them and seeing if they can deliver for sensible money
It was Richard I was emailing - seems a very friendly chap. It looks like he runs a 'proper' nursery rather than a gift shop with a few plants...
I use a keep cup on the odd occasion that I have a take away coffee.Plant pots are reusedAll of the grass cuttings and chicken shavings are...
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