Have been to Hampton Court a few times and it never fails to amaze me, the numbers of people who go despite the expense. I have to agree however...
I note that the lady in question is a keen gardener and grower of 'pinks' - it serves to show the extraordinary nature of the British attitude...
Beats me when you get time to do your gardening Chopper. I spend my life trying to minimise the number of times I hit a little white ball around...
Liverpool - sadly both my children support the blue side......
Am still apologising for having given a cutting of this evil plant to a freind of mine several years ago - he still cannot get rid of it (i've...
Most perennials should be cut back after flowering - timing is up to you really dependant of the appearance of the plant usually. If cut back soon...
Lorna - the Geranium psilostemon has a different leaf shape as well as a different flower.Agree with all re g.sanguineum.
The rats will cause few problems but not very pleasant to have around although they say that you are never more than 5 yards away from one !...
Up on the common here early morning walking the dog. Peoople tell me lots of snakes around at the moment enjoying the sunshine - have see one or...
I'm even further back Sheal - like others of my generation the Elvis Presley phenomenon took over and all that followed........... I still enjoy...
Not sure about the Mahonias - would rather use the 'yeloo leaf form of Cotinus coggigria or even the standard dark leaved variety. For the fenc I...
The 'yellow' leaved variety of Skimmia is a good compact shrub (pink flowers) and the 'siver' leaf Eleagnus. perhaps a Eupatorium with its great...
Steady on Ziggy - you never know how long it will last !! It is seriously hot up here in Surrey and no breeze to speak of........
Electric clippers to better manage the box hedging which is growing well - great gift, also taken out for dinner by my son ( the other half's away...
The jury's out for me I'm afraid. My son was agreat fan of David Sylvian and subsequently followed Morrisey. Jeff Buckley seems to fall into the...
Am sticking with the edible variety...........Do you really want more email messages - they are all probably waiting to hear from you, hope the...
I promised myself to get rid of the hardy geraniums this year - they do tend to smother other nearby plants and spread at a great rate of knots....
Hello Clum - never tried dahlia leaf cuttings but normal stem cuttings can produce a tuber in the first year - need to keep watering. You can...
We went the opposite way as our previous garden was becoming difficult to manage as well as the swimming pool costing a fortune to heat and to...
Definitely Lychnis coronaria for me - self seeds all over my garden and even comes up in the lawn.........
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