And Meadowhall :D Helen
Hebes are good for attracting butterflies too, especially the larger varieties such as Autumn Glory.
Japanese quince :D :D :D
Hi Fran, it's planted in the ground in a raised bed. The soil isn't particularly good and doesn't retain moisture too well but everything else is...
I planted a skimmia this year and it has been growing well and has just developed flowers. I went to look at it today and many of the leaves have...
Thanks Strongey, there were some sanderlings there, hubbie is the bird watcher but he is a little rusty on sea birds so when these started dancing...
Willo, I cut mine back at the beginning of March before the sap rises and I haven't noticed it bleed, this variegated form does take a while to...
Hi Billrobo, I bought a camelia this year and reading up on them before purchasing I found that some prefer a particular aspect for example east...
We were walking along the Camel estuary yesterday (without a camera of course) when we saw three white/grey birds standing at the edge of the...
Hi Willo, I have a variegated fuschia which grows through an azalea. I cut the fuschia down to almost the ground every spring so that by the time...
Sounds lovely Jean, do they flower at the same time though? Fritillaries flower in the spring and if your grass is autumnal then you won't get the...
Hello Muddy, have a wander down to your library and look in their gardening section, they should have one or two design books to inspire you. My...
Try this one IP. It's a viburnum plicatum. It has showy hydrangea type flowers in spring then the leaves turn a lovely red colour in Autumn. It...
It certainly is Fonzie, isn't its other name the Hymalayan honeysuckle?
Sounds like a good idea David. We put pinwheels in ours and the mole moved further down the bank so not that successful. However, I found banging...
Hi Stingo, I do it in spring cos I think that the old plant will protect the new one from frost etc. Don't know if it would but too wussy to try...
Yes she was in a tent IMP , I must admit to being sceptical myself, but it did turn quite cold that night. She must have been in a frost pocket. :D
Frost down here last night according to youngest who was camping in it :D
My Mother-in-Law never measures the ingredients for Yorkies, not always a success though. She used to make way too many on a Sunday so hubbie and...
Hello there [img] I think your ideas are sound. We started a veggie patch 2 years ago made up of 4 raised beds, 3 for potatoes and 1 for carrots...
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