I haven't listened to that episode yet, but there are tons of other interesting ones too. I enjoyed the ones about the boiling water taps and...
I went into Morrisons last night and was marvelling at the very shrivelled looking Camellia shrubs, still being offered full price. But next to...
Yeah, it annoys me when people go on about fat/greedy pigeons. They are big birds, they are eating what they need. People often post photos on...
One autumn I was in the house when I heard a noise like a high wind, which was odd as it was a fine day. I looked out and saw a huge flock of...
Might not be the badgers. I blamed them for many years as my garden was also on a badger highway. However in the last year or so they seem to have...
I have a very bold female blackbird, she's lucky not have been trodden on as she comes right up to my feet, normally from behind too. Any time I...
The receptionist stopped me as I was heading for the waiting room last time and said I hadn't filled it in. I just said that nothing had changed...
It takes so much energy to fly that they have to eat around their own body weight every day. And in this cold weather they need extra to keep warm.
I do hope so. They'll have celandines, speedwell and docks to complete with! The first celandine flowers have just emerged.
We will need some closer photos in order to identify your weeds. But also, you can do it yourself by uploading photos to a site such as...
I think weedkiller at the moment won't do anything, because there's nothing for it to kill. There will be lots of seeds and probably roots...
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You won't have starved them - plants don't need feeding over winter when they are dormant. I have two hardy geraniums in the garden - one (a pale...
Yes, I also did some indoor potting up of plug plants. Mine were wild primrose, received during the week. Lovely little plants, if they don't do...
Very mysterious. Just did a quick google, and it looks like there are online services which will let you send anonymous SMS messages. My search...
Dry all day here (for once) and lots of sunshine. Wind feels absolutely raw though. Just heard an ice-cream van's chimes!
Overwatering does sound likely, especially in cooler conditions. The seeds would rot before they had chance to sprout.
Leucothoe "Curly Red", lit up by the first sunbeam to hit my back patio this year. Destined for a shadier place though. It has the common name of...
Lovely and sunny here after an icy start. I've been cutting back some soggy dead foxglove vegetation which was obstructing the emerging bulbs....
Ice on the birdbaths this morning, first time since the freeze at the beginning of January.
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