Nothing going on in the garden. In the morning I enjoyed a walk around the water garden in lovely weather, with my family from Canada. Met up for...
The White River makes one boundary to my daughter's garden. There was a forest of Knotweed along the whole valley but the council treated it which...
Decided to take some cuttings from the red salvia I discovered amongst the weeds only to find it is in fact a heather. No label, no name.I...
Yes, I googled amphibians, newts, elvers etc. You learn something new every day! I had no idea elvers travelled overland, nor how far they went....
An interesting thought but I doubt it. I am in central Cornwall and my diddy pond is only 6ft diameter x 4ft deep. I am not far from river...
Thanks for your thoughts. InterestingI think it must have been a grass snake. I had never thought of them going into water. It was too dark in...
I have just noticed the height you want. That is not really a hedge, it is more of a step over border so a line of lavender might suit, or low...
I would agree with the above. Keep mowing right through the winter then feed the lawn, allow the bramble shoots to grow a few inches and mow them...
You will have your work cut out keeping a hedge in that very small space. I would have thought a low panel fence with a decorative lattice along...
Yesterday I decided to check my pond to see if it needed topping up. I disturbed "something" lying on top of the plants sunbathing I assumed. It...
Well done! Lucky you. I am still tying in, removing side shoots and tapping flowers. Fruit is setting now and beginning to fatten up. Nowhere near...
I haven't done much in my wilderness for several days, too hot, then daughter dropped a bomb shell, my son and daughter in law are arriving for a...
As the fruit affected are growing in different locations it sounds as if you are right. Tomatoes do not like extreme heat, they are inclined to...
I loved the smell of freshly mown grass as I walked the dog around the Village Green and cricket field. They were preparing for a match. The...
Cornwall It was horrible down here. Piles of thundery black/brown clouds piled up. Very humid and very very warm. No storms, not much sunshine. At...
Interesting that each one is fairly evenly divided into 4 sections and they are all of a similar size. Most lumpy, bumpy beefsteaks are randomly...
Cornwall Breezy, cool, thin cloud, intermittent sunshine. A feel of autumn in the air.
I am in mid Cornwall, growing my tomatoes under glass. They are just in full growing mode at last. Lots of plant growth, flowers and and some...
Did you see Monty Don's item on bind weed last night? I think you may be wishing for a miracle after hearing what they did to get rid of bind weed...
I did have a lovely scarlet red ginger lily but lost it after two or three years. Probably needed to be indoors for the winter Both of mine are...
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