Your garden plants remind me of an ancient magical kingdom, @Escarpment. Beautiful. Do you have a sheltered microclimate? (I realise this was...
Thankyou, @machtucker I might have a look at SketchUp. I often think the planning stage is one of the most fun. Re the shade, I am in fact...
That is a great 3d visualisation, @machtucker. It is really nice to see how the rose Wollerton Hall, fits in to your plans too. The echinacea go...
Thank you for everyone's really helpful advice. The best deal I could find was with Gtech. Cost slightly over £50 (£56) with free, fast delivery....
Oh sorry @Victoria , I mis-read! You planted it in a trough! Shall I go to Specsavers when this storm is over?!
Thanks! Is she the one you will be sending this 'message' to, by any chance, @AuntyRach ?
I have not seen Jasmin trachelospermum 'tricolour', @Victoria, I only have the usual version. I bet it will look lovely, cascading over your...
..... Definitely going to borrow that and keep it in reserve for times of need, if I may, @AuntyRach - no sane person could really mind that...
Yes and I forgot to say, though it is obvious really, that from a health perspective, it has always seemed a recipe for disaster to have this...
Yes, I always think a midsummer celebration or gathering would make much more sense. The weather should be calm and maybe warm, the travel should...
Adorable video, @fairygirl! I don't think I have seen a robin in summer, @Allotment Boy, but last year I had one friendly robin in early winter...
I hadn't heard of ancho flakes before. I might try them. I agree about cooking the peppers in oil and salt - so moreish.
Thankyou, @katecat58, I have had a look: they seem to be top quality. That is a good idea about signing up for any marketing lists etc, as I think...
Oh thankyou, @katecat58, I will have a look at their wares, they sound like a good manufacturer/brand.
Thank you very much, @Michael Hewett. Maybe I need to get the drill to work on some of my plastic pots a bit more and I will look into bonsai...
It would be great to think there is a Potter somewhere in the UK still making them. The channel 4 show The Great British Pottery throwdown' ( I...
I was thinking of an alpine tray, up thread, @pete, so that is interesting to know. It was the photo of @Victoria's orchid pot with all the...
That is interesting to know, @Michael Hewett. Would you say some plants do better in some fabrics than others? I like the porosity of terracotta...
Touch wood (wrong metaphor!) @CarolineL, my el cheapo terracotta pots (Bill and Ben types) have made it through at least fifteen winters with me....
I'll take my 'Grinch' hat off for 5 seconds, @fairygirl, and say that top photo of yours would make a great Xmas card! Lovely, wee bird you...
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