Outside? Not so much today, apart from telling the Lord Lambourne apple that he’s early - again! I’ve sown some coriander and salad-bowl type...
Nothing much today, apart from laughing at the pair of mallards waddling across the drive (they look so comical when you don’t expect to see...
No - never seen anything like that!I was starting to doubt the overwintering in ponds v shelter, so I googled a little... Frog House DIY Plans -...
:heehee: I think “live” is an interesting description....For the cellar steps - there are the leggy amphibians, but no snakes :phew:. The...
I think Belgium must be more like the UK than Aquitaine, winter-wise! Our summers are hotter than the UK though....We have a cellar, which now...
@noisette47 :heehee: :heehee: I’m not so worried about fitting the pond into a sloping site. After all, I’ve already done that for the main...
Ok, so still thinking about a second pond :yikes: [ATTACH] apologies for the quick sketch (not on the back of an envelope, but close !) The little...
The last few days I’ve not done very much, as we had sub-zero temps and regular snow flurries. On Monday morning we woke up to 3” of snow!! It...
Had a lovely wander round the garden....some violets [ATTACH]The daffodils on the steep bank are starting to put on a decent show[ATTACH]...
@Bradders, I still don’t see any photos from you of what you have in your garden - just photos sourced from the internet. So we cannot comment on...
The car is fine, when I pulled off the triple-carriageway, I “just” closed the bonnet properly, and continued home. And then breathed again! The...
I filled a sack of conifer clippings and took it down to the compost bays. I also bagged up 4 bags from the final bay. Probably another 12 bags in...
First of all, hi @SamW , and welcome to the forum! Glad that you have set aside the removed stems of yellow flag. It might be worth talking to...
This morning I did my cart-horse impression - taking 3 compost sacks full of the shredded conifer down to the compost bays, ready for layering in,...
All I’ve done today is finished the water barrel renovation.Yesterday the leaky barrel was filled with about 6” of hardcore, then sand...
I would be happy to participate...
Hehehe! No, it was autocorrect getting carried away.... I typed “colder”, and autocorrect substituted “children”.
Most of my solitary bees are looking for warm, sandy banks. Which I have in spades!I don’t have “bee hotels”, but I do have piles of small...
I have cut into woody growth, making sure that there is a shoot below the cut, at about this time of year. Maybe a little later, after...
Hi @Looby-Lou.Hmmm, I am no expert, but it might help if I share what I have been doing today.I have a half-hogshead barrel that I use as a...
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