I thought you might like to see some of my Inktober drawings from this year.Inktober’s daily prompt, and the title that I have given the drawing...
That looks about right. The flowering period and growth description are both underestimates though! I wonder if I can lift clumps when it has gone...
I know - I get really upset by it. The problem is, whist the property is mostly empty, some work, even bad work, is better than nothing. I am...
I have tried a few times. The plants I plant don’t survive, but seedlings pop up - I think from the compost - around the place. This year I grew 4...
This plant grows quite vigorously, and has spread to cover an area of about 10’ by 4’ in the last 15 years of “freedom”. About 2-3’ high, and...
Also, the seeds will be scattered now, so that the plant can do its random movement around the borders!
Finally, we drop down 6’ to the lower, sloping garden.Here’s a close-up of the conifer hedge, as requested [ATTACH]… and what it looks like...
Here are the dwarf conifers in all their glory… The pyramid strikes again! Alongside the carefully pruned dead buddleia[ATTACH]this beauty is...
Here goes (please, don’t laugh too loud, I might hear you!!The choysia ternata - for scale, the wall is over 10’ tall. I know, the guy who...
Ok, so I’m back in red-clay country, so I’ll take some photos of the areas in question tomorrow, weather permitting.:thumbsup:
We have wind speeds increasing here - mainly southerly, so not blowing up through our wind-tunnel garden.I ventured out this morning to gather...
That sounds like a good plan - I think it is a Cypress hedge, now you mention it - quite a fragrant conifer, soft to the touch?i think that’s...
Thank you @Sheal . I will certainly be busy, although at the moment the house renovations look like they will be on hold for the foreseeable -...
Oh yes. - I find it v daunting. Especially as the house also needs a lot of work. Kitchen ripped out, rooms knocked through, gas pipes moved,...
Thank you Nigel! It is good to have the advice to rip out the conifer hedge. I think that is the best option, overall, and it is good to be...
Its time to 'fess up....After many years living abroad, we are about to start the process of moving back home to the UK. In fact, there is a...
ohh! Thank you!!it was a wet and stormy day here, but it was good to be alive !
No need - I’m just happy to share!
Hi @Purple Streaks . I only grow one variety of tomato, an old French cordon variety, called Yellow Pear. The plant is inclined to grow quite...
Hi there!I know, it’s been ages since I’ve been on the forum.Life!! It has been a mad year or two, but I’ve still been wrestling with the...
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