I have finally made my mind up and in my fresh spring of youth (52) am buying my first house ever. I'd appreciate all help and advise, this is...
If the spot is sunny, Rosemary would fit the bill well. It's very attractive evergreen shrub with lovely blue flowers in late spring.Rosemary...
I have a couple of lights like this ( Amazon link ), they are actually very good for windowsill seed growing. The seedlings seem to turn towards...
The sparrows sternly advised me to fill the feeders before I was half way through my morning cuppa. I obeyed, :redface: and cleaned the pond...
@Mountain_Goat If you want a free Dragonfruit plant, you can pull the arm off, let it dry for a day or two and then plop it in a small pot. It...
How interesting!It looks like it is grafted on Dragonfruit (Pitaya) stem. Dragonfruit grows a lot of aerial roots that look like yours (the...
I have misting bottles dotted around my non- succulent houseplants and give a spray when I walk past- perhaps once a day. (When I grow up I will...
30cm container is not very big and tall growing plants risk toppling over.But agree, Arbutus Unedo is a fine tree definitely worth growing :)...
Drainage holes are a must.How about Alpine Strawberries? They are mostly evergreen, bear flowers and fruit all summer and tolerate draught....
In the old world, Christmas in the North was a lovely layered cake of pagan mid- winter feast and Christianity.Christianity told that fasting...
Tidied up. :frown:I try to leave things as they are for the winter, piles of rotten leaves fished from the pond are a breeding ground for...
Ooo... is that a question? Very clever, but I think I cracked it.Aardvark... ants... North Tyneside... December...[ATTACH]And full points...
That looks delicious @Hanglow !I wonder how BBC Good Food magazine (we subscribe) would manage their favourite tip "make it vegan by..."...
Sparrow chicks get mine, but only the yellow ones. Blues are left alone. :scratch:
Storm Pia reorganised my garden so I had to re- reorganise it. :doh:[ATTACH]Greenhouse cover is probably swiftly approaching Norway and five...
I'll start with easy ones.Rules: post a Christmas/ gardening related quiz question from your home. Someone will count the points but best...
Yes that's exactly what I do. I also check the neighbours gardens and cars, it's the best way to check what the neighbourhood is really like. :)
Wonderful place, thanks for sharing @Upsydaisy ! :) That went straight on my list of places to visit.Have you read Bill Bryson's "At Home"?...
Well, actually our Tesco folks never seem to be in a hurry and always have a little chat. Or a long one, like the one who enquired about my Rose...
Busy day, I have designed two wonderful gardens from scratch! :biggrin:I'm house hunting so browse property sale websites daily. Sadly most...
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