I thought i would share a photo which i took yesterday of an area i worked on and finished in early 2023. Its the area around our fishpond which...
Hello waylannder , yes the rain relented and i managed to finally take down my oversized jenga problem. We did have an interesting couple of...
Merci Obelix , hopefully those high temperatures will drop to more manageable proportions . The ‘canicules’ in your part of the world are very...
Tough going yesterday , spent all day part dismantling a large wooden framed structure on the back of the house with a corrugated pvc roof which...
Well i think my body was empathising with yours. I have an 8’ conifer hedge about 150’ long on my south and east boundaries of my back garden and...
Thanks for that , its hard to fight back the urge to prune earlier.
All i managed today was to pick a basin of blueberries and the same of peas but its so stiflingly muggy it felt like an Olympic endurance event....
I am looking for ideas on how to “reactivate “ my hammamelis. The lead shoot has forked in two and each fork has gone blind so its not growing...
Thanks everyone , it looks like i am too eager to prune primarily as there is a lot of new growth each year but by so doing i am still wondering...
I planted a row of cordon apples in December ‘20 and each year i find a wide variation in the advice on when to summer prune , anything from mid...
Can i just throw my two pennorth in for those growing leeks , onions etc about allium leaf miner. I didnt know it even existed until last...
I just thought i would share a tip that has worked 100% in the past few years. I grow dahlias in pots outside but have lost lots of plants over...
Thanks very much GKS. That is a very expansive answer and i am grateful for the time you have taken in your reply . Its far from straightforward...
I went over to peat free during 2022 and have been disappointed with the results but am trying to find a best practice in using peat free. One...
Thanks to you all for your contributions. There are still several that have yet to show their colours , so to speak , and i will update this...
Hello NigelJ - i will attempt to post a photo i have just taken. To clarify , only 2 have flowered so far , the others are a little behind , but...
HelloI am a new member , so first of all , hello! I would like to open up with a conundrum and i hope someone may be able to clear up my...
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