I’m still waiting for the borders and lawn to dry out so have placed an order today for some border revivers and fillers - 3 hardy geraniums, 3...
They should be fine @GreenFingeredPete. You could remove all the dried stems now to tidy them up. The compost looks a bit green suggesting it’s...
Sounds like a good approach. I wouldn’t want to lose the security and privacy either, although privet does grow back very quickly. @pete ’s point...
I’d cut it now, before the main nesting season (March to September), just before new growth begins, but check for any early nests beforehand. I’m...
I inherited an old privet hedge in my previous property, 200 feet long and 6 feet high. It responds well to hard pruning. Many sources I’ve just...
L. Dropmore Purple can get to about 1.5m, but there are shorter varieties, Robert, Little Robert and Robin at about 60-90cm.For front of border,...
Yes, purple loosestrife, a native wildflower. L. Dropmore Purple is a good variety. Yes, that’s the sunniest part of my garden :).
Lythrum might be something for you to try. It likes moist soil, is upright, a magenta shade of pink, flowers for a long time, bees love it and the...
I was thinking that. A series of kitchen paraphernalia, gherkins, toasters and cheese graters! :biggrin: What happened to aesthetics? I liked the...
I think you’ve done an excellent job with your border @OrangeHeart. I like the rhythm you have created by repeating plants and using a controlled...
There's a pub I drive past that sometimes advertises Psychic Nights on an A board outside. I've often wondered about the same thing, why...
You should have called in @Penny_Forthem, I’ve had the heating on full blast all day (and left your driver in the car) :biggrin:.
Cheerful yellow on a cold February day.[ATTACH]
Having that huge bonus might invalidate a claim for the winter fuel allowance :biggrin:.
It’s been too cold and windy for gardening today so I went for a walk. It was too cold and windy for that too :biggrin:.
I think I preferred the vision of the greedy broads @Jiffy :biggrin:.
Star Jasmine would work well there @machtucker. An annual climber like Thunbergia, Morning Glory or Nasturtium would also give you quick,...
Your daffodil looks like Narcissus Bulbocodium @strongylodon. Great photos!
I think your car deserved a stopover at those garden centres @Michael Hewett after you whizzed past on a couple of former occasions :biggrin:.
I recommend that you don’t dismiss all Nepetas @CostasK. There are some compact varieties with a high proportion of flower to foliage so you don’t...
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