Thanks all, very helpful. I buy prepared bulbs that are apparently meant to grow fine if planted in the spring, but maybe that's too optimistic!...
I'm on my third attempt at growing freesias from bulbs, and for the third time after nearly two months there's still no sign of life. They're...
@Irmemac at the moment I'm thinking classic - black ends/natural stained wood - but we'll see! It's going in a permenantly shaded area of the...
Well after getting distracted by various other work, garden and holiday projects, I've finally made progress with this. Went down to the local...
I'm trying cucumbers for the first time this year; Burplass Tasty and Cucino. We don't have a greenhouse so they're growing outside, and because...
Bit of gentle weeding this evening. Harvested our first cucumber, which was delicious; I was slow in the uptake in training them, so the vines...
Not perhaps the best looking thing in the garden, but I've noticed some interlopers in the cosmos tub...[ATTACH]No idea how they got there,...
I would love to grow grapes, and have seen several neighbours with productive vines in their gardens so assume it is possible in our area....
Sadly even amongst vets it's only been in recent years that there's been a real push towards adequate pain relief in cats :frown: They can cope...
Brilliant, thanks @pete ! I wasn't far off... :doh:
We visited Greenways in Dartmouth while down that way on holiday last week - stunning gardens, highly recommend a visit if you're ever passing...
Not quite true, sorry @Gail_68, though it's a common misconception - cats definitely do feel pain, they just tend to be much more subtle about it,...
Been on holiday for the last 10 days, got back this evening to find our housesitter has been somewhat lacking in the watering department :frown:...
Welcome, @Pineapple!I'm in the same position as you in that I'm in a rented flat, so am loathe to spend much money on anything "permenant"....
Patio climbing rose "Warm Welcome"[ATTACH]"Wandering Minstrel", chosen more for the name than the flower - it's planted over my cat, who was...
I have a small gardenia, "Kleim's Hardy", that I bought last autumn. It's been potted up in ericaceous soil, lived inside for the coldest weeks...
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Yes, mainly the soil - I've got lots of shady plant ideas (some from you I think!) for other beds in the garden, but this is the only spot with...
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