I've bitten the bullet and started planting out my tender plants today, for the simple reason that they're getting root-bound and I just don't...
Yes, I lived in Moscow for a while. Victory Day on May 9th was always sunny for the military parade through downtown Moscow (I was there for 3 of...
Back to the weather, I'm quite enjoying this spring, even if it has been on the cool side. Rain not been too bad this month - lots at the start...
Seem to be an awful lot of them around this year, and for some weeks now. @Pete8 - it was the heatwave summer of 1976, if we're thinking about...
I've had a stinker of a cold this week, and found that good old fashioned lemsip helped a lot (the powder saches you add hot water to). The main...
Apparently they are offensive in North Korea! Link: North Korea TV censors Alan Titchmarsh's trousers - BBC News
I wouldn't give up hope yet. I have 2 rhubarb plants, both the same cultivar, both planted at the same time a couple of years back just a few...
There's a whole generation which seems able to fit the word "literally" into every sentence. Like "I was literally gob-smacked" (now, there's a...
I think it depends on how well established your garden is. I've been in this house less than two years, so a great many of the perennials and...
If it was mine I'd cut off all the old fronds (being very careful not to cut the emerging shoots). I did this on all my ferns back in late March...
Really inconsiderate place to park, that.
For me only a few species crocus in flower so far in sunny spots (tommassanianus and a yellow one I forget the name of). The regular garden...
Great tip! I will try that later this year. Question though, on last year's antirrhinums, is it worth cutting them back and protecting the roots...
I sowed some over New Year: some pelargoniums on a heat mat in the greenhouse (1 germinated), and on a windowsill indoors I have snapdragons...
@strongylodon - amazing that you can see 3 species of lizard (slow-worms aside) near you! I always get a kick out of seeing common lizards which...
No expert, but they look identical to the cherry saplings I have popping up around my garden, sometimes 20m or more from the nearest cherry tree....
@strongylodon - wow, superb! Sand lizards and smooth snakes are extremely rare in this country (the latter as they depend mostly on lizards for...
Would love to see some rain this week, but not holding my breath. Remember when mother nature used to water our gardens for us for free? Those...
That's more or less what I'll do Black Dog, as I wouldn't intend to replace the tree in that position. I did a similar thing with a spruce I had...
Thanks Black Dog. Fruit & veg climbers are appealing but I think most of the tree would be out of reach even with a stepladder. I do like your...
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