@Sheal wow... they must really take some patience!
@Cordy that looks brilliant.
Water... I love painting water... rivers with reflections or sea. I think I've only painted four portraits ever!I usually give my paintings...
She's in Scampton (MOD not the old village) so there is only a fence separating her from the runway. They are gradually shutting Scampton base...
@Logan It's a friend... done for her birthday.@Snorky85 This one is for my daughter who had her wedding photos in the grounds of the cathedral...
Loving all the crafty things. Not sure whether this falls under craft but when lockdown occurred, apart from hours in the garden, I dusted off my...
For me, compost bin contents gets dug into the garden. I use shop bought compost for pots as I believe it is more balanced and actually has...
Tetley teabags... bag is compostable but glue holding it together isn't. So I painstakingly ripped each bag apart to empty out the contents.That's...
@JR.... come on.... you've got to tell us about the tea bags!@Sheal my bin is in full sun (when the darn thing bothers to come out over here)...
@Sheal The bin doesn't have a bottom to it... and it stands on gravel... so I naively thought excess liquid would drain away, but it doesn't....
That sounds spot on @Purple Streaks .... except my bin has a lockable lid and isn't accessible to wildlife.
Thank you @luis_pr ... that helped me too as i have three macrophylla with a total of 3 blooms between them.
@luciusmaximus I read somewhere that crushed up eggshells are good for structure and texture. As I have heavy clay soil, the compost needs to have...
Thanks for the comments folks. I put a picture up of the compost bin because I think that may be part of the problem. It's impossible to stir the...
Having dug out the whole lot .... and put it back layered, (took me all day!) I've now discovered what the white mass is.... rotting potatoes!
Thank you @john558 . I've continued to empty it completely. I've got all my bedding plants to go in. Would it work doing layers of the mush with...
I decided to empty my compost bin today from the bottom. It doesn't look how I expected. I added all the right ingredients and avoided certain...
Thank you so much @luis_pr that's really helpful. I'm going to deadhead the paniculata when it finishes blooming because they're all lying on the...
Thanks for the advice @Cordy . They do attract a multitude of bees and butterflies.... but this is the worst they've ever looked.
My lavenders have been in the garden 3 years.... and are looking less and less healthy. Saying that, they flowered well this year although they...
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