Lots of peaks showing now. But, today's showers have brought the munchers out, snails and slugs. War!Gazania
Hi, I have one of these bushes. I don't have an answer to your problem sorry. Mine always seems to have blemishes on the leaves of some sort and...
As I'm writing this I can see Anglesey through my patio window. I live in-between Caernarfon and Porthmadog. Gardening can be a challenge with...
Hi, up until now I've been chucking everything in the dalek composters. Veg' waste from the house and everything from the garden. I've got lots of...
Welcome from me too.Yes, where in N.Wales do you live?Gazania
I too remember Freshfields when I was little. Lot's of fun on the beach and in the sand dunes. If my memory serves me right, there were lots of...
Thanks guys.Spruce, I know where they are at the moment because they are a mass of leaves. Moving in August sounds good. They flower around...
Hi all. I planted some small saffron corms last year (too small to flower that year) and they have lots of growth this year. Looking at them they...
Hi all, wow I can't believe that it will be another year before I see these blossom's again! I know there is lots to look forward to still in the...
Kristen many thanks. A Celtic design. Now that's adventurous!Using box does seem to be a gamble from what I've seen. It would be a great pity...
Blimey, it never occurred to me not to put seeding weeds in the compost bin. I've just been throwing everything in! Live and learn, thanks Jazz....
Well, does the parterre have to be a form of hedging? I've thought of growing a whack of flowers from seed and using them in place of hedging. I...
Hi all, not a question this time but a little bit about my compost.I have 3 compost bins on the go and after 2 years my first one was full of...
Hi, yes I thought it was earwigs bit I never saw any!? I put terracotta pots up on bamboo sticks with straw inside but never got any. It might...
Hi Lolimac, yes it could be costly I suppose. And I'm like you, a tad impatient. But, I think I could manage it though. I would have to buy very...
Hi all, I think that's spelled correctly!Have any of you guys used parterre's in your gardens? I've been thinking of having a parterre in my...
Good luck to you too. I've only tried dahlia's the last 2 years. They have been okay but towards the end of the season they have been attacked and...
This sounds promising.The grape I was thinking of growing was actually cultivated on a country estate about a mile away from me. The estate no...
Hi all, I'm wondering whether it is worth me buying a grape vine? I would only be able to keep it in an unheated glass house! Would this be okay...
Hi Freddy, thanks for the info.I lifted the dahlia and it looks in very good condition. There are about 10 bits that look like new potato's and...
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