Interesting as the Chelsea Sculpture Show may be, I've never quite "twigged" why it is thought relevant to gardening, other than the fact that a...
I know this is generally not adivsed.But I have several small pots of carrot seedlings growing indoors. Will it be safe to transplant...
Hi. For the second year running I am pleased to say that bluebells from the nearby wood have sprung upin my garden - both new shoots from last...
Life is very unfair and employers will often treat people very badly; sometimes it is hard to prove that you are being badly treated, and although...
Not sycophantic just realistic. I did explain my reasons for walking - health, environmental and financial mainly. Of course there is nothing...
Just as there will always be healthy looking smokers who run marathons, there will always be examples of decently managed agricultural sites where...
In defence of Japanese knotweed, it is a pretty plant and natural source of resveratrol, a nutritional substance used as a supplement said to be...
I agree with the person above, and have little faith in politicians' promises. Neither do I think a £1 tax on peat would go towards alternatives,...
I am a fitness fanatic who prefers to walk for health and environmental reasons, and cannot afford the extortionate fares for public transport,...
Most employers are like that - they will pay you as little as possible to do as much as possible and then sack you as quickly as possible, so you...
Such a "tax" might go towards funding research into alternatives and how best to develop them. As I said before, I too oppose the reckless hikes...
5 miles and back isn't very far to walk.
Any plant at all, ARMANDII, and under rated in any capacity. One might say, for instance, that a houseplant like a Yucca is not rightly regarded...
Peat bogs are a source of CO2 emissions, and by disturbing peat beds we disrupt the eco-systems and habitats of wildlife, much of it rare and...
What do you mean - that they would look better, or worse? I personally love dandelions, and just tonight when walking home was amazed at how they...
What is the most underrated or overlooked plant, in your opinion?I would say the dandelion.
My recent article on wild garlic. Sadly the photographs that I had placed between each section to "break up" the piece and decongest it will not...
So, I am often in the habit of growing plants indoors - especially herbs. I do this at all times of year, since formsot this means there is no...
Hi Pheobe. I don't know what part of the world you're in, which obviously affects things, but here I have an article here...
Sorry about that font. It just appeared like that.I keep reading H. macrophylla advice saying not to do this, or to do that, to the flower...
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