I reclaimed a plastic manhole cover thingy. 2ftX3ft by 9ins deep. I bought it originally to create a mini pond on my patio. No plants, just a...
I have passed on the name to my daughter as she has to choose what she likes the look of. It is a height thing as well as she is looking for a...
I have never thought about lifting my waterlilies for the winter. I just put the baskets on the shelf in the pond and left them to get on with it....
I have some pygmy waterlilies in my pond, just coming into flower. Dinky, to match the pond size. The red one is always first to open, perfect...
Thank you NigelJ. I have had a look, brilliant! I am passing the nursery name on to my daughter. They are not far from us, we are in central...
Thank you Nigel. I have never heard of Trecanna Nursery, I will explore. I am in Central Cornwall so nowhere is that far away, except Lands End...
That is one I have been looking at and wondered if it might be a bit thuggish. My daughter is already fighting against the common orange one in...
My 3 mini munch cucumbers are about 5 cms. long. Nothing on the Telegraph Improved yet, not even a flower. I am envious. I have now lost 9 of my...
Can anyone recommend a shorter growing, non invasive yellow/orange crocosmia? My daughter has Lucifer, has just bought a yellow one, I cannot...
If you have fennel, or know someone who has fennel growing in the garden is a good addition. A few sprigs of the ferny leaves in each jar gives an...
Had a lovely short walk with my daughter yesterday. I had not long come home from walking Robbie when she arrived to take us out for lunch. We...
Cornwall. Overcast, light breeze, comfortable temperature at last.
Oh dear! That sounds as if I will be picking my paltry crop at Christmas.
They are both spur bearers.
Cornwall. A cool breeze, some light high cloud and cooler than the last few days thank goodness.
My dwarf apple tree has put on more growth this year than it has ever done before so now is time for it to have a haircut. I usually prune it in...
Tied in the tomatoes and removed side shoots. Have 2 mini munch cucumbers on one of my dwarf cucumber plants. I will not get fat on those!...
If I was really organised I would put a bottle of water in the fridge for Rob and I to share! Cheaper than buying a posh dog bowl I cann't drink...
Not much happened here. I tried out a new fangle dog bowl for Robbie. It has a gel liner which you put in the freezer, I put ours in overnight,...
There are no long technical treatises on how to do anything connected with gardening but his comments still ring true today. He had a childlike...
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