Planted out courgettes and sowed cornflowers around the mounds. Discovered that our strimmer is ropey and tidied up stepping stones with shears...
Planted out runner beans yesterday in light rain, was surprised at how open and unclaggy the soil was. :thumbsup: Encouraged!
That part made sense to me, remembering how some people soak parsley seed before planting it: the casings take time to break down.Now there's an...
Rhododendrons are magnificent around here -- rampant if not controlled. Azaleas not so much... always want to slip neighbours' azaleas a little...
What's your favourite variety for eating (rather than cooking)?At the risk of sounding sentimental -- there is something about this landscape...
I've been spreading the clippings out to dry them before using them for mulch. Haven't had dry enough weather to do that lately, and the grass is...
Yikes! Really appreciate the warning. There are still good reasons for wearing gardening gloves.
There is a clematis jackmanii right next to it -- trained up an obelisk. Would be nice if this were a weigela florida, pictures of them look very...
Thank you, cats & kittens, euphorbia robbiae it is.Temporary gardener put in two of these euphorbia s, one on each side of the tree. The one...
Our temporary gardener put this in sometime last year and it seems to be doing well. What is it?[ATTACH]
and want to know its name...and are the little plants indicated by the arrow more of the same? [ATTACH]Colour is a bit off-balance: the tops of...
Thank you Lorea -- great stuff. Interesting too that he doesn't water it at all. This is the kind of simplicity I was hoping for. B'ham weather...
Hi nFrost, my question stems from conscious ignorance, which I hope will leave your world unrocked.:biggrin: I wondered if grass's use as mulch...
£6.29, including bus fare... :rolleyespink::snork:
:goodpost: Thanks for the link! Soil in the photo doesn't look like mine, but does look like the brick used to build my housing estate. Some...
I noticed, during that torrent of Francais, null point on the scoreboard. :mute:@Madahhlia: 'cock in a frock' :loll: ...:roflol: And you're...
:snork:I like gardening much better here in the UK where there is actual soil, more than 2 seasons, and very gentle rain. People often think the...
Oooh, Marley -- super link, just what I need. :yay: :ThankYou:Cluedacious, I am grateful for the time you invest in explaining things. The aside...
Interesting. Why easier?
Thanks a bunch Shiney, much appreciated. I shall go & do likewise.
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