Good morning all. It was sunny yesterday, but not as warm as over the weekend. Currently 9c and we will have around 18c with a mix of sunshine...
@pitter-patter Your "Cut flowers for the kitchen table" looks like a painting by Ian Parker or Anne Songhurst. I would print a picture like that...
Grey is sky here, feels fresh. I grab now my hot-water bottle and go back to bed. Hopefully when I wake up, we have the promised 22c.
Started half past 5, cutting neighbour’s ivy on my side (of course), a bit weeding (Verbena bonsarensis now germinate), dead heading (Scabiosa,...
When I read in newspaper comments it would be just a first world problem, I find this attitude to belittle a topic most of the time not...
In 2021, Brits spent £5.1 billion on plants: Plants and flowers retail sales revenue UK 2021 | Statista In 2022, Brits spent £6.1 billion on...
Looks lovely @Plantminded I will be in Pantminded Garden II, aka Trebah Garden, in 2 weeks time :)
Thanks goodness, our company was so smart to introduce WFH in 2015 and to save us lots of travelling (just remember the environmental impact, the...
Crows indeed attack Magpies nests and try to steal their nest and eggs. We had to bear* that noise for two (?) weeks daily from sunrise to sunset...
We didn't get much rain either yesterday evening, but there was rumble and lightning from thunder.
@fairygirl That New Leaf company didn’t manage to deliver, poor customer service, and I asked for a refund. Hopefully they are honest and pay back...
We had yesterday sunshine all day. Wind comes from a direction that has no impact on the garden, and it's warmer in the garden than outside....
I have a meter along the house where nothing grows apart from a fern and a Vibernum Carlesii "Aurora", 1.5 - 2.5 m high, 1 -1.5 m wide, that...
iPhones make rubbish pictures. The best phone pictures I saw were made with a Sony phone (someone in the GW forum had one 2 years ago).
In German, if a woman has a tendency to steal other people's belongings in particular gold shiny objects, she is called "thieving magpie"...
I gave up on sunflowers. Too many are just eaten by snails and slugs.
The proud of the garden. I love Verbascum.Verbascum Snow Maiden.[ATTACH]Verbascum Arctic Summer[ATTACH]
If it’s Hidcote, they don’t need that extreme sandy soil as French lavender. It needs months to grow. I would however recommend a place where you...
Slugs are merciless this Spring. I had bought a 20cm Cosmos from the farm shop on Sunday. This morning, the top was knocked down and the slug hing...
@DavidMey What type of lavender is it in the pot?
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