Got the first flower spikes of the year appearing on my altensteinii and musifolia, they should flower before any dramatic change in weather,...
Best year I've known for conkers and most other nuts and berries to be fair, the hedgerows and woods are abundant with them :)
Well after collecting literally 15+kg of conkers with my sons over the last few weeks we started making some things today, first up was a...
On several occasions I've got stuff from our store that's been reduced and priced up for say £1 and then at the till it goes through at 10p, so...
I got 2 Trachys and a Washingtonia, they also had another but I can't remember which one :)Its been 2 months since I bought them and they're all...
I've grown a few Iresines this year, wonderful leaf colour and easy from cuttings :)...
Think you got 2 different plants there Peter, one the maize and the smaller one looks like a form of Pennisetum, which is also an annual :)
Went for a walk today and timed it perfectly, got to my favourite hazel trees where no nuts had fallen 2 days ago to find the ground carpeted with...
One of local stores were putting some of the hose pipes 'out' the other day, presumably the last of some stock out of the stores :)
Went into our local store the other day and heard two staff talking about the prices on the reduced gardening items, most was already half price...
:hpybtd::hpybtd::partytime:Have great day mate :dbgrtmb:
Its that time of year again when we get misty, chilly and dewy mornings, leaves turn amazing colours before they fall and the trees and hedgerows...
After having thin wispy cloud cover spoil the previous night's chances of getting any clear moon photos last night was clear and cloudless and I...
:sign0016:, I'm also in Derbyshire, in Long Eaton :)
There was a shelf full of very healthy young bird of paradise (strelitzia) plants in our Wilkos store reduced to £3 from £6 :)
I always add perlite to my compost mixes too in the autumn and winter as it aids drainage.I nearly always use a small grade perlite in my...
Only in America!!!!!!! :hate-shocked: ( I hope :biggrin:)
A view of our patio early this morning, the Sikki hybrid the dominant feature, including its pup which is showing amazing leaf colour :)...
Its meant to increase the chances of rooting tricky shrubs and trees. You slice through the stem of the potential cutting just above the bottom...
I'm also trying the toothpick/cocktail stick method on some trickier plants this year, first time I've done this so we'll see how it goes :)
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