So sorry to hear of your loss Mr & Mrs Kandy. May your fond memories remain to ease the pain.
Feel free to have a go, I am not part of any clique... but I love black plants & all shades thereof... yes I know very few are truly black, but...
Hi Crouchend Don't despair - you can get good results from sandy soil + its much less of a pain to work than clay! My own garden soil naturally...
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Hi Palustris Please don't eat these mushrooms - they most closely resemble Paxillus involutus - the brown roll rim, which will give you a very...
Hi Celia, What a lovely idea! Though, Sedum spectabile & Buddleja prefer sun, if you are looking to attract insects to shade, you can't really go...
Just trying to be sustainable [img] ..... There's an article about building a sedum roof in the latest issue of Gardeners' World mag - although...
Hi Blackthorn I've some experience with sedum roofs - Have just installed one in a clients garden and put one in a show garden earlier this year....
Hi Lynne In my work, I have used cocoa shell mulch previously. It's an expensive option though you don't need too thick a layer - about an inch is...
Matter of Life and Death
That's bloody heartbreaking (I'd be tempted to hop over the fence & scatter a load of seeds)- If you planted something rare & reported it you...
Hi Dave Check out this link http://ukmoths.org.uk/top20.php First one looks like the Poplar Hawkmoth, quite difficult to see the second one. Hope...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1132534 This link has some interesting info. & try the quiz here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3747588.stm...
hi Rumble, the fungus is a neccessary part of the degrading process, the small mites could be fungus gnats, which are likewise harmless - could...
Is it a whatsit for popping stones out of Olives? A Corkscrew? Bottle opener? Is it something out of an Ann Summers catalogue? is it completely...
The botanical name is the best bit! ;)
Hi Fran! Sorry to be an anorak but if by mind your own business you mean Soleirolia soleirolii (or Hexine solerolii) , it isn't related to mint -...
Hi, Big T has sent me some photos of the mystery bug (Posted below). I think its some kind of beetle Larva - Has anyone any more definite ideas?...
omigod! they've killed Kenny!
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