In the UK metered water charges vary according to region, and at the moment you are tied in to one local monopoly supplier though I believe there...
I did this last year to improve the soil (London clay) in my borders and also raise their level a bit - I had had my some landscaping done (lawn...
You might take a look at junipers and rosemarys, too.
I can't see the seed, but this link might be useful: How to grow a wild patch | The Wildlife TrustsAnd this one - they give away free seed kits,...
I bought an assortment of Popsicle kniphofias as plug plants last autumn. They've established and flowered really well. Delightful little plants!
I have a new crab apple! It's a variety called Laura which has dark red apples, bronze-coloured new foliage, and should grow upright and not too...
Can't add to the topiary debate but yes it's Huck's Chalet on the north bank of the Thames, near Hampton Court palace. I used to live a mile down...
Yes indeed it looks a nice healthy tree @Jack Sparrow, hope you get some flowers next spring! They are popular as street trees round here: very...
There are lots of different varieties of Sorbus - do you know which yours is? There's at least one designed to be tall and slender, which I have...
Just spotted this, starting tomorrow: Garden Essentials from Thursday, 22.08. at Lidl UKIncludes leaf blowers, garden shredders, and other...
Sounds like a fun as well as a rewarding morning out, @alana - I do love a good local auction!
Try asking at your local art college, if you don't get any response here. There are lots of professional artists around who specialise in trompe...
I love plants but I'm also an architectural historian so always tend to prefer gardens where you've got a formal structure and/ or interesting...
Thanks very much @Verdun - especially for the suggestion to prune them back now, to encourage bushy growth. I had beeen wondering about that...
I took delivery this morning of these four little pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb:[ATTACH]One of my ebay bargains - a bit uneven at the...
4 is a choisya, probably "Aztec Gold." 6 is lonicera nitida. 5 has me stumped!I think you got yourself a good £7 worth there - congratulate your...
Try Lidl and Aldi, when they have their special gardening events. I swear by my ancient Felco secateurs but when I have bought other garden tools...
That blue pot makes a stunning home for it kindredspirit!
The fruits are very small, Verdun - would fit into a thimble. I've never tried eating them, would imagine they're mostly seeds! I saw one in a...
I've never seen so many flowers on my dwarf pomegranate (punica granatum nana)! This lives permanently in an old cistern in the front garden;...
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