Like you @alana it's 'Operation Rescue' here this morning after heavy rain last night. Here's a St Swithun rose I picked for the mantelpiece this...
I was looking this morning at my Wilkinson Sword spade and thinking how well it had lasted, but would also suggest going along to a garden centre...
I am one of those people who insects in search of a feast always seem to home in on! Agree about the horribleness of horse flies. Could ants be a...
How about bricks? Back in the days when I had a lawn that was edged with old London stock bricks, rescued from the house next door when they had...
Thanks @Verdun - yes when I googled they do look like sawfly larvae. I've got some neem oil here so will give that a go in due course.
Here the slugs and snails ignore them both, though the Solomon's Seal is currently under attack by some kind of caterpillar. Happens every year...
Two pretty late spring perennials which should do well in the shady bit, if you can squeeze them in, are Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum x hybridum)...
You've had lots of good advice already and plenty of ideas to get you going. I wanted to add in the idea of garden obelisks - made from trellis...
Thanks @Irmemac! And yes @alana's wreath is lovely, isn't it?Did anyone see the recent James Fox series on BBC4, The Art of Japanese Life? In...
Posting to follow, because I'm not aware of such a thread either and would enjoy one. Like you I love being able to pick flowers and foliage for...
Thank you! :spinning:
Yes in London @alp So it's a small garden but on the other hand it's nice and warm and sheltered!
@alp, so sorry, I've created confusion by quoting CarolineL's post selectively. It was actually me she was offering the ruscus to - she was...
@CarolineL That is so kind- thank you very much and yes please! I would cover p&p of course and perhaps I have something here I could offer you as...
I stand to be corrected, but I think this is something that it would be quite hard to achieve as an individual, unless you have the resources to...
@alp yes 'tis an excellent deal! I would have bought some more boxes but knew I wouldn't have enough plastic storage containers to decant them into!
Thanks for the tip-off! I was very pleased to pick up some Growmore and some Fish, Blood and Bone today, both 74p for 1.5 kg. Lots of tools,...
I keep a wish list in my Filofax (anyone else still use one of those?) Some items off that got planted last autumn/ spring - a newish crab apple...
Lovely! Thank you!
I will confess that I haven't tried this particular recipe as (embarrassingly) I don't much like beetroot but have always found this website's...
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