Egg boxes are good, not sure about the cat-food ones - wouldn't use these if the cardboard has a glossy finish.Try finding some discarded...
I've got two of the 'dalek' ones, which I obtained at a discount via my local council - you may find yours has a similar scheme, many of them do...
That's not a snake but a slow-worm - a legless lizard. Totally harmless and actually quite useful, as they eat insects etc. They are quite rare...
Rue or herb of grace (ruta graveolens) has a very coconutty smell to my mind - the leaves rather than the insignificant little yellow flowers....
From recollection it has a lemony fragrance - not the strongest, but lovely. And yes, it is a very beautiful rose.Given your user name you...
I would certainly think it's worth giving it a try. Roses are as you say traditional companion plants in vineyards. I believe the idea is that...
A nice and relatively inexpensive way to do it would be to find a decent quality shallow wooden box, e.g. an old fruit tray: BEAUTIFUL WOODEN...
How exciting to have a new bit of space to play with! noisette47's suggestions sound good, bulbs such as snowdrops and cyclamen coum should also...
Are they French or English marigolds (tagetes or calendula)? I sowed some calendula in the open ground back in March and those are coming up fine....
Thanks @Kandy. Yes I had noticed that they get more painfully prickly as they dry out - strange isn't it! Best to continue to bag them up and...
Thank you @HarmonyArb - that is very helpful. Given my space constraints here I think I 'll probably carry on disposing of them as I do now!
I have a handsome variegated holly tree (Handsworth New Silver) in my small garden. My neighbour has a plain green tree too, which overhangs our...
I often use a butter/olive oil mix for frying too. The flavour is good and the hot fat 'spits' less than if you use butter alone, or so my mother...
With blackthorn you will be able to harvest sloes for sloe gin in due course too!
The tree must predate the house, if that was built in the 1990s - perhaps it was growing in an earlier, larger garden? It looks a handsome...
Yes, I would break up the lumps and use them, myself. I guess they may not be as effective?
Sealable plastic containers are the way forward. I use an assortment of cereal containers/old ice cream tubs/ recycled milk bottles.
I'm thrilled to announce that I have managed to get some parsley seed to germinate this year! (It's not the first time by any means that I have...
@shiney what a nice offer! I will bear it in mind, I'm not sure if I'll be free then but would love to come if I can!
Thank you everybody for your nice welcome!:)
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