I live in the area, it affected me and it meant a not unpleasant detour through the Forest. First guess is that gran might not have been sure and...
Not sure you'll get many replies to this. I've never known swallows/swifts/house martins as a pest. I have to clear up their mess every day during...
I'd agree with Trunky. I put all my Brug. cuttings/leaves in the compost and it seems safe. However, the scent from the colour purple is...
I grow these each year. They're not hardy. Sometimes you get away with planting them in the Autumn and sometimes you don't. I treat them as...
I grow Phygelias. They seem hardy. However, you have to keep on top of the pruning otherwise they look a bit "tatty".
Hi lindyco. You could give it a punt. Try just planting a few and if it goes pear-shaped you can plant again at the correct time. Experimenting is...
It's fun. It reminds you of what is important in life. Trouble is, the little bxxxxxs can run faster than I can. LoL. Where's the "Smillies"?
Hi John,CC. Thanks for the sentiment. We took two of our g-children into our care about 8 mnths ago. At 63 forgot how time-consuming kids are....
Just glad that the days don't get any shorter!!
Hmm! I don't need to be patronised and I don't need lessons in history.:WINK1: Shiney, you have no idea about the real world that us peasants...
:loll:Hmm! Well if we're thinking about patriotism. Many countries have legacies to be proud of. Greeks, without them there would be no Europe....
Clueless, I'm with you on that.:WINK1: However, she's going to be on the front page for 2 months, probably get fed up with her by then, back to...
mira, you are taking the "mickey" aren't you.:heehee:
I'd be very suprised that the cold killed them.:th_scifD36: I've had young, unprotected, plants survive at -13C. If they suddenly went brown and...
Oh my! Went to Gran Canaria many, many moons ago. When they were just starting to build Puerto Rico. Lovely island.:dbgrtmb: Las Palmas, the...
Definitely info. overload.:WINK1: It happens to me but it can't be a senior moment, I'm the '60's generation and we don't get old.:heehee::loll:
Hi luke. I think it depends on the variety. Mine has big, showy double flowers and never flowers before mid-April.:WINK1:
1st job (aged 15) was a hod-carrier. It was piece work but it worked out at about £15-£20 a week. That was a lot of money in those days. A pint of...
I'd go with pete.:WINK1: Btw, pete, I think it should be "noli illegitimi carborundum" leastways thats what I used to have on a "T" shirt:WINK1:
That must be the first time an M.P. has said "sorry". 'Though they couldn't actually bring themselves to say the "s" word.:loll:
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