@CarolineL It's my first year growing them and I've heard they aren't supposed to be for beginners. I decided to have a go anyway :heehee:...
I've checked the seeds I sowed the other day and the callistephus has lift off :yahoo:I think the calendulas, matthiolas and poppies are on the...
@CostasK I have an Amazon wishlist which, for the most part, takes care of errant home decor gifts :heehee:Fingers crossed for the rose!
This sounds like one of my worst nightmares. Is there anywhere you can tuck it out of sight? Someone gave me some modern silver ornaments but my...
@CarolineL The colour scheme is (in theory), predominantly ivory/cream and apricots with darker muted colours as an accent. I've been working on...
First day of gardening for about 5 months. I start to lose interest around September and then end up not touching anything until spring:noidea:...
@RowlandsCastle I ordered some paving blocks a few days ago from Wickes. They were 38p each so can't grumble about that. The £12 Saturday delivery...
@fairygirl I'm going to be making some concrete flagstones for the front garden at some stage. The plan is to use heavy duty ready made concrete...
@Selleri It sure is a lot if planters! Thanks for the tip about supporting the middle, that didn't occur to me :oops: I think what I'll do is...
Thanks for all the suggestions :smile: I went backwards and forwards on the ideas and just as I was about to place an order for some wood, I took...
I should be finishing of the stone effect on the plastic planters shortly and I need some suggestions for DIY plant risers. All in all, I'll need...
@pete It was growing well but then the leaves started going the same way the frogbit leaves did last year. Although the frogbit did fare better,...
@pete I bought it from Lincolnshire Pond Plants so I would assume it was of relatively good quality. No chance of it getting established if it's...
I got my barrel pond set up but the pygmy water lily has been eaten before making it past two leaves. I had hoped some new shoots would come...
Thanks all :smile: @amancalledgeorge have gone with Well Being. I have no idea how I missed that one when I first looked!
Those sellers were my first ports of call and nada :sad:
I bought "Prosperity" for my dad's birthday and he asked if I could find a rose with a good health type of name. The closest I could find was...
I've been redoing my barrel pond and it's been niggling me that the water is a lot more cloudy than when I made my first one. It gets to about 9pm...
Definitely ferns and heucheras. Some ferns can grow to quite a size and although heucheras don't spread, it doesn't take long before they need...
@ViewAhead The only plants I had before the raised beds were at the end of the garden in the shade. They were just ferns and perennials so didn't...
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