Going to try and finish off emptying two huge bulk bags of gravel in the front garden today….if it stops raining. We managed to empty one...
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@Escarpment , I appreciate your input re smells etc, it eases my mind at least in that regard. I was thinking that with all the food being kept in...
I must admit that I’m not looking forward to having a food waste bin either in the kitchen or outside. I think our inside bin is going to be 5L...
@Selleri , loved the mental image of swan stopping traffic- wonderful and how lovely to have lots of them about. If you have a-plenty , tell some...
I can’t remember the last time I saw a swan @Selleri . Must be years ago now. They seem to have disappeared from here.
Our council is introducing food waste bins here in 2026. From what I’ve seen this includes plate scrapings but what do you do with out of date...
Gorgeous @redstar , beautiful.:wow:
We have to start paying for our green waste bin from this year but we only get collections between end of March and end of October. £40 for the...
OH has covered the whole area where our front lawn used to be with membrane, pegged down and taken out the black border edging. Tidied up the...
Spring has arrived for me when I see this……[ATTACH]
Today is a big day for us as our front lawn is getting taken up and levelled off. Can’t wait but will need to oversee matters so won’t be up to...
Had a nice surprise yesterday, of the six small trays of sown seeds on 28/2: the tray of dahlias is the first tray to show signs of seeds coming...
We don’t really @cactus_girl . Most of the planting is slightly further back from the path so doesn’t tend to encroach onto the path. Just...
The little grubs I saw didn’t have an orange head but maybe they were babies.? Only seen the adult version.Ill need to get some deterrent like...
I like a tidy garden @cactus_girl , soz ;)
@AuntyRach , yes, all our heucheras are in the ground and never been a worry before. Not to worry, battle has commenced :biggrin:
@AuntyRach , yes our other heucheras are all in the ground and yes, they are lovely plants with their tall spires of flowers in the summer. Not to...
@Plantminded , the grubs were really tiny. I’ve only seen the adult version, so thinking they are vine weevils then? Trust them to attack my...
I had quite a surprise today when I did a bit of gardening. I took off a protective mesh cage which had been protecting two ( fairly new)...
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