Sat and watched the rain :sad: Did venture out briefly to refill the seed feeders and fat balls, as I felt sorry for the bedraggled sparrows.
Would also like some advice on this, our own lawn is in a similar sorry state after its first few cuts!
Hope this is OK to post, gave me a right giggle![MEDIA]
Yet more mowing today. I saw a little wall hanging in a garden centre the other week - 'if you have only got time to do one thing - mow the...
Moooore lawn mowing, front and back, I swear it never ends. Found a pot for a rogue dahlia bulb that's been kicking around, and now musing over...
Hi all,I've never grown edible things before, but fancied a crack at strawberries this year. My MIL has always grown them somewhat haphazardly...
Quick question - I got a single 'Happy Birthday' dahlia bulb in a mixed bag of bee and butterfly bulbs, and I'm not quite sure what to do with it....
There's currently a Groupon offer on for lavenders, either 24, 48 or 72 plants. No use for me, as its mainland shipping only, but has anyone ever...
My weekend away was lovely, we had the first of the good weather in Glasgow!It's a bright, dry day here, so I'm going to give the lawns another...
Great day today, helped by the lovely sunshine! I got the first mow of the year done, front and back, and it looks far better already. Also got...
What beautiful weather we've got in NI today! I was up at sister-in-laws yard first thing to get some horse muck, dug it into my first raised bed...
Hi Harry, I had them built I'm afraid! They're railway sleepers, about 1.2x1.2m and 40cm deep to give you an idea of scale.
Had a jolly around Dobbies this afternoon, bit depressing as most of our garden isn't anywhere near planting yet! Picked up some sage, rosemary,...
We decided that we don't want to start planting the big beds till the patio is laid since they'll probably be stomped all over by the builders;...
[ATTACH]I loaded up my little Renault Twingo with bags of compost from the nursery up the road to fill the first of my raised beds - could...
Hi all, I'm gonna use this to document my slow progression in the front and back gardens.My husband and I moved into the same house 2 years ago,...
Beautiful day in NI yesterday, won't tempt fate though! I finally got around to trimming our bloody big hedge, removing some of the weeds in the...
Cheers Steve!
Hi all, we had our lawn laid in turf last spring, it bedded on well and was maintained through till around October. Question is, when do we start...
Hi there, I'm looking for small tree ideas that would be suitable for a space in my front garden. There's a gap right in the corner, near the...
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