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Hi Treeman, mentioning hankerchief tree, has yours flowered at all? I wanted to buy one of those, it says that it takes ages to flower.

My greenhouse is coated with green. I think it looks great and after three years of wind and rain it is showing absolutely no sign of wear. We are quite near the sea, so we get salty winds. I reckon the extra money was worth it for a pleasing appearance.

I have'nt got a greenhouse but I guess there are no hardfast rules about the reliability of the special painted finishes you describe in your blog. It probably depends on the actual make of the product, how much it costs, the type of paint and materials that are used and where the greenhouse is located- for example if the greenhouse is exposed to continuous severe weather or salt spray near a coastal region, the special paint finish may not last for too long. Persumably there is a manufacturers warranty as well, and it is probably better to do some research about the durability of the paint and make enquiries from several manufacturers before you decide to make a purchase.It may be also be a case of 'buyer beware'.

Hmmmmm, gr8! I'd have a lounger in here and fall asleep, probably!

What a lot!!!!!

Looks amazing! What's for dinner? I love growing vegies like this except here I don't need the poly cover to have it steamy like that!

Looks amazing!

Looks great!

what a fantastic colour lucky u :)

amazing colour

What a beauty, congrats!

very natural and calming....I have recently seen pictures of some of the pines of Scotland... beautiful old yew, too, with knotted roots clamped around blocks of rock...like fingers of a giant hand...crushing and tentacle-like. water...rock and pine... almost zen.

Wow..! lovely garden...~

Love to grow this plant, it's tough, blooms forever like an annual, but it is a perennial for me, and the butterflies love it .. What more can you ask for, right..!

Those colours are absolutely beautiful! A really fantastic piccy.

Thank you Treeman, and same to you ! My daffodils still havn't bloomed yet this year.

Did you go recently? I would like to go, but crowds put me off, so maybe I should go in winter/spring?

Oooo - lovely... Constable used little bits of red in his paintings to enliven the greens - you can really see this at work here.

Love the Red Bridge&Pagoda in this Pic :)

Omg just look how Square those hedges are :O

Fantastic Pic Treeman:D

wow a White Buddleia how pretty :) I Planted 4 Pink 1s last year & they only had few flowers :( so fingers Xd cos their bigger bushes this year il see more :)

What a great space you have for growing in, however, when the weather does improve.

egrow agrees with what has been said already. Sowing in a barrel or container 21 inches above ground level. Also sow later perhaps June. Carrots will do well planted with leeks, lettuce. onions, peas and tomatoes. They will not do well with dill, parsnip, chives,sage, rosemary and radish.Hope this helps.
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According to most gardeners carrot fly suffer from vertigo and do not like flying over 21 inches. I have planted mine in hession type bags attached to a trells over 4ft high. I have sown them quite thinly as thinning out the shoots can attract the fly. I haven't tried this before but have heard of many success stories of carrots grown in containers placed over 21 inches. I'll let you know how it goes. For people that grow them at ground level I totally agree with David. Complementary planting of pungent plants will detract from the smell of the carrots. Artemesia, tansy, onions, garlic, lemon balm planted along side the drills may help, but sow thinner than usual to avoid the need to prick out as this is the tikme when the carrot fly attack your crops.

I could sit & stare @ this veiw all day TreeMan:D

Delaying sowing/planting is good advice. Barriers such as fleece should work, however. Most people realise that the barrier should be a minimum of 2 feet high, but they sometimes forget that it should also be buried below soil level along its lower edge - this may require weighing down also. Companion planting with onions (as mentioned elsewhere on GOY) is thought to be a good deterrent. Otherwise, all I can suggest is sourcing and growing a modern, fly-resistant variety, although I'd still take precautions.

Is this the Carrot Rust Fly? the only other strategy that you did not mention is delaying planting time. Along with the row covers etc. I sympathise.

Oh well!! Hopefully the snow will not last long at this time of year.

I am sooo jealous :o)