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25 Apr, 2008
beautiful - i'm jealous!
if you look at a picture of my garden - mine is the before and yours is the after that i'm aspring to - its gonna take time
On photo - veiw from new bench on patio
23 Apr, 2008
is this your garden? you are so lucky having a stream running through it
On photo - Weed-clearing on the stream bank.
23 Apr, 2008
a plant called "bridal wreath" - i don't know what the botanical name is - i have a photo of one, they grow to about 8ft in five years, but they are a spring plant - don't look much during mid-winter?
On question - Tall shade lover
21 Apr, 2008
lovely !
...i'm waiting for my alliums to blossom - i planted about 12 bulbs in pots and dotted around the garden
On photo - Purple Allium
21 Apr, 2008
isn't that one of those "killer" bugs that have come in from asia (or wherever?) and eating our ladybirds... i saw something on gardeners world about it recently...i'm sure?
Apparently, british ladybirds have seven spots on their back and the new ones have either more or less spots...
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On photo - ??
21 Apr, 2008
watched gardeners world last friday - and they said its best to split cowslip etc after finishing flowering - i think helofadigger's reply was spot-on
Rita
On question - splitting up shrubs
21 Apr, 2008
hi greenfingeres - that's lovely - glad the cats didn't get him!
On question - little mouse
20 Apr, 2008
this one lives under the shed (I think?) - i woldn't like them in the house either
On question - little mouse
20 Apr, 2008
hi
watched gardeners world last week and monty don said it was a good time to start splitting bulbs of dafs that are fading - so maybe it applies to tulipts too? he said you could spread bulbs around garden to get an even better display next year ?
On question - Tulips
20 Apr, 2008
grouping lavender and rosemary shrubs together - if the sun shines on that patch of garden first thing (especially with dew on) the fragrance is fantastic for when you first leave the house - i also like grasses to...
On question - Your favourite plants?
20 Apr, 2008
Hi
my neighbour lays one or two wine bottles on the ground near to the plants she doesn't want disturbed - according to her, cats are frightened of the reflection of the moon or street lights on the glass...?
she swears by it - obviously it means your going to have to get through a couple of bottles over the next few days..
On question - Cats
16 Apr, 2008
i used to live in a terrace in enfield, north london where everyone's gardens backed on to each other - your post has just reminded me of the dreaded bind weed that i had. it seemed the more i pulled this stuff out the stronger it became, i didn't help that the garden next door was totally overgrown... good luck
On question - Bind Weed (sorry if spelt wrong)
15 Apr, 2008
hi - thanks for the replies... Helofadigger, i've planted some marigold seedlings so when they're robust enough i'll try putting them near the lupins, but i think they're more likely to be the nasty "little blighters" sid mentioned... if the marigolds don't work, i think its for the bin with lupins!?
On question - lupins
25 Apr, 2008
what a fantastic garden - this is my ideal garden - i love the boxed shrubs surrounding lavender, rosemary, herbs etc - is it yours?
On photo - Avenue Cottage