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We had the same problem, but ours was because the neighbours cat was doing it's business up the tree.

Hello, you could plant a variety of different lettuces, tom thumbs a good one, as it's small like size of a tennis ball, and there's a new one called dazel which is very nice looking - puple I think?! but both suitable for small areas. There is also a new pea called "half pint" that can be grown in container, i've got mine growing in a small pot and it seems to be going okay. If I think of anything else I'll let you know... Happy growing!

Best wishes Lucy :-)

Love herbs and this looks fab!

Hi Peter,

Love the photos they're brilliant, what camera do you have? I don't like slugs nor snails but whilst I'll throw the slugs I usually leave the snails and if they're on the pavement I always move them out of harms way, as I don't like to see them get stepped on! hee hee :-)

I have 7 now and still collecting! :-)

Hmmm well I bought one of those sonic sounding devices, it's battery operated and you just place it in the ground then when the cats come it scares them away, but after a while they got used to it and so it stopped working and was expensive too. I found that if you have any rose bushes, when you cut them down it's quite good to place the thorny stems on the ground area where the cats come and they don't like it cos it's too spikey for them, other than that we result to using a spray bottle filled with plain water which we squirt near the cat to frighten it away out of our garden :-)

Hi, bay tree's are normally an evergreen so the leaves don't usually go brown. Is your tree in the ground or a pot? If it's in a pot it may be that it's been over-watered, or it could be if it's in an exposed site the wind and cold have got to the tree... If there's frost forcast then you need to cover the tree with fleece to protect it. Hopefully the brown leaves should grow back normal next year, so I don't think you need to worry too much about it. Hope this helps a bit :-)

love this flower, so pretty and delicate with the perfect added touch of a busy bumble bee - lovely!

wow the colours on this fuchsia is wonderfull.

This pic is fantastic!!! :-)

Hi, yes it's the wind that's caused the tips of the leaf to curl, I've had exactly the same problem with my 2 green acers this year, as since we moved up to Chesterfield the wind is a lot stronger than it was down in Leamington Spa. Don't worry thou the leaves will drop off in winter and new shoots will apear next year, just move it back in a shady sheltered spot :-)

I just use a black/green fly killer spray from Wilkinsons and that did the trick! :-)

Hi, my toms "black cherry" are still green at the moment and although there are plenty on each plants I'm getting worried they're not going to ripen. I've not grown this type of tom before usually grow gardeners delight as they always do well. I got my seeds off ebay :-)

Thanx for replying, do you think I can cook the leaves that have grown before throwing the rest of the plant away?

If I remove the flower will the cabbage still grow to normal chinese cabbage or do I have to harvest it now before the seed sets?

Thanx I'll pop some netting on tonight, don't want them to get munched on anymore.

Here here, Tigrella was the very first type of tomato I ever grew and the flavour was lovely, your pic reminds me of happy days!

Love chives, they taste yummy in scrambled eggs on toast ;-)

Stunning!

wow your garden's really pretty, the rockery looks great!

Hi, love the maple it's so vibrant red and elegant - they are a huge fav of mine :-)

sodapopklc

Hi Peter, thanx for making the site so good, nice simple and easy to access and use, great changes and a seed swap section would be fun too :-) I really enjoy gardening and always have pleasure visiting this site and seeking advice from more experienced members.

Thank you very very much!
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Hi Holly,

I love your Aquilegia, I think it's a lovely pic and a fav flower of mine. In fact I'm about to download a pic of my next door neighbours one, but my camera isn't very powerful so it's come out bit blurred. What camera did you use to take this pic? :-)

sorry can't post the leaf photos on here, they're both on my main page along with the other photos I've taken of the garden :-)

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Oooh no I haven't but it sounds lovely, I shall have to try and find a plant, I love the smell of lemon and lemon sherberts are my fav sweets too ;-)
Thank you!

Thanx, the black things sticking up are just some pegs I put in the ground, it's to stop the fleece touching the lettuce leaves :-) I've grown these undercover right from the start, fleece works really well and stops flys gettin on them. I put quite a lot of slug pellets down thou cos you still get the occasional slug fighting his way throu to munch but it's kept them off very well.

Thanx for replying, I'll try take a close up shot of leaves, and I'll post them a.s.a.p

I don't know if it flowered early spring cos only had it not long ago, and I can't see any spikes on it :-)

Hi, I love your veg bed! it's so full of all different plants I think it looks great.