Arlene's Blog archive

NEEM OIL AS AN INSECTICIDE

~ Following on a discussion as to whether Neem Oil can work on red lily beetles I...

Birthday pics

~ I have been feeling fluey for weeks but it was a nice uplift to have flowers and...

Heavenly Hellebores!

~ the latest batch of flowers to open~ green and purple spotted ~ purple...

Merlin.

~ just a few lines to let everyone know that Merlin passed away last night peacefully...

Rubber tree plants!

~ I recently asked a question about taking cuttings from a rubber tree and guess...

spring?

~ just a few Spring flowers which have put in an appearance in...

Birds!

This has been a long hard winter and we have put a lot of time and money into trying...

Update on Heartwood forest!

From todays Sunday Times~ IT was like a scene from Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Men,...

bumblebees!Update!

~ just an update to say the bees have it!~ and...

Successful fund raising saves Delaval Hall in Northumberland~

~ my husband and his family used to pass the hall on their way to the...

Days out with snowdrops~

The Daily Telegraph has a good list of places to see Snowdrops anad a good offer...

Gardening for Bumblebees

~ just had this booklet in the post and some of the advice I...