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Finally got all my spring bulbs in today

Finally got all my spring bulbs in today. mixed daffodils hyancinths crocuses bluebells irises puschkika...

Will you be gardening to help the bees?

Will you be gardening to help the bees? If so, I'd love to hear from you. What are...

Want to help the garden wildlife? Read this.

Just recieved my latest copy of CJ wildlife through the post and it has some great...

My rose bush

My pastel yellow / peach rose bush is covered in a load of buds, which I was surprised...

Why not help bees and butterflies?

I decided that eventhough I have a variety of plants I would make sure that I had...

Spring Bulbs

I was surprised to find that my local Wilikinson store had a whole section of spring...

UPDATE: Refuse collectors solar light incident.

I got an e-mail reply with one that is apparently in the post, about the incident...

When I finally thought I got peace....

After countless attacks on the garden, everything seemed to have gone quiet, and...

My lupins

When my lupins were in flower and even for a while afterwards the stems were thick...

Tidying made it bare.

I tidied away a lot of dead foliage and now a patch of my small patch of garden looks...

Miniature Sunflower

I asked about a miniature sunflower I had that was wilting, and was told that watering...

LATEST UPDATE ON LADYBIRD LARVAE

The ladybirds are finally strting to emerge, so far I have seen 2 large orange with...