Dianebulley's Blog archive

The things we take for granted.

But I decided to have the local heating engineers in to do an estimate for new workings...

Autumn chill approaches. Time to renew old

friendships which come in different forms. I opened the recipe book I made last winter,...

On the wall in local historian Ian Addis' grandparent's

bedroom there was a sampler which fascinated him, aged 8 which he remembered........... '...

Pensioners.........we are so trusting and honest............

check your fuel bills for so called 'Credits'. I was charged for fuel in the winter...

I begin to think now, plants bought at GCs need more

care from prevalent cold winds, and hot weather in July, in unsheltered gardens. What...

The gardeners who worked on Estates years ago

can teach us all something. I have 'Tales from the country estates' by John Bailey from...

Being a gardening fidget, and disabled by unwanted illness

I am now finding the Water Colour Crayons very useful. Original notelets can involve...

Water soluble crayons are available to buy singly at Art Shops.

I started collecting them last winter. Now realise they can give much pleasure whilst...

With the sudden onset of hot weather..........

I was glad I had a box of 'Coolglass' packets in my greenhouse. Years ago we used...

I have decided to be more systematic with plant feeding

this year. Every 6 weeks, marked on the calendar so I dont forget. Correct amount...

Thousands of people are suffering from Scalp Fungus.

This is caused by the chemicals that the manufacturers put in commercial shampoos....

As we gently pot up tiny plants from the garden centre

and write the label, our lifestyle is different from people who have grown up in...