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Geranium move

Finally decided to cut back, lift, split and replant one of the geraniums. Chose...

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15 Jun, 2014
Franl155

Concrete casting – first try

I’d long wanted to have a go at making “stone” pots, troughs etc – hypertufa looked...

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14 Jun, 2014
Franl155

bees and geranium

I'm delighted to find that the geraniums attract bees by the dozen: I'm not used...

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13 Jun, 2014
Franl155

"Lego" raised beds??

I was looking for "raised beds" that were more "raised" than usual, and came across...

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12 Jun, 2014
Franl155

Battle of the Bindweed - Round 2

How things looked in the beginning: And how Round 1 ended: As I continued cutting...

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10 Jun, 2014
Franl155

shrub with right-angled stem??

while clearning up the corner of the back garden, I found htis shrub huddled at the...

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6 Jun, 2014
Franl155

shear enjoyment

I’d been chatting to Steragram and mentioned cutting the grass with scissors – she...

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3 Jun, 2014
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rose intruder removed

There was a tall thin plant/sapling growing up very close to the rose bush, crowding...

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1 Jun, 2014
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Battle of the Bindweed - Round 1

The right-back corner of the back garden was badly overgrown when I first saw the...

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1 Jun, 2014
Franl155

Ten Most Fragrant Roses:

was talking in another post about roses and how they don't seem to have scent these...

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25 May, 2014
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Planter project

About ten years or more ago, I bought some wooden planter kits online: I lived on...

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20 May, 2014
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constructive destruction

I was in a bit of a mood, needed to expend some energy, but didn't know where. Then...

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13 May, 2014
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