Franl155's Blog archive

Geranium move

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

Concrete casting – first try

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

bees and geranium

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

"Lego" raised beds??

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

Battle of the Bindweed - Round 2

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

shrub with right-angled stem??

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

shear enjoyment

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

rose intruder removed

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

Battle of the Bindweed - Round 1

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

Ten Most Fragrant Roses:

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

Planter project

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

constructive destruction

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