That is how we weeded our new lawn. Important thing is not to do it until the seedlings are well grown though.
There are no weedkillers anyway which can be used safely on newly emrged grass. Handweeding is the only way. Before you do though, wait till the...
Some types are more edible than others, I believe, from reading the Internet etc.
We have had a good crop of these this year and since it is an American/North Europe, fruit we were wondering if anyone has any tips/experience of...
One up to me then!
The one known in Britain as 'Policeman's Helmet' is a real problem along our river banks and canals. It is displacing many of our native species....
When you have over 16 metres of shelf space of gardening books, mostly on plants, it becomes harder and harder to actually find anything! I am...
Hey, it was only a guess, 'cos the book was open at that page!
Well, it is a member of the Legume family, if that is any help. Indigofera perhaps?
If you were in Britain, then I would say it was Kenilworth Ivy or Toadflax. Proper name is Cymbalaria muralis.
Would agree with that id, Beautiful flower!
Just had a reply from an expert on Bulbs. He thinks it is Brodiaea pallida. However, I have never bought or grown from seed this one, BUT a long...
The leaf looks like that of Ricinus communis, the Castor oil plant and extremely poisonous it is too!
I am still waiting for a bulb expert to agree or disagree with my id. Their common name is 'Glory of the Snow' so you can see when the normally...
After doing a lot of searching I have come to the conclusion that it is a Chionodoxa luciliae, flowering at totally the wrong time and in a place...
Found this flowering the Alpine House. No label and I do not remember planting it. Certain it is a bulb, if only because of the strap like leaves....
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Berghill/July07/ Sorry about that.
Feel a bit guilty in some ways, showing these, when so many people have suffered so much damage with the weather. We have been very lucky and...
If it is one of the Allium family and it certainly loks and sounds like one, then even if it is not garlic it is edible. They might be very...
There is a plant in Britain, nicknamed Miss Wilmott's Ghost. She used to sprinkle the seeds in all the gardens she visited. It sprang up after...
