Sorry! "The lights go dim" was just a joke. No one ever says anything as I rarely turn them on. I installed the lights over thirty years ago...
Some shots from this evening. The lights and the fountain are controlled by four switches behind the lounge curtains. "We rarely turn them on as...
I've always considered them good value for money. We have two wooden troughs containing six in pots, two each of three varieties. Four just coming...
Too hot to do anything apart from giving the acers a mist spray around 2.00pm. All the pots will get a water around 6.00pm.
My wife doesn't like me using a ladder now I'm 82. But I need to use one to prune the wisterias on the pergolas. However, for the big tree in the...
Thanks for the kind words. It's all about getting the consistency of the concrete right. As I said just a like a sandcastle mix. The problem is...
They've made some "helpful" updates. When you download anything a panel comes up listing what's already in your downloads folder. Most people...
Spent about three hours in the garden today, despite the heat. Mowing strimmimg and clearing up with my garden vac. Dead headed most of the last...
Very true, But mine are a bit beyond having an umbrella for protection, I'd need a couple tents. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You can train most trees if you take your time. I always use the example of a "leaky hose" to explain growth. If you've two leaks in a hose one...
Hi and welcomw!
We're not expecting rain until this evening Didn't do much. Took down the last bit of our white quince on the fence, it's been dying a bit at a...
Went into the garden this afternoon to give the acer palmatums and Taylor a mist spray with the hose. On really hot days, the leaves can burn...
Didn't do much yesterday as it was too warm. Spent some time in the garage going through all the stuff I had in cupboards, drawers and on shelves,...
Did nothing today as it was golf in the morning and I'm now watching the tennis at Queens. My rack of screwdrivers has arrived from Aldi. Fits...
Not a lot. Gave everything a good water. I'll probably get into it tomorrow afternoon after doing the week's shop. This is our euonymus behind the...
The acer palmatum taylor I posted about last year arrived and survived the winter in the shed and is now doing well on the patio. I've canes in...
I tarted up 'arry's "winter palace." It's now got roofing felt on all four sides [IMG] Plus a 1" thick piece of polystyrene stuck to the...
I built them because I couldn't find anything in garden centres that would look aged. The process is much like making kids sand castles. I made...
I have to confess to having some concrete in our garden, the six foot pagoda and the two four and a half foot lanterns I made thirty-five years...
