We are fortunate in that none of our children live that close so where we move, in this area which we love, does not really matter.
Age and infirmity have caught up with both of us, so we need to move while we are still capable of doing it. Sad, but there it is. Better than...
We are selling up. https://imgur.com/a/USUrQ
Has the look, in bud, of one of the Helichrysums.
Hope the insurance company comes up with the goods for you.
As a mere male, I don't wear any jewellery at all. My wedding ring no longer fits with the arthritic hands. I may have about 20 shirts, but most...
Takes me back to my childhood when my grandfather used to go out into the street to collect the horse manure from the milkman's or the rag and...
They like a good rich soil in light shade. Yes, get it in the garden as soon as you can. Give it a good watering before and after.
First one is an Alstromeria. the second is a Penstemon. Not sure which of either though.
Beat me to it. I was about to suggest that! At least I was in the correct family to begin with. We have a double form of this which is the biggest...
Those inflated calyxes make it look more like a Silene or a Lychnis than a Phlox.
It is only individual pictures which are no longer allowed to be posted without paying. You may still link to an album or to a photo where the...
Not looking too bad despite my not being able to do much for the last 3 weeks after the surgery. Boss has done wonders on her own. It is funny, a...
Took these before the forecast rain and wind. The garden plus two followers....
One word , a lot of different meanings. Crossword puzzlers delight. A blow, a piece of clothing and a kind of nail, influence. to mend with a...
The 'May' in the saying is the blossom rather than the month. So one is advised not to be lulled (in Britain) by a false warm period and take off...
Now you can cast a clout now that May is out.
I am going in for a medical procedure soon so I took the camera for a walk to see how the gardens will fare without me input....
Choisya ternata in its golden leafed form, possibly Sundance.
To get ours to produce huge leaves like that I cut it back to three buds, just about ground level in February. If left alone it makes a huge tree...
