There is a very definite 'down' in Britain on the use of Sphagnum moss in any shape or form as its extraction is leading to the loss of major...
I did a quick count of passing traffic yesterday. There were 4 vehicles which were not farm or delivery related. And yesterday was busier than...
We have been getting the garden ready for Winter, a little early I know. However, in doing so I have found self seeded plants of almost...
Glendann, the 'white rock' is actually crushed ceramic waste from the Potteries. It makes a very good inert, sharp addition to potting compost for...
Or the last of last? Taken today. [img] [img] Narcissus Taffeta.
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to...
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, "What's on TV?" I said, "Dust." And that's when the fight...
I have grown Chaenomeles japonica from seed, but since this is grown here mainly for its colourful flowers and the seedlings were all small...
There is one Sedum which is not easy from cuttings, Sedum torulosum, but since it is almost impossible to come by it does not really matter. A...
It seems so sad to me that what should be a shared joy, becomes a scene of disharmony.
And talking about hellebores, we have one in flower now. It is a lovely pure white with just a hint of pink around the outer edge of the petals,...
I used to complain that the motorists who pulled out of road junctions ahead of me ALWAYS drove slowly. So one month my daughter and I set out to...
I sometimes wonder if there are any women who actually do anything in the garden except complain about men not doing anything.
Marmalade was orignally made from quinces (Portuguese idea) It was the Victorians in Britain who changed it to oranges (Easier to process). We...
Dahlias for sure, but names? Too hard.
Bletilla striata is its proper name. All orchid seeds are incredibly difficult for the amateur to gorw. they have no food reserves in the seed so...
Various choices of Euonymus too, from E europaeus to E. planipes via japonicus and hamiltonius. All produce smilar fruits. Inside each quarter is...
Do not know of any 'genetically modified' apple trees, except in as much as all Apple trees have been genetically modified by breeding from the...
Those plus the 500 lbs or so off the other trees will be juiced, pureed and frozen, baked and frozen, eaten raw and finally if they go off shared...
[img] The large apple weighs in at about 3/4 of a pound. For comparison the other is a normal size Sunset. The big one is an old variety called...
