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I have a patch that gets overgrown with brambles - currently I chop them down with a strimmer, but wonder if there is a more permanent so...
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Inspired by @PixieKnuckles’s comment:
Any tips for functional gardens? Food is an obvious one, but what about herbs or other plants tha...
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I think next year I might actually try to do something with my garden, and I think to me aroma might just be more important than looks - ...
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Inspired by @Mag’s thread I thought it might be nice to have a gardening thread for beginners - so if you’ve got any tips, please share!
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Summer is here, hose pipes and watering cans are busy!
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I have a patch that gets overgrown with brambles - currently I chop them down with a strimmer, but wonder if there is a more permanent so...
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I think next year I might actually try to do something with my garden, and I think to me aroma might just be more important than looks - ...
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Inspired by @PixieKnuckles’s comment:
Any tips for functional gardens? Food is an obvious one, but what about herbs or other plants tha...
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Summer is here, hose pipes and watering cans are busy!
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There was a wild rabbit in my backyard many years ago. It ran off into the wilderness, never to be seen again. That was probably the mo...
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Battered by wind, rain, snow & hail over the last few days.
They were originally a dark pink, but over the years have chang...
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This Canary Island Ivy that we planted 40years ago is taking over the garden. Time to kill it off I think. We are too old now to cope wi...
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I would love to grow Caesar Salad. Cut off a stalk and voila, all the ingredients there on one branch.
Nonsensical yes.
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If I bury a peeled banana in rich soil, will a Banana Palm grow?
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Last night’s frost has shown up all the hard work done by Boris and family. (All spiders at Fruitcake Folly are called Boris).
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I’ve grown a d couple things from seedlings. One was a tomato plant that grew so fast that I couldn’t keep up. There were cherry tomato...
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The smell released by damaged grass blades, a combination of methanol, acetaldehyde, ethanol, and acetone is akin to human tears.
The gr...
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So I first saw this beautiful plant when on a visit to Windsor (near the castle) at least 6 years ago and I have been on a quest to find ...
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CSIRO discovered that eucalyptus trees in the Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia draw up gold particles from the earth via their root...
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Please can anyone tell me what this flower is ?
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I live in a ground floor unit which gets very little direct sunlight.
No direct sunlight until 1pm - in the summer.
No sunshine through...
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Today I cut off the old leaves on the hellebores, still got a lot to do, filled up the wheely bin and 3 large bags so far.
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above last week…Acanthus spinosus
this week like this…
they will pop seeds around now so if you want that just cut them to the base…I...
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Hi there, as an enthusiastic vegetable gardener I though it might be nice to share the ups and downs of the gardening year with you other...
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I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.
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Here’s some videos that I watch because I have roses
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So, wonderful news!
My succulents were stolen from my roadside verge!
Welcome to SA! Where even your plants aren’t safe!
Spending my e...
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A few to remind me of this Summer & any one else too.
Please add your own if you want to?
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Her parentage is stated to be the combination of the rose bush named Snowfire and an unknown to the general public seedling. The hybridiz...
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So, I was busy on my roadside verge this morning building another rock garden.
I definitely need to buy more succulents! But, here’s my ...
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Continuing the discussion from Do you ever feel FOMO (fear of missing out)?:
Well, this sounds like something worth doing.
Do you grow...
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Through the year…this is mine in its state now…will post pictures as it grows…
Would like to see your garden as it is now, then maybe p...
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Watch this guy he’s just moved and re landscaping his garden for bees and other insects and wild animals
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Planted 4 varieties of seeds today in the propagator, Ailsa Craig, Money Maker, Red Alert and Alicante, . . . B+Q are doing a small kit, ...
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Our gardening year has just started today. We called into the local discount cash and carry today for some household cleaners and happene...
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nothing grew except the strawberries have dug up the herb bed and rescued some roots to pot up, and will try and grow veg there next year...
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My attempt at tomato growing is an abject failure .
Only two of my many plants have set fruit . I have loads of flowers but they don’t m...
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At last we have started to reap some of the rewards in the fruit and veg garden. Although we are having a very poor year compared with pr...
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I was having a wander around the garden earlier and saw that the snowdrops are just about to flower and also I have some daffodils in bud...
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I’m cogitating (again) about having the pond removed. It’s fairly large and set down in the path with a low wall around it. whilst I ...
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Has been to wet and cold for the last month to do any work.
But it’s Feb
Parsnips to be planted.
Onions… to wet at moment
Next week f...
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I am passionate about gardening, I’m certainly not a Monty Don,how about you?..any pictures of your gardens, would be much appreciated, o...
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I planted some runner bean seeds out last week. had a look yesterday - Nothing!
Looked this morning, two inches tall. Wow! They grow fas...
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Slugs and snails are making a right mess of my lovely Dahlias this year.
I worry about putting anything down that is going to harm my do...
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Despite the cold and snowy weather this week, signs of Spring are in the air!
In my garden today my first crocus is in flower and a bud ...
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Recently watched our local Gardening Australia show and they had a segment about the use of pantihoses in the garden?
first one was to s...
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