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Squabble

Been watching a wee squabble on my drying green between a thrush and a female blackie. Thrush appears to have the upper hand at the moment.

Mags22

Gardening - Cytusis Plan T

I bought a small cytusis a few weeks ago which has now stopped flowering,can I prune it into a better shape now, as its a bit straggly?

Smowball

No Flowers Or Buds Whatsoever?

I have several flowering shrubs in my garden. On the left one of them is a potentilla and on the right one of them is a forsythia, and one in a pot is an azalea. Every year they have masses of flowers...

marval

Watch What You Say Guys.

"What happened to you?" asked the bystander of the man lying on the pavement outside of the beauty parlour. The man shook his head groggily and rubbed his bruised chin. "Last thing I remember was my...

Caran

Things Happen 3

When we got back to the marina we confessed to the damage to the boat. We explained it wasn't our fault as we were moored. I showed them the witness statement by a fellow boater and they said ok no...

Ratty2E

Lightweight Blocks For Raised Bed

I am making a raised herb bed in my garden. It will be one block high along the edge of a raised patio and two blocks high the other side. I would prefer to use lightweight blocks as it would be much...

horseshoes

Puffed Rice Bars

I've trawled through the "nostalgia" sites of old sweets but can't find what I'm looking for. Do you remember in the 50s/60s there used to be orangey coloured bars of what I seem to recall was puffed...

Biccylova

Bird Bath Turns Red

My concrete birdbath keeps turning blood red, I scrub it out and refill it but within a few days its started to turn red again, whats going on and what can I do about it please.

Muntin

Sides For Raised Beds

Anyone got any ideas for the best material for making the sides of raised beds? Treated timber could release nasties into the soil, recycled plastic 'wood' is ideal but expensive....

ImLostAgain

Copperstone Pans.

Anybody tried them? Are they as good as they are made to look on the ads?

marval

Awful Breakfast

One morning in a posh hotel breakfast room, a guest called over the head waiter. "Good morning, I'd like to order two boiled eggs, one of them so undercooked that it's runny, and the other so...

maggiebee

Parsley

Has anyone grown parsley in pots? Would love to try, so looking for some advice.

keenonhist

Camelia Plants.

camelia plants. I have a camelia plant in the garden,it`s been there since 1984. This year it has throw up an off shoot.It`s about 6"-8" tall. The trouble with it is that it`s to close to it`s parent...

tadhunter

Plants

Makes things move

maggiebee

Cheeky Bluetits

Just finished filling and planting my hanging baskets. Had a look out of the window and there are two bluetits helping themselves to some of the natural fibre lining. Ah well, their nests will be cosy...

Barmaid

Courgettes And Sweetcorn In The Border

I have a stupidly big garden, but it is basically lawn with mature woodland/shrub borders. I am slowly ridding myself of the dreaded elder bushes that are everywhere. Meanwhile, I have a number of...

Hopkirk

What's The Difference...

between a Jehovah's Witness and my rusty old banger? You can shut the door on a Jehovah's Witness....

barbara1835

Garden Trolleys

Has anyone got a garden trolley...four wheeled...? And if so where can I get one please ? I have looked everywhere and on line for a flat four wheeled trolley to cart my watering cans etc and found...

dieseldick

Little Finch Trying To Get Into My Window 3 Days Now

i have a finch trying to gain entry into my home , really cute but freaked me out the other day when someone told me this was a bad omen lol he wont go away, constantly banging up against my window....

vulcan42

Can Electricity Kill A Tree?

My Embothrium,or Chilean Fire Bush, 20 years old, 5 metres tall has suddenly died. It was in perfect health last year and the only thing different is it has reached the electrical cable which goes...

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