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...
We have a small conservatory which serves as a green house,it`s attatched to the back of the house. The problem is that I/we can no longer lock the door.The door is doubled glazed and has three...
Our modem is in our front room together with our laptop and desk top computers.The modem was supplied by TalkTalk our providers.It`s a tiny thing about the size of two ciggy packets. The problem we...
I don`t know if this comes under history but here goes. Nearly all day today(Sunday4th) we,my wife,our daughter and myself have been looking through books and on the web, for the origins of the name...
I would be most interested in peoples comments about these pads i.e iPad,Nook, the Kindles,Nexus etc etc.Are they as good as they say they are? If any one has one what do you do on it and what have...
I bought the above narcissus for my wifes birthday and they have performed well with lots of blooms. They are in a pot and the bulbs are well above the surface and very crowded. I thought that...
The new shower we hope tp buy is a "MIRA" for around £160 pounds. But we don`t know any thing about them. Are they as good as some people (plumbers) say thay are? Any one got one? If so can you give...
I know how a SLR camera works by using film. But a digital camera has no film as such.It records the image on a magnetic card,but in doing so does the image fall on the card(like film)and create the...
Our green house roof has a plastic roof.It has now got it self a green roof of algae.How do I get rid of it,the algae that is not the roof! I thought of hot water with a cap full of bleach.But will...
Can someone help me to locate a book called: "A to Z of almost Everything" It`s by Trevor Montague and it`s the 5th editi I`m looking for,published in 2010. My wife and I have tried a few bookshops...
I wonder if someone can put a name to the plant I`m describing. It starts to come up in early summer with many stems.The stems are brownish/redish colour.They are around one and a half to two feet...
I`m with Orange with a pay as you go phone. I got a letter from them offering me a deal on broadband plus phone. The offer is for broadband for £5 per month instead of £10 per month. For...
Can someone please tell me when to plant potates. As we buy "Maris Piper" pots` I would like to plant those. I did try them last year but I planted them in Sept`/Oct` A bit late I think...
When we buy potatoes to cook we buy "Maris Piper" a good all rounder. A few months ago some went to seed,so instead of throwing them in the compost bin I I thought I would put them in the...
I want to put up some tiles in the kitchen,this involves cutting tiles to fit around a cupboard and to cut tiles down to a size with a straight cut. I`ve been told to get an Angle grinder to cut out...
We have got a new `phone some time ago,and over time we have chalked up missed calls. Now I want to get rid of them,but I can`t find how to do so in the instuction book.There appears to no section re:...
I remember my mother giving Virol to me and my brother,lovely stuff. This was,I think just after the war. When our daughter was born in 1970 she was given it at the baby clinic. But within about two...