So sorry to hear of your loss FBG, you may have noticed that we lost our dog the day after so I know exactly what you are going through, I like...
Thank you so much for your kind messages. I think Toby is definitely missing Busby, after all he has been with him from a tiny kitten when he...
It's a sad day for us as we had to have our darling Busby put to sleep to save him further suffering. He had what so many other Flatcoated...
WOW that is one beautiful busy lizzie stratsmom. To collect seeds you may notice a seed pod developing after the flower is spent. It will fatten...
Many thanks for that link Eileen. That photo looks exactly like what has happened to my plants. I will remove the remaining ones as soon as I...
They don't seem to have been eaten Eileen, the leaves just went all limp and shrivelled up as if being attacked by some sort of virus. It's such a...
I have taken carnation and dianthus cuttings petals. If you go down to a leaf node you can usually just pull out a piece of the stem quite...
I usually have a great display of busy lizzies which I grow from collecting the previous year's seeds. This year however, they came along...
It could well be the red lily beetle. I inspect mine daily and as soon as I see one I destroy it. If you let them get out of control it is really...
I have often collected seeds from petunias. You just have to watch out for the fat seed pods that appear on some of the spent flowers, leave those...
Love the herons, but not near my pond :shock: Great photos.
Oh Jewell what a beautiful garden you have, you really have a way with combining colours for the best effect. I love the latest photos with the...
Ooooo Kildare, I had to really force myself to look at your spider photos as they are so good but just looking at them makes me shiver :shock:...
Like Eileen, I also grow Cineraria. No matter where I plant it, it compliments the plants around it. I find they last two or three years if you...
Someone mentioned Vinca. I bought a very nice variagated leaf one with a pretty blue flower. What a mistake that was :shock: it has not only...
What a beauty, haven't seen one like that before. In my opinion definitely not hardy.
That gave me a laugh this morning, great story Toni :lol:
Hi Emma, good to hear from you,hope you had a good holiday. Health probs a little better although Don still worrying about low blood count. Busby...
Well, some pretty impressive people there especially Her Maj Eileen :-P I can't top that but when I was a child I went to a holiday camp and met...
Thanks everyone, It's great to be back, I didn't realise how much I missed you all :stew2:
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