One from our outdoor/indoor area earlier this week, had a big roach too but no pic. Yet to see any spectacular spiders or snakes.
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One from our outdoor/indoor area earlier this week, had a big roach too but no pic. Yet to see any spectacular spiders or snakes.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
I like that. Very nice indeed.
Thank you Sir.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Blimey Stat, you're now talking the true language of horticulture. Looking forwards to your photos.
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'Before photo'
This is the bed that most of the shite mentioned previously has been dumped into.
At best it's going to look 'eclectic', it's more likely to look awful.
I was going to watch a video on planting a climbing rose.
But the video was 8 minutes long and I'm just not wasting that much time on gardening.
It would seem I have just enough poppy seeds!
This is the bed that most of the shite mentioned previously has been dumped into.
At best it's going to look 'eclectic', it's more likely to look awful.
I was going to watch a video on planting a climbing rose.
But the video was 8 minutes long and I'm just not wasting that much time on gardening.
It would seem I have just enough poppy seeds!
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Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
What, to last the 21st century?
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My nemesis still walks among us
Although the ceanothus now looks lovely
and finally
ta-daaaaa
Last years dead thing now looks positively sprightly.
Although the ceanothus now looks lovely
and finally
ta-daaaaa
Last years dead thing now looks positively sprightly.
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It would seem that way yes.
I've now reseeded Chris' patch and extended it up to my nemesis.
I'd like to think I was quite cunning, as I covered the top of the jar with cling film, punctured a few holes and seeded as if it was an old skool salt shaker.
I spent a couple of minutes shaking all over. (then got down to the job in hand)
Regularly checking some was coming out, it was.
I spent a further minute 'just in case'
Seeds were still coming out.
I still have the same amount of seeds left!
I've had cunning plan #II
There's a similar but smaller border opposite, so I'm going to wait 6 weeks or so and then seed poppies over there, with the intention of extending the 'season'.
Finally - does anyone want any poppy seeds
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Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
[MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION] why is the Cordyline your nemesis? An architectural plant like that can form a great backdrop to all manner of other plants whether they 'fit' an exotic theme or a traditional English country garden type setup. A lot of gardeners make the mistake of taking out taller plants, I believe misguidedly they like to feel more control over what they are doing, but this approach crucially ignores the 3rd dimension i.e. up. Taking the garden up through height of planting, increases the perception of the size of the garden.
Anyhow, here's a few pictures of 3 plants in my garden today:
Acacia pravissima from Australia, beautiful, heavily scented mimosa flowers. Then Aloe striatula, South African succulent sailed through winter with no protection in spite of some pretty unpleasant weather. Lastly, Butia capitata, origin southern Brazil and Uruguay. These petiole spines are sharp but not by palm standards.
Anyhow, here's a few pictures of 3 plants in my garden today:
Acacia pravissima from Australia, beautiful, heavily scented mimosa flowers. Then Aloe striatula, South African succulent sailed through winter with no protection in spite of some pretty unpleasant weather. Lastly, Butia capitata, origin southern Brazil and Uruguay. These petiole spines are sharp but not by palm standards.
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Cos it's a wanker.
This threads humble beginings are me asking how to kill Nimrod and make it look like an accident.
All it does is suck water out of the lawn and drop annoying indestructible leaves that kill lawn mowers.
Jobber got it's reprieve when my neighbour saw me checking out which was the best bit to hack off first.
After 10 minutes also moaning about the bloody thing he said he'd be upset to see it go.
The only other saving grace is it's quite a popular annoyance, in the village, and numbnuts here does seem to be a particularly fetching tree compared to all the other straggly arsed wimps.
I certainly wouldn't tolerate one of those embarrassments in my garden.
This threads humble beginings are me asking how to kill Nimrod and make it look like an accident.
All it does is suck water out of the lawn and drop annoying indestructible leaves that kill lawn mowers.
Jobber got it's reprieve when my neighbour saw me checking out which was the best bit to hack off first.
After 10 minutes also moaning about the bloody thing he said he'd be upset to see it go.
The only other saving grace is it's quite a popular annoyance, in the village, and numbnuts here does seem to be a particularly fetching tree compared to all the other straggly arsed wimps.
I certainly wouldn't tolerate one of those embarrassments in my garden.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
I was going to enquire about your Photinia. Looks like it has responded brilliantly to your careful pruning and Stat Junior's piss. Can't wait for this season's Adventures of Chris Bee.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Okay, why not pollard it a few feet from the ground, or coppice it lower down? It will resprout, probably in a few places on the remaining stem and it will not suck as much water from your lawn.
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Do you want any poppy seeds?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
They all look rather good.
At least you haven't got a numbskull at the bottom of your garden who likes Leylandii (*******). Hideous things.
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Ask them if they want some poppy seeds.
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I've just realised this thread doubles up as a very good calendar.
As per post #213 I appear to have sown poppy seeds 3 weeks earlier than last year.
Which is a bit of a shame as if anything I intended to sow 3, or so, weeks later.
What with next weeks weather being more August than March, the poppies may well be done before Summer.
As per post #213 I appear to have sown poppy seeds 3 weeks earlier than last year.
Which is a bit of a shame as if anything I intended to sow 3, or so, weeks later.
What with next weeks weather being more August than March, the poppies may well be done before Summer.
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Have you got any poppy seeds?I've just realised this thread doubles up as a very good calendar.
As per post #213 I appear to have sown poppy seeds 3 weeks earlier than last year.
Which is a bit of a shame as if anything I intended to sow 3, or so, weeks later.
What with next weeks weather being more August than March, the poppies may well be done before Summer.