Dovefromabove

Pruning a beech hedge

Trim hedges in the late winter, before birds start nesting, and to encourage them to thicken up.  If you're sure there are no nests yet (and it sounds as if there are not) then yes, do it soon. 

Seeds are up

My garden's a little bit shady so takes a while to get going in the spring - needs the sun to get higher in the sky.  I don't have a greenhouse  but do have coldframe and wooden growhouse on southfacing fence.  

I've got heritage tomato seeds to sow - I've not started them yet 'cos I didn't want them to outgrow the kitchen windowsill and have nowhere to move them on to in this weather, but time's running out - shall I start them off next weekend???

It can't stay this cold for ever can it?

Fork Handles

Good morning Geoff  Sun's shining here  Is this the beginning of the end of winter?????

Just when I've got a load of stuff to do indoors?????

Fork Handles

Good morning all 

I know some people who do grow their own Gary, but you need a fair sized bit of land http://www.thewillowbank.com/willow.firewood.facts.htm .  When we had a smallholding the overgrown hedgerows kept our solid fuel Rayburn going for quite a few years and that heated the whole mill house where we lived, but if we'd planted enough to keep us supplied after the hedgerows had all been properly laid, we'd have not had enough  meadowland left for the stock

We've got a bit of snow this morning, nothing like other parts of the country, but it's bitterly cold and the ground is frozen, so a day indoors doing paperwork and baking beckons ....

MORNING FORKERS

Good morning everyone - still very cold here and the landscape looks as if it's had a generous dusting with icing sugar - nothing like as bad as some people are having to deal with - but no gardening will be done here this weekend   Paperwork to be completed and bread and cakes to be baked, roast pork and apple sauce to be prepared and consumed.

Keep warm and safe whatever you're doing and have a good day 

Horticultural grit

To be honest I can't remember what I paid - it came in a box about 2ft x 2ft x2ft - a bit heavy, had to get OH to take it into the garage for me, but the delivery wasn't extortionate - I wouldn't have bought it if it was - if you take all  your effort of finding it and driving out there and bringing it home, fuel costs etc, when you could be gardening ......................... 

Horticultural grit

Amazon sell several different horticultural grits and it gets delivered to your door 

Growing giant pumpkins

Have you ever grown, or tried to grow a giant pumpkin? If you were successful, it looks as if Thompson & Morgan have a job for you http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21142788 

And if the weather ever warms up are you going to try to grow a big one, and if you are, how will you go about it?

just when u thought it safe im back

Hi Alan - glad you liked Wymondham - it's a nice place - just down the road from us 

Sorry your place has suffered in the bad weather - we've got a light dusting here - not nice but nothing like some people are having to cope with.  Good luck with selling it  

trolls

Yep - that's the way to do it!!! 

Hosta flowering - shall I or shan't I?

Butterflies

Hellebore Addiction

Hedgehog Watch!!!

The average gardener

Growing giant pumpkins

Back to the top?

Windchimes

Battening down the hatches

Signs of Spring!!!

Protecting the outside tap from frost

Ash tree disease!

Weeding - a forgotten skill? Discuss ....

Berry-eating birds will need more help this year

Strange seed pods - any ideas?