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Fork Handles

Can't bear to look out of the window, the garden's getting hammered flat in the wind.

Slugs

Another vote for wildlife friendly pellets here. And scattered round plants.

Fork Handles

We had the sunny spell here in S Devon about 2 hours ago. Rain's back now with screaming wind. Batten down the hatches.

Sizzling Summer Plant Deal

Mostly annuals by the sound of it, the fuchsias, geraniums and begonias could be overwintered if you have somewhere frost free. Dianthus and asters should come up again next year...but you might not get them.

June in Your Garden!

ATM Windiest. It is screaming here in Devon. I fear garden casualties will be unavoidable. Glad I'm not out on the sea.

Iris Confusa

And they do sprawl about. I had to get rid of mine, swamping too many other things and with relatively short (but pretty) flowering time.

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@ Smallswan...Geoff's being serious. It's happened to a couple of posters. Go to personal settings (top right of screen), forum settings, members I am ignoring. You'll probably find yourself in there, so you can unignore yourself. We can see your posts.

June in Your Garden!

Lovely aquilegia - mine are all pink/ White/ purple. Or were, as they're over here, so have hacked them back to ground zero. Monsoon outside, but too busy to garden anyway as faffing about getting organised for trip to London tomorrow to see The Chieftains at the Albert Hall, then Kent for the weekend, hopefully meeting sister on Sunday at Sissinghurst. When it will probably be raining...

What's the weather like in your area?

Monsoon.

ideas for a container on a SW facing wall

As it's going to be under your kitchen window, in a site which sounds as though it would suit Mediterranean plants, what about perennial herbs? There are some very decorative thymes and sages, and rosemary can be quite substantial. All are evergreen.

Bay tree root eradication

Best way to do it! 

Plan bee

One of the more uplifting news stories... 

Overwintered runner bans

Left the roots in after clearing last year's crop, they've survived the winter and putting up new growth. 

Red rhubarb leaves

I've got a bad feeling about this... 

What can I use as green manure?

Landcress just about to go to seed