hollie hock

A Vetch Maybe ?

Didn't know what a vetch was until reading this thread and then I saw the pictures

Really pretty wild flowers, does anyone know if they have any benefits to insects?

pets and why they are called what they are called

When I was growing up we had a budgie called Wogan.

My grandparents had 2 dogs called Blitzen & Solumon (Solly). There's been a Lady, named after Lady & the Tramp. I've also had cats called fatcat & thin cat

I had a rabbit called Digs, simply because he was a digger and a cat called Rags,  because her first toy was a knotted corner of a painting sheet.

Absolutely enormous slug

they truly are disgusting creatures, I've had some whoppers this year but nothing like that.

I'm sure Shaun Hudson wrote a horror novel titled "Slugs"

Has anyone received their November 2012 issue yet?

Got mine

Talkback: Planting spring bulbs

I'm optimistic that I will get a good show next year

Talkback: Most hated plants

I really hate that creeping buttercup  weed/plant

spring bulb crisis!

Which bulbs do you think were the most affected?

I planted a lot of daff bulbs and a lot of them came up blind  this Spring or the flowers were damaged this Spring. Very poor showI'm pretty sure it was because of  weather conditions.

Some of my crocus heads were also snapped and bitten off, from what I've learn't this  in my garden it may well be birds, apparantly they do go for the yellow ones

Moving beech hedging

that's a lot of hedging. The reason I say this that we've had some beech "hedge" which have been moved around a lot over the last year- 18 months, they were 1ft- 4ft  and even that was hard work.

I'd be tempted to cut them down a bit at the top, add some staking,or tying to the walls let them recover for next year

Fork Handles

Evening everyone, my lazy day did extend in to today as well, not much done but a good time was had.

By chance saw that Faulty Towers is having a rerun, true comedy just gets better with age, brilliant SCD, never thought I'd say it it but  I was hoping that cricket player would go over Jerry Hall.

I'm going to embrace  my middle age as Radio 4 is great, I do complain about the young,older comedy gets better, but I still play loud music.

Although somewhat expected, it's going to get colder

Talkback: Planting spring bulbs

oldchippy- I do know what you mean,very poor year for daffrs this year. That's why I'm not buying any this year, all those that didn't perform I'm hoping they will they will come into their own next.

Verbena B

Hardy annuals

Plant ID

When to prune Arabis alpina "snowcap"

Problems

Opinions wanted

Unknown plant/shrub

What is this?

Echinecias

Completely new to veg growing

Still disappointed

Hardy Fushias

Snap dragons

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