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passion....or plants are....but I'm a lazy gardener too so don't spend too much time in it so annuals, apart from pots, are excluded. I guess lawn mowing occupies as much time as anything else in growing aeason. Plenty of mulching in autumn to keep weeds

, courgettes and spaghetti squash in pots and they are all well away in greenhouse. I guess I am just going to have to content myself with weeding, tidying up and moving things around Kate, you have just reminded me that I am always behind on what I should

anything like that to begin with.Just tidy up; remove the weeds in the paving; and plant some pretty annuals to make the place look nice for the rest of this Summer. HH mentioned several flowers (bedding, wallflowers, forget-me-nots) and didn't mention

into the spring. We're now down to the last pink fir apple, which are as good as they day they were lifted in October. Hi, I fully agree with about importing pots from other country's - NOT necessary. I prepared the ground in Dec - weeded,double dug

but flowers are lovely. Although seed packet advises sowing in open ground where they are to flower I always like to start seeds off in shed/greenhouse - just so as I know what not to 'weed out'.   I planted seedlings out in clumps a few months ago and some

in the baskets and the ones I put out in the garden have taken ages to get going and , though finally in flower, they've not bushed up as they usually do so there are nice weed opportunity gaps between them. I know what you mean, I grow most of my stuff from seed

/2 hrs in front garden with OH  and daffs and tulips planted at last.  he has been awarded honorary assistant title and got mince pies and yoghurt to celebrate loads of signs of regrowth not just weeds clematis ,honeysuckle ,achillea ,sedum ,roses wow my

Veined that our buddleia bushes look like they're covered in dancing confetti! I agree with John waters' comment. A couple of years ago I did away with all insecticides, slug pellets, weed killers etc. I do not cut the lawns too closely and then only

garden! I hate any flowers planted in regimental straight lines with lots of beautifully weeded soil, but particularly African Marigolds!!But then I'm a messy sort of person. I'm sorry for all those rose haters.....how can anyone HATE a rose?They are my

of 'Suncherry'.    I find Golden Sunrise superlative for cooking but not as sweet as is stated by those that sell it. My 4 months of struggle has begun also today as the first weeding of 'the Monster' took place.   This is the dreaded 'Horse's Tail' weed