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of being inside so I occasionally have to water it in order to stop it drying out. Of course, you can build a compost bin in a much smaller area. We took advantage of the recent rainy days to turn the compost heap so it looks unbelievably beautiful

the rain, protects from the sun and - if it is really hot - can be filled with water and slammed on the head as a cooling shower. At the moment I have four. There were more but a dog ate one and another was snaffled as headgear for a bonfire night guy

to this the fact that the cider was often more potable than the water and if you freeze cider (easy enough in the snowy winters of the Midwest) then you end up with 60% proof applejack (or apple brandy).Since his death in about 1845 the legend of Johnny Appleseed

in a pot, which will restrict the growth, but be very careful: if it doesn't get enough water the ends of the leaves turn crispy. The formerly delightful foliage will appear to have been dipped in broken biscuits.There are a series of miniaturised fruit

:Tulipa 'Ballerina': so many tulips, almost all of them gorgeous, but as I have to choose, I'll plump for this one. Water-ice-orange, a waist like Grace Kelly and the faintest scent of velvet glove.Bupleurum longifolia: the leaves have a slight blue tinge

garden - virtually via the internet - in aid of Water Aid. Well worth a visit and in aid of a very good cause.

to animals or Bob Flowerdew) is best added to a compost heap.Rabbit droppings are a bit rich for direct application (and lack much in the way of bulk) but make a really good liquid feed if steeped in a bucket of water.If you have a dark cave (or are friends

looked a little alien, so I've decided that this year I really ought to finish it off. Some of the tubes need copper tops and it also needs a focal point, some sort of central bowl from which the water will overflow.I also felt that the time had come

chiloense, the water avens (G. rivale), which grows wild by streams or the wood avens (G. urbanum), which grows (and this may come as a bit of a shock) in woodland.I have three particular favourites that, for those of you keen on social pigeonholing, come

my previous blog and this is their reply:Dear Mr Alexander-SinclairMany thanks for your enquiry. For some years we have noticed an unusual number of wisteria dying, and indeed have suffered casualties amongst the Wisley wisteria. There are probably