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Veg beds at front - how to make them attractive

On 27/03/2013 in forum

front garden not much bigger than a large dining table, we planted a small plum tree in the middle, ruby chard around the edge and filled the middle with a mixture of broad beans and wallflowers - it looke gorgeous and was productive, and attracted lots


Talkback: Bank holiday gardening jobs

On 28/11/2011 in forum

and the newly planted leeks and broad bean plants water wise as well. Otherwise it is war on the dandelions and bindweed and gathering great bunches of lily of the valley and anemones for the house now that my beautiful Mother's Day flowers have wilted. Hope


The daftest thing you've done in your garden

On 12/05/2013 in forum

seedlings when thinning those alongside, training broad beans up a runner bean frame (novice then) and fallIng into my pool when I ...showing off....decided to jump across from one side to the other.  Wot am I like eh? .....maybe not in the garden but just


Redesign of garden

On 15/03/2012 in forum

the circle is a very small patio area in the same coloured stone, enough for a garden bench and at about 45 degrees across the circle is a small deck which is slightly raised to create height interest.  We have a huge cornish palm growing up through


Wyevale...

On 07/08/2012 in forum

it will make the difference to getting me up the hills before I consider it! It sounds like it does make quite a difference then.   We visited Wyevale at Louth last Saturday and bought 2 packets of seed. 1 broad beans and 1 radishes, both reduced to half price


Talkback: The gardening bug

On 28/11/2011 in forum

to the task itself, even if there may be in the planning and designing."Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2007567/Anne-Wareham-Confessions-grumpy-gardener.XXXXXXX Living in a room in a tenement building meant no access to growing things till


Poetry Thread

On 02/04/2013 in forum

the place I go to hide,From phones cold callers and others I cannot abideWith fork and spade a trowel hoe and barrowI patrol the paths some broad some narrowProdding poking dead head an odd weedEverything done slowly no need for speedThe tweeting of birds


Is it me?

On 03/04/2013 in forum

and an hour later it's frozen, might just manage broad beans in my raised bed. Sharpening the garden tools and watching GW is my limit of gardening activity at the mo. The A-Z of Gardening's been good, and I'm glad they're now showing this and GW on sunday


June in Your Garden!

On 03/07/2012 in forum

Alchemilla Mollis into a tray to grow on and yes-yes, this will become a pest in a few years time but not yet  I love so many things about this plant and its only real drawback is that it wilts a little in the hottest part of the day (big girls blouse). I


Plants still in flower?

On 19/01/2012 in forum

? . I m new to vegetable gardening, I had a wonderful year last year, and the aqua dulcie broad beans I planted in November are about 6 inches high, is this unusual? Here in the South East ive still got Lobelia in bloom in a pot in the garden, its a self


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