PG tips seem to have increased tannin in their bags,consequently my tea spoons have become badly stained, not shifted by the dishwasher - any tips on how to bring them up to their normal shine? Thank...
Just finished filling and planting my hanging baskets. Had a look out of the window and there are two bluetits helping themselves to some of the natural fibre lining. Ah well, their nests will be cosy...
Will a Robin desert its nest (and presumably eggs it is sitting on) if disturbed? The robin's nest in my shed has a bird sitting in it and yesterday when I opened the door (which I have to roughly...
We have a Long Tailed Tit in our garden that appears to have OCD - we call it RAFA. It flies repeatedly between a perch, a garden seat and the transom windows and door handle on the garden room,...
I am fortunate this year in watching a robin nesting in my shed (window is always open) and a Jenny Wren nesting in a bird box that has never been used in 56 years it has been on the wall (high up). A...
On the garden for the summer. We have deployed the mini greenhouse/ cold frame, after digging it out and re-assembling it. Checked all the Dahlia tubers and Begonia corms and potted a couple of dozen...
I've just bought some sweet-pea and some nasturtium seeds and on pack it says to plant April/May. It because it's so mild do you think I could get away with planting them now or should I wait?
Hey folks.... I'm hoping it will be dry outside at least for this morning, so I can start deadheading the hydrangeas, there seems to have been plenty of growth already. Also want to do the roses, but...
Can anyone help identify these flowers, they came from a packet of wildflower seed. I do know the cornflowers and there's some sort of mallow but the others are a mystery to me....
After a burglary couple weeks ago I have found that the leaves of 5 of my orchids have accidentally been sprayed by what the "fingerorint" man used on windows close to plants (which had all been...
A new cryptic story Holiday Blues - The Musical in which the answers are all Musicals and you just fill in the blanks. Available either by Email from [email protected] Pay on entry or by...
The rhubarb has gone mad! It won't be cookable for much longer and I could do with any ideas other than cook it to 'crumble' state and then freeze. Thanks for anything. :)
Can someone please help me ? My roses are absolutely infested with black fly. I've tried the " Rose Clear " spray and no discernible effect. I would be so grateful for any tips or suggestions....
This year i made hanging baskets using the click in sections but have found that when I water them the water just flows straight through. Am i not putting in enough soil when planting them up or can...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3661258/Bitter-Brexit-losers-gang-scupper-EU-pull-17-million-voted-for.html surely even they can't be so arrogant as to want to welch on the results? Order...
I may be a bit early but has anyone managed to secure full set of letters yet? I have the feeling that letters C K D will be few and far between as I have 11 destinations that only need a C 8...
We only require the letter "K", if anyone needs the letters A, B, G,J, L, T,U and X, I am happy to swap! Other websites online seem a bit dodgy, please reply and good luck!...