Barnsley Council (South Yorkshire) are not emptying the green bins for the foreseeable future. I might take this opportunity to let my privet hedge flower this year what do you think?..
No green/brown bins here anyway. Good compost heaps tho and a privet planted as a shrub by previous owners so it flowers. Took me 2 years to realise it was a privet!
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Some councils don't use green bins for garden waste, they use brown bins. Some councils use green bins for recycling waste.
Our green bins are for garden waste and are emptied every fortnight and mine are always full. Because of corona virus they are suspending green bin collection so I think my garden will be on the wild side this year lol
I'm planning to plant a privet hedge just for the flowers, short lived but very nice reminds me of life as a youngster we had lots of privet hedging (had clip it all by hand about 100mt)
We have brown bins for the garden, green in house hold waste and blue is recycling. So far we have not had any notice from our council about collections being suspended
Derby city council have suspended the brown garden bin collection due to staff shortages. Not too much of a problem as I have the recycling centre near me.
I’ve been cleaning the bin handles after the bins have been emptied. I’ve just started to clean the bin handles just after I put the bins out as well.
I love privet flowers as well, takes me back to childhood, all cut with a pair of shears.
I don’t think we should ‘expect’ any services at the moment, I think we should be grateful for anything we do get. More people moving about, the longer this will take to get better.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
It smells like cat pee to me too @Papi Jo, but I love seeing the insects on it
Make the most of it for your garden @harmony, and let that privet run wild! You could always use it for a compost bin anyway. I know you shouldn't make holes in it, but lots of bins gradually get wear and tear anyway, so perhaps a wee 'accidental' split in the bottom would go unnoticed. Nudge nudge, wink wink
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We have brown bins for the garden, green in house hold waste and blue is recycling. So far we have not had any notice from our council about collections being suspended
I don’t think we should ‘expect’ any services at the moment, I think we should be grateful for anything we do get.
More people moving about, the longer this will take to get better.
Make the most of it for your garden @harmony, and let that privet run wild!
You could always use it for a compost bin anyway. I know you shouldn't make holes in it, but lots of bins gradually get wear and tear anyway, so perhaps a wee 'accidental' split in the bottom would go unnoticed.
Nudge nudge, wink wink
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...