I enjoyed this week's episode. The Japanese garden in Wales was lovely and Toby's empathy with the lady was nice to see. Must admit l welled up when she spoke about her late husband, and the way he'd made practical plans for the bridge after he'd gone.
The recycled garden, very quirky and beautiful, loved the colour scheme. Growing cabbages purely for the caterpillars made me smile.
Artificial grass debate, very interesting. I visited some friends in the summer who had just installed artifical grass, and while it had been well done l must admit to bring ambivalent about it. I see there's a thread on this topic, must take a look.
I guessed that as that long border was near Sandwich, Steven Edney might have had a connection to the Salutation garden, and l was right. Beautiful planting. I think being on the East side of the country it probably does stay drier and therefore more likely to stay upright for a longer period of time. Monty said what l was thinking .
Very interesting @Simone_in_Wiltshire (I won't quote your reply because it's long).
I reckon your "30% recycled plastic" refers to the compost bag itself (better than using all new plastic but some way to go) rather than the compost inside the bag.
Hob cleaner is a good tip for plastic labels - I use ordinary Cif-type cream cleaner but it doesn't always work well. I also use wooden lolly sticks as labels. Recently OH has been buying lollies with round sticks and they make great little dibbers or supports for floppy seedlings, after making a point on one end with a pencil sharpener.
I don't think I've seen plants for sale in hairy (coir?) pots anywhere around here but I do re-use plastic ones until they break or I give them away with plants in. I think we'd struggle to feed ourselves adequately if we only bought food from sustainable sources - they're not really a thing here - I guess too large a proportion of the people around here are struggling to manage on supermarket prices and just don't have the option to support more expensive but ethically better suppliers. I visit your part of the world (occasionally) for work and it always amazes me how well-off it looks, by comparison.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
A smart meter clearly shows that the freezers aren't the most costly part of our bills. ....
I would agree @Sam 37. I read the other week that the highest item for electricity usage is an electric shower. No wonder we are advised to have four minute showers. I have always known about cookers, kettles and tumble dryers however.
Just saw it on Instagram, sad 😞. I have to say I had noticed she was barely being shown on there, just Ned. I noticed her on it last night and thought oh good, she's back on.
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The Japanese garden in Wales was lovely and Toby's empathy with the lady was nice to see. Must admit l welled up when she spoke about her late husband, and the way he'd made practical plans for the bridge after he'd gone.
The recycled garden, very quirky and beautiful, loved the colour scheme. Growing cabbages purely for the caterpillars made me smile.
Artificial grass debate, very interesting. I visited some friends in the summer who had just installed artifical grass, and while it had been well done l must admit to bring ambivalent about it.
I see there's a thread on this topic, must take a look.
I guessed that as that long border was near Sandwich, Steven Edney might have had a connection to the Salutation garden, and l was right. Beautiful planting. I think being on the East side of the country it probably does stay drier and therefore more likely to stay upright for a longer period of time. Monty said what l was thinking
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I have always known about cookers, kettles and tumble dryers however.
Very sad, l think she was only around 7 years old.