There was an article in the press last week saying that gardeners should not throw out old seed catalogues, as they can become valuable collectors items...
I like the RHS Encyclopedia of Pants and Flowwers, always looking stuff up in there, but I need a new one. I'm buy gardening books but never use them as much as the RHS book. I'm more of a trial and error person
Have given in & started to take regular painkillers for the drug induced aches & pains from Friday's dose. I felt rough yesterday & just moaned, grumped & flopped all day, whilst eating far too much. Which made me even more grumpy coz I knew the weight would get worse.....
The Goldfinches decended en masse to the feeder. OH got a pic! The Bullfinches were also spotted again, but flew off before he got the camera ready.
Today am finally going to deal with all my overdue e-mails.
Daughter & OH have been on a reckie for daughter's new workplace later this week & I think, not sure, that they've gone to a nearby trade-only warehouse to suss out paint etc.
Snowing here, so shall be no playing out today, oh well, catch up gardening on iplayer n reading it shall be!
My three favourite books I use time n time again are RHS The Gardeners Manual, Garden Plants n gardening techniques by Andrew Mikolajski & Johnathan Edwards and good old AT's "The Gardener's Year"
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There was an article in the press last week saying that gardeners should not throw out old seed catalogues, as they can become valuable collectors items...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/9839654/Why-its-worth-collecting-gardening-literature.html
I have a T&Ms from the 1970s, £100 if anyone's interested.
I like the RHS Encyclopedia of Pants and Flowwers, always looking stuff up in there, but I need a new one. I'm buy gardening books but never use them as much as the RHS book. I'm more of a trial and error person
Morning all.
Have given in & started to take regular painkillers for the drug induced aches & pains from Friday's dose. I felt rough yesterday & just moaned, grumped & flopped all day, whilst eating far too much. Which made me even more grumpy coz I knew the weight would get worse.....
The Goldfinches decended en masse to the feeder. OH got a pic! The Bullfinches were also spotted again, but flew off before he got the camera ready.
Today am finally going to deal with all my overdue e-mails.
Daughter & OH have been on a reckie for daughter's new workplace later this week & I think, not sure, that they've gone to a nearby trade-only warehouse to suss out paint etc.
Now I'll catch up. J.
The bird are spurning my feeders at the moment, maybe they will come back when the snow stops.
I have awoken to an award! Yeh!!!!!!! Cheers Flo!
Thanks Geoff ref plant ID
Snowing here, so shall be no playing out today, oh well, catch up gardening on iplayer n reading it shall be!
My three favourite books I use time n time again are RHS The Gardeners Manual, Garden Plants n gardening techniques by Andrew Mikolajski & Johnathan Edwards and good old AT's "The Gardener's Year"
Right! Anyone for coffee?
Morning lovelies!
I'll have a coffee Dean. Strong with one sugar and a little milk please.
Rainy and miserable here today. Another PJ day I think.
I too am planning my garden, where to plant things when the time comes. Doesn't help only one side of my garden gets decent sun.
Tea please, thanks Dean
Oh Jo, have a hug off me as well. and take it easy
I've seen that RHS book and have wondered if it's worth it or not?
Am up, showered and dressed,Archers on, washing in- is paining not snowing
Have had coffee and porridge so will pass thankyou
Still have Percys Throwers encyclopedia of gardening-and a few others
If I want to find out about, say, varieties of lilies or roses, the best place to look is on-line. That information is not in books.
If I want to know about meadows, or growing flowers for a wild look (and I do), then I'd look in a specialist book on the subject.