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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Overwintering geraniums

Last post by tagh « Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:46 pm
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by tagh » Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:30 pm

How do you overwinter your geraniums, please? I’m in the Pas de Calais where we do get sharp frosts and cold stretches.

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Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:46 pm
Harvest time.

Last post by RobertArthur « Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:13 pm
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by RobertArthur » Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:07 pm

Time to harvest our only fig tree. Up in the tree, all sorts of little birds feast on the now ripening delicacy.
The only tricky part is that the sap...

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Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:13 pm
Box-tree moth

Last post by niemeyjt « Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:22 am
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by RobertArthur » Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:18 pm
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In the summer of 2019, busy with a terrace extension, it looked so nice our little buxus hedge. Today it looks different I'm afraid.
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Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:22 am
Scalping device for strimmer

Last post by Lori « Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:34 pm
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by Bayleaf » Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:48 am
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I'm appealing to the wise ones who have commented before about the best machinery for particular ground maintenance jobs!

I have a sloe, prunier...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:34 pm
Brambles

Last post by Blaze « Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:57 am
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by RobertArthur » Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:31 pm

A peaceful autumn garden isn't it? Don't judge by external appearances, elsewhere an ongong battle against the brambles. Snakes however seem lo like...

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Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:57 am
Time to ditch the perfect lawn?

Last post by Bayleaf « Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:56 am
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by Bayleaf » Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:44 am
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Every year, as the mowing seasons starts, I have a real conscience problem. Yes, we still have to mow for some clients, and occasionally strim. But...
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Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:56 am
Something for the weekend?

Last post by Lori « Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:41 pm
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by Polarengineer » Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:58 pm

Weed whacking has been in vogue this month. Bloody brambles are no longer fighting back. I decided I needed to update the whacker.
Before and after....

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Last post by Lori
Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:41 pm
Cochenille australienne/Icerya purchasi

Last post by MAD87 « Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:54 pm
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by Blaze » Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:10 am

We noticed these things had appeared on one of our mimosa yesterday. No idea how they got there but they thrive in warm humid conditions which we've...

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Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:54 pm
Mowing can be dangerous

Last post by L Austin France « Sat Jul 29, 2023 3:42 pm
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by L Austin France » Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:15 am
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About a month ago I was mowing the lawn & had to brush past a bush with my hand on the blade clutch lever.
Two days later two little bite like spots...
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Last post by L Austin France
Sat Jul 29, 2023 3:42 pm
WHAT IS THIS STUFF

Last post by Loup-garou « Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:22 am
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by Loup-garou » Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:22 am
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Last night Herself went out and did some light watering of the patio plants - nothing out of the ordinary.

This morning this had appeared!...
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Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:22 am
Can I clear my wood without getting a permit?

Last post by Headers « Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:47 pm
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by Headers » Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:05 am
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We have a small deciduous wood. Pines behind it, vines to the side. A big oak tree fell down last year and we wondered if we could get it out for...
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Last post by Headers
Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:47 pm
Dung heap spuds

Last post by Polarengineer « Sun Jul 02, 2023 10:21 am
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by L Austin France » Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:19 pm

This year we raked out a level patch of last year's dung, planted some seed spuds, covered it up with grass cuttings & hay & let nature take its...

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Last post by Polarengineer
Sun Jul 02, 2023 10:21 am
Silk tree

Last post by ajm « Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:51 am
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by L Austin France » Wed May 25, 2022 11:23 am
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last year our Albezia didn't get into leaf until july but this year it's leaves started to show in early May & now in full leaf.
It's a sight to see...
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Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:51 am
The power of bamboo

Last post by RobertArthur « Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:37 pm
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by RobertArthur » Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:05 pm
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Not so sweet memories of a surprise 15 years ago. After building a nice Alcatraz for them, the bamboo escaped underground....Roots as hard as...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:37 pm
And the weeds shall inherit the earth

Last post by Polarengineer « Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:28 pm
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by L Austin France » Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:49 am
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Haven't needed to cut the lawn for a couple of weeks as it's been so dry it's not been growing.
Had a good look this morning & it was a mess. Not...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:28 pm
Grape leaves - disease?

Last post by Lori « Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:44 am
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by Lori » Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:51 pm

Does anyone have any idea what this is. They appear to be some sort of bubble on some of the grape leaves. No idea what it is; weather related,...

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Last post by Lori
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:44 am
Lifting tulip bulbs

Last post by tagh « Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:08 pm
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by tagh » Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:21 pm

Just extracted a load of tulip bulbs from pots; most seem health enough but some do not seem to have flowered, having been in a lower layer in the...

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Last post by tagh
Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:08 pm
water

Last post by Lori « Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:41 pm
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by tagh » Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:00 pm

Well, shant need to water for a few days and the water butts might be refilled. Absolutely belting down at last after six weeks solid sun.

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Last post by Lori
Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:41 pm
I'm a record breaker

Last post by Char « Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:37 pm
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by L Austin France » Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:01 pm

Hot as hell here so this morning I was debating, with myself, whether I could be arsed to get the grass cut today without getting sunburnt or...

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Last post by Char
Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:37 pm
Bare rooted roses - where to buy in France?

Last post by Sparkle « Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:12 am
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by demi » Sun May 21, 2023 10:16 am
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I want to buy some roses for my son to plant, as a birthday gift. Back in the UK I always bought mine bare rooted, delivered & planted in...
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Last post by Sparkle
Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:12 am
Spring greenery

Last post by Lori « Wed May 31, 2023 1:11 pm
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by Lori » Thu May 18, 2023 4:51 pm
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I figured I'd post too since we are all working on Spring growth.

I'm not good at posting photos, so hope this works. We cannot take credit for the...
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Last post by Lori
Wed May 31, 2023 1:11 pm
Seems like Jack's got 'em again

Last post by Blaze « Wed May 31, 2023 12:21 pm
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by L Austin France » Tue May 30, 2023 12:50 pm

I've just mowed the grass including the 'orchard' & had a good look at the fruit trees.
Apple & peach trees seem OK but plums & pears almost zero...

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Last post by Blaze
Wed May 31, 2023 12:21 pm
Weedkillers

Last post by Lori « Sat May 20, 2023 9:43 am
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by Leyla » Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:49 am
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I've done a search here and there seems to be nothing on Weedkillers!

Now that Glysophate has been banned, I am still spending a fortune on products...
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Last post by Lori
Sat May 20, 2023 9:43 am
Got there at last

Last post by Quiksilver « Fri May 19, 2023 1:40 pm
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by L Austin France » Wed May 17, 2023 8:54 pm
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Finally got the lawn & the shrubs looking half decent after letting things get away in the winter.
Lawn by me & ride on mower. Hard graft on rest by...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Fri May 19, 2023 1:40 pm
Battery life and behaviour

Last post by niemeyjt « Sun May 14, 2023 12:20 pm
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by tagh » Sat May 13, 2023 7:07 pm

I have two Black and Decker lithium 36volt batteries which power three garden tools. On of the two seems to be misbehaving, indicating it is fully...

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Sun May 14, 2023 12:20 pm

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