Creating and maintaining gardens in France, French plants, ponds, gardening tools and machinery, etc
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
In memory of Olive
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L Austin France »
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:18 pm
This is the remains of the magnificent olive tree we planted & nurtured for about 15 years destroyed in minutes by storm Ciaran.
We've decided to...
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Last post by Blaze
Fri May 03, 2024 6:48 pm
Scalping device for strimmer
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Bayleaf »
Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:48 am
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 glazedallover
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:05 pm
Poxy ride on
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hughnique »
Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:02 pm
I have just finished trying to get all the grass cuttings off the floor after my gardener strimmed it all down for me. It has highlighted the...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:36 pm
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:06 pm
Must be due some frost
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L Austin France »
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:04 pm
After all the peach & plum trees are in full bloom so whatcha waiting for Jack? Your late appearance has done for 'em for the last 3 years so why...
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Last post by ajm
Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:51 pm
Couch as compost?
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tagh »
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:10 pm
Probably three or four years ago I dug up a load of couch and stuck it in a sealed bin with some water meaning to get rid of it later, and clean...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:40 pm
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Last post by L Austin France
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:27 pm
Roundup weedkiller.
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demi »
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:45 pm
I was in the garden centre yesterday & saw Roundup for sale. Very puzzled as I thought glyphosate was banned in France?
I didn't have time to have a...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:45 pm
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Last post by Blaze
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:13 am
Overwintering geraniums
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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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Last post by tagh
Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:46 pm
Harvest time.
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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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Last post by RobertArthur
Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:13 pm
Box-tree moth
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RobertArthur »
Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:18 pm
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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Last post by niemeyjt
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:22 am
Brambles
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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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Last post by Blaze
Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:57 am
Time to ditch the perfect lawn?
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Bayleaf »
Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:44 am
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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Last post by Bayleaf
Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:56 am
Something for the weekend?
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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
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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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Last post by MAD87
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:54 pm
Mowing can be dangerous
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L Austin France »
Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:15 am
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
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Loup-garou »
Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:22 am
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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Last post by Loup-garou
Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:22 am
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Last post by Headers
Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:47 pm
Dung heap spuds
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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
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L Austin France »
Wed May 25, 2022 11:23 am
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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Last post by ajm
Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:51 am
The power of bamboo
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RobertArthur »
Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:05 pm
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
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Last post by Polarengineer
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:28 pm
Grape leaves - disease?
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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
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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
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