yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

The stupid price tags makes lol even harder at the twits who decide they need a pod for erm, something.

I was trying to be tactful in case anyone else here has one, but since you’ve gone there – who the fuck actually buys these things?

What's wrong with massive council slabs? I'm a big fan of a 3x2.

That's why a good honest lump of concrete is best. I genuinely think big slabs with a little bit of interest like engineering blues looks way better then most fancy garden materials.

n0face wrote:

That's why a good honest lump of concrete is best. I genuinely think big slabs with a little bit of interest like engineering blues looks way better then most fancy garden materials.

Yeah, i can see that tbf.  It’s not exactly sawn and honed yorkstone but they aren’t hiding what they are.

Moved my azaleas to a shadier spot, still managed to get the most damaged one in a spot that gets some sun, so trying to save it this way until it's looking a bit more healthy again. Mixed in azalea soil.

I don't know what the purple thing in the middle is. Just hope the azaleas will be able to get their roots healthy here so they can grow.

What I planted in the sunny spot:

Big Sweet Pea and Petite Sweet Pea, plus a lavender. We'll see how it goes, and if they survive winter when it's a lot more shady there. Hopefully they gain a bit of height so they can get some sun then. Also learned lavender might go dormant in winter? So that could be why my other one (not pictured) looked a bit sad for a while.
Just happy that I found the smaller, $11,99 pots this time and didn't grab the bigger, $34,99 pots last time. If they die, it's not as much money thrown away.

Proof that I had a least one new nasturtium from the seeds I planted

I haven't checked today yet, but when I looked yesterday it already had small bites taken from it, so not holding much hope for this one to actually grow.

Planted this flower last year and it's getting so many flowers now, I really like it

The red coleus leaves are also kinda going?

Which seems to be the theme for most of my things. My tomato plant has one tomato currently, and seems to switch between giving up and getting bright green leaves all the time. My basil is looking a bit awkward too, I already placed it in full sun and give it water pretty much daily, but the leaves look small and pointy, nothing like what I expect from basil. Those are pretty much the two that are doing the worst. It's not an easy garden to take nice overview pictures, as most of it is just along a wall.

Lavender does indeed go dormant and you’ll get a better plant every year if you cut it all back to just above the old wood.  It takes a bit of faith to do it but trust me, it’ll come back stronger, prettier and healthier every single year.  It stops them going all woody and leggy like they tend to do after a couple of years of neglect.

g.man wrote:

Nailed it.

There are worse fates.

Maybe I should buy some silver paint and keep the stupid thing.

I do already have the glasses.

Are you mad?  That's how the world will end.  We need to keep those things in check.

Proper answer is no i havent, i have little experience but I'm pretty sure there's a couple that'll doing just fine outside.  RHS website and then search for carnivorous should give you some ideas.  It's a great website for stuff like this.

I need to get rid of weeds from some pretty big gravel areas. Any suggestions for something that won’t harm the dog?

I like the idea of a gas powered weed burner, but to hell with the idea of using that over big areas. It’d take days. Weeks even.

So are there any off the shelf weedkillers that would do the trick without poisoning Cooper? (Poisoning rabbits is fine. They’ve been eating my veg.)

I love the idea of one, but not for whole car parks etc.

I tell the kids to do it. Little fingers are great for pulling up weeds.