Gardening With Friends

Wonderful photo Linda 🙂.

I think we call them crickets… great capture! At first I thought ‘praying mantis’ but glad it’s not …

I know what you mean Shirley, as I only had a plastic mini Greenhouse ,well two actually,but I kept the staging from the old one,which I keep in the loft,till needed ,and stand it in the Conservatory over winter ..
I feel now,that I don't need anything bigger,but Hywel has a valid point too.Depends how much you space you would be comfortable with..

If it were me,I would go smaller,but maybe get some kind of a long bench to put on one side ,which would be great for storage,and potting up etc.maybe a pasting table,plastic patio table(oblong ) if you have a look on freecycle or similar? We have an old door as a bench,in our shed,which is ideal..
Seed sowing is minimal for me now, but I still enjoy doing a few,and I still like to take cuttings,but I do buy more bedding plants these days,and have no space or need,for anymore shrubs,so it works for me :o)
I still have a very ancient cold frame,but I only use it to store pots in over winter, and some tender plants for protection till frosts have finished, as an overflow if my Staging indoors is full to capacity ! xx

It only stopped raining briefly,this afternoon,and we have been given an yellow Weather warning for parts of Yorkshire tonight and tomorrow..oh goody !! Its been pretty chilly too.Gas fire on ,and a jumper ! Sorry about your plants,Shirley ,and Balcony.I decided to stake some of mine ,just in case,and touch wood,they are still upright,but leaning :o)

I PMed Homebird yesterday but she may never see the PM!

Good to hear she hasn't actually left us but has opened a new account!

It's been very windy here but we haven't had a great deal of rain nor have we had any thunderstorms. We have had a couple of showers, the first quite heavy & lasted perhaps 15 mins. Then another, not as heavy, which lasted perhaps 5 mins. Wind seems to be dying down, but the temps have taken a tumble! 😞

So much rain the last few days that my Petunias have been ruined! I hope they pick up again with a few days of calm!

We can only hope so, Shirley! I've already killed a few plants so far this year through overwatering! 😞