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  • Re: Slugs and Bran

    Forum post by schol49 on 09 Aug 2008

    Chocolate Fireguard aaaaaaaah The Inner Recesses of The Inner Recesses of The Digger Mind `tis in truth a wondrous place of wonders Read more..

  • Sweet Cicely

    Forum post by schol49 on 09 Aug 2008

    My Good Lady Wife doing her bit for continuation of Species Has just ordered Sweet Cicely from A Heritage Seedsman I shall keep you all up to date with any developments Query has anyone else got this plant in their garden and have they any advice regards it. Read more..

  • Re: Idle chat

    Forum post by schol49 on 09 Aug 2008

    Dandelion has so many uses Digger such as Dandelion Tea Dandelion &Burdock is it not also used in Folk Medicine as a Dieuretic. In Scotland They are known as Pee The Beds The Name in French is Pis en Lit They have been used by humans for food and herbalism for much of recorded history. While the dandelion is considered a weed by most gardeners and lawn owners, the plant does have several culinary uses, and the specific name officinalis refers to its value as a medicinal herb . Dandelions are Read more..

  • Reporting for Duty Sah

    Forum post by schol49 on 19 Jul 2008

    Exciting News from The Beeb Scotland 'Survival zones' for butterflies Ten "survival zones" are key to saving rare butterfly species from becoming extinct, according to Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS). The areas identified include Highland Perthshire, Lochaber, North Argyll, Solway and Upper Deeside. BCS has previously warned that climate change threatens some species. It said Scotland had become a refuge for butterflies in decline in England and careful management of the zones Read more..

  • Re: I Will Build My Love A Bower

    Forum post by schol49 on 02 Jul 2008

    Well as Hannibal Smith say`s ( TVs "A Team" Leader for Non-Fans) "It`s Great when a Plan comes together...." While continuing interweaving fresh growth of willow withys I was pleased to see some Rose blossoms pushed through the canopy there also buds yet to bloom. So using the fresh withys I further bound this outward growth to the canopy My Love The Lady of The Bower is most pleased with the results so far. I will if possible try to get asome jpegs on to the forum if I can To Read more..

  • Re: Idle chat

    Forum post by schol49 on 27 Jun 2008

    Miranda I was interested to see you live in Nrth Lincolnshire as does The Wife`s Cousin. She is the Vicar in Winterton, and when we visited hera for a Vicarage Holiday : There was two amazing happenings which happened simultaneously: One was The Scarecrow Exhibition and the other The Gardens Open Day. When people opened up their back gardens. There was some really interesting ideas, like a woman made her garden appear larger by clever use of mirrors (which with the acid rain we experience in Argyll Read more..

  • New Visitor

    Forum post by schol49 on 25 Jun 2008

    Saw Our first HedgeHog in The Garden about Three Days ago, and saw what looked like The Mother Frog in The Pond That pond acts as a HoneyPot .I believe a garden is incomplete without a pond. We do not have a "Field of Dreams" rather a"Pond of Dreams Basically, just, dig the pond, and the wildlife will come. Read more..

  • Re: Has gardening ever been core to Britishness?

    Forum post by schol49 on 23 Jun 2008

    Hi Marge this is rather than an ancient idea, instead relatively modern, it was not as most of Our "British Identity" down to the Victorians. It arose out of the Horror of The Carnage of the "War to End All Wars" also known as the First World War. There Arose The Idea that we must bring a Normality back to Those Men Who had Survived, by giving them A Home Fit For Heroes. Simultaneously another Idea was emerging that Towns should be built to a Plan which Led to Town Planning and Read more..

  • Re: Snails and Hostas

    Forum post by schol49 on 26 May 2008

    I thought that was a Northern term a Thick Mulch of Builders I think You`re on a winner Digger Sas Gardening Hey we `ve had the Naked Chef what`s wrong with Kamakazi Gardening Read more..

  • Conpanionable Species

    Forum post by schol49 on 21 Apr 2008

    My Wife mentioned having read somewhere of a process of interplanting flowers such as Nasturtiums amongst Vegetables as Companionable Species has anyone heard of this and do they have any experience and or Data regarding this fascinating process? Read more..