Gardeners Corner - The Friendly Gardening Forum

I purchased this shrub a few years ago and it's been quite happily living in a pot but it's starting to look a bit tatty and I want to plant it out in the garden but I can't for the life of me, remember what it's called. The label was broken and then lost. All I know is that the leaves go a very bright green, it likes sunny conditions and it doesn't (or hasn't) flower(ed). I'm s...

Do you wear specific items of clothing to potter about the garden ?
60+ years ago, my dad always wore very old tweed type trousers, boots, braces with a formal long sleeve shirt with just the top button undone and no collar, a 'grabdad' shirt. In inclement weather, an old jacket which has seen better days, with leather patches on the elbows and a Trilby hat.. I can see him...

Just spoken to my grandson asking about school, year 7.
He's absolutely loves it. He was saying there was a fight at lunch time between 2 boys in his year group. I ask you, it's 6 weeks in an fistie cuffs already. Thus isn't what you would expect from this type of school. Love to been a fly on the wall when, I presume , the school informs the parents.

Thinking of putting a lump of money into Premium Bonds. The interest rates we get are so low now on savings it could be an alternative. I realise there is zero interest on PBs but there is the chance of a win. Even just a small win every now and then must surely be better than the very low rates we get at any of the banks ect ?

Thoughts please and anyone done any g...

Extre sanctions against Russia. Why don't countries do a TOTAL sanctions ?