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IN OUR GARDEN 2023
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Richard Dye
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Here are a few of the blooms decorating our family room. The shrubs are continuing to blossom!
Richard Dye
master brummie
We rented a little cabin in Cape Cod when our children were very young. We thought for sure they were taking over our world. Never used so much ant spray and traps!soon be time to get my hot washer out in the garden and blast the green algie away its getting slippy now
ants could take over the world
Most species of ants are territorial and do not tolerate interference in their nests. As a result, humans are known as the predators of these tiny insects that crush thousands of ants underfoot each day.
This massive killing gives rise to their anger and revenge to wipe out the population of humans from the planet and take control of it.
However, these insects do not bother the presence of humans until they responsible for causing potential harm to their population.
Some years ago a group of us went to one of the holiday camps, [not sure which one]. First thing I did was to put the kettle on and found it full of ants. then found they were even in the bed. Gives me the shivers thinking of it. No more holiday camps for us!!! We have found several nests of late in the front garden.
as Kat said, they fascinate me particularly in woodland when you see them carrying stuff around much bigger than themselves
as Kat said, they fascinate me particularly in woodland when you see them carrying stuff around much bigger than themselves
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
as long as they stay in the garden they are welcome. here.
askabiologist.asu.edu
Ant Facts | Ask A Biologist
Ant FactoidsWe have collected a few facts about ants that you might find interesting. More are still to come.How much weight can an ant carry?[caption caption=" " align="right"][/caption]According to different estimates, ants can carry 10 - 50 times their body weight, or maybe even more! How...
Strawberry Hunter
master brummie
I always learn stuff from you all, thanks for all the interesting info. No gardening for me today, flipping freezing here, I can't get warm.
Richard Dye
master brummie
And don’t forget the catch bin!
Strawberry Hunter
master brummie
No lawn!!!!!!
pjmburns
master brummie
Latest on the sunflower news. Pete it might be squirrel 5 but my sunflowers are tough and they fight back.i think the squirrel has won now
Got up this morning to a dreary drizzly day - looked out and spied a little ray of sunshine. Yes... after many mishaps one sunflower has finally opened. This poor plant lost 3 flower buds to the squirrel but has won through. The one pic is taken looking down from the back bedroom window - gets the best view.
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i dont know what you feed it Janice but it sure is good stuff
that will be it then janThe thing is Pete - I don't feed it anything except water. However, I do talk to it.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
yer plants do like music as well......The thing is Pete - I don't feed it anything except water. However, I do talk to it.
I talk to the trees
But they don't listen to me
from paint your wagon
NOTSHARP
master brummie
Likewise, Kat.
I had 3/4 acre at my last house. I swore that I would never have grass again, unless I had something that would eat it.
Steve.
NOTSHARP
master brummie
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
you mean on the ground
NOTSHARP
master brummie
That's good to know.
We have had quite a lot (for us) here, this season, but Hover Fly numbers are way down.
Steve.
NOTSHARP
master brummie
lot of Butterfly's here steve
making pete very mad
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Nice to confirm that it is not wishful thinking on my part.
Steve.
Strawberry Hunter
master brummie
Likewise, Kat.
I had 3/4 acre at my last house. I swore that I would never have grass again, unless I had something that would eat it.
Steve.
I like my pots, also my collection of mainly conifers and evergreens in my front garden. Lawns are nice but I don't regret taking mine up in my front garden.
Totally agree with you Kat. I love to see a well kept lawn but nothing worse than long grass and weeds together. I could never do anything with our front lawn after we moved in, so dug it up and now have flower beds with a few Acers and bushes. Also, in the back garden had a guy in to dig it up and now mostly gravel and boxes/tubs and ornaments. So glad very little work to be done now.
Strawberry Hunter
master brummie
I think for me a lawn would be OK if as soon as it grew I had the time and motivation to mow it straight away. Lovely to see a nice lawn don't get me wrong.
All of my winter pansies are in now. Oooh I didn't post yesterday and I meant to, after I'd jet washed the back garden!!!! Wahay, that's all of my jobs done for autumn/winter, except for a bit of tidying and washing the garden down due to my chihuahua boys sprinkling on the pots!
All of my winter pansies are in now. Oooh I didn't post yesterday and I meant to, after I'd jet washed the back garden!!!! Wahay, that's all of my jobs done for autumn/winter, except for a bit of tidying and washing the garden down due to my chihuahua boys sprinkling on the pots!
We moved into our current house 5 years ago and it has (by chance not choice) an artificial lawn. Just needs an occasional sweep up. It is only a small area and always looks neat. However I would not put an artificial lawn in myself.
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