Gardening is generally regarded as a gentle pastime which involves a mixture of light work interspersed by periods of calm when we can stop and enjoy the beauty around us. But as I mentioned in my last post there are hidden dangers in some of that beauty such as the gas plant that can cause [...]
Image via Wikipedia Everyone knows that they should avoid touching poison ivy and if they do the result is likely to be rather painful. While poison ivy declares its menace in its name, there are several other plants which can cause a nasty rash as Jane Milliman discovered to her cost. In her case the [...]
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Image via Wikipedia In my last post I discussed ways of keeping cats out of your garden and also the subject of raised beds and how some people thought that you could’nt grow veg without one. Well today I have found a gadget, or rather an installation, that combines all round protection from intruders with [...]
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