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Was mostly garden related. We pulled the huge reed out of the pond - we planted it about seven years ago (I think), and it has spread some every year, but this year went utterly mad, and almost took over the pond. It was nearly as tall as me, and making the garden feel very small, never mind about the poor fish ( Read more... )

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in the past 24 hours, I have planted:

rosemary, tarragon, kitchen bay, two types of mint, coriander, flat leaf parsley, sage, thyme, basil, lemon grass and oregano.

and six alpines, an anemone, a potful of begonia tubers, a white decentra, two ornamental grasses, a couple of nasturtiums, and lord knows what else.

perlmonger has potted up the caster oil ( Read more... )