Creating and maintaining gardens in France, French plants, ponds, gardening tools and machinery, etc
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Useful gardening help
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Polarengineer »
Thu Sep 17, 2026 2:27 pm
I have recently joined a group site for gardeners “Growveg.com” The veg planner allows me to plan next year’s veggie patch showing me where not to...
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Last post by Veem
Fri Sep 18, 2026 10:33 am
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Last post by exile
Sat Aug 15, 2026 7:00 pm
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Last post by RobertArthur
Sun Jul 26, 2026 8:34 pm
Long shadows
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RobertArthur »
Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:21 pm
The longest day and long shadows in Normandy (not in our garden).
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Last post by RobertArthur
Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:21 pm
Ena Harkness Red rose
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basquesteve »
Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:16 pm
Do any forum members have this rose I am interested in one of it's innermost petals
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Last post by basquesteve
Wed May 27, 2026 4:50 pm
Harvest time.
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RobertArthur »
Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:07 pm
Time to harvest our only fig tree. Up in the tree, all sorts of little birds feast on the now ripening delicacy.
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Last post by Bayleaf
Thu Oct 16, 2025 8:28 am
Picking Bramley apples
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tagh »
Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:28 pm
Thus far I have a good crop of Bramley cooking apples but with storms coming I was wondering if I should not pick them now, probably a tiny bit...
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Last post by Blaze
Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:02 pm
A garden with more than one view
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RobertArthur »
Sun Sep 28, 2025 9:02 pm
The garden of la Maison Jules-Roy in Vézelay, nice view, also in the direction of the Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. He was a Free French officer...
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Last post by Liz
Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:28 pm
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Last post by Hotrodder
Mon Jul 07, 2025 6:48 pm
Electric secateurs
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Headers »
Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:27 pm
We are both losing our grip and finding it more difficult to prune.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:22 pm
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Last post by L Austin France
Fri May 09, 2025 11:40 am
Pampas Grass
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ajm »
Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:57 am
I read somewhere recently that this plant is going to be illegal in gardens because of its invasive nature. Anybody know if this is right?
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Last post by Loup-garou
Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:40 am
Below the snow
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RobertArthur »
Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:21 pm
This morning's news about yesterday. Plus de 30 centimètres de neige dans le Morvan.
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Last post by RobertArthur
Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:21 pm
Grass cut !
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glazedallover »
Fri Nov 08, 2024 3:58 pm
8th November 2024. Beautiful sunny day . I have never , ever, cut the grass in November before. That's it for this year !
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Last post by Sparkle
Fri Mar 14, 2025 4:01 pm
Overwintering geraniums
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tagh »
Sun Nov 24, 2024 1:51 pm
Assuming frost and or a longish cold period this winter how do you overwinter your germaniums please, both in pot and bare root? Information...
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Last post by Polly
Mon Nov 25, 2024 4:35 pm
No Dig Day - Nov 3rd
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niemeyjt »
Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:45 am
Today is No Dig Day -
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:34 pm
Digging
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tagh »
Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:16 pm
Well, in fact removing grass to make a bed for extra blackcurrent bushes; does this count as part of the 5000/10000 steps per day we are supposed to...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:56 pm
Ride-on mower lifts
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Quiksilver »
Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:05 am
I'm sure that this subject has cropped up before, but up-to-date info would be good....
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Last post by Quiksilver
Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:25 pm
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Last post by RobertArthur
Thu Aug 08, 2024 5:29 pm
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Last post by RobertArthur
Sun Jul 21, 2024 9:58 pm
Daisy Fleabane
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Bayleaf »
Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:32 am
also known as Erigeron Annuus (note the extra n and u! ;) ), related to the Aster family. I first noticed one of these plants, a couple of years ago,...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Thu Jul 04, 2024 6:44 pm
Silk tree
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L Austin France »
Wed May 25, 2022 11:23 am
last year our Albezia didn't get into leaf until july but this year it's leaves started to show in early May & now in full leaf.
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Last post by Veem
Thu Jul 04, 2024 2:23 pm
Poxy ride on
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hughnique »
Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:02 pm
I have just finished trying to get all the grass cuttings off the floor after my gardener strimmed it all down for me. It has highlighted the...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:30 am
Leaves going yellow
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Hotrodder »
Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:28 pm
I may have mentioned before, that my garden is where plants come to die but this is a new one. Having given up on growing pretty much anything apart...
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Last post by Polly
Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:00 pm
Western Whip Snake
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Wilbro »
Sun Jun 02, 2024 9:55 am
Yesterday whilst moving wood stored for next winter I pulled back the cover to expose a Western Whip Snake curled comfortably on top. A big one,...
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Last post by exile
Sun Jun 02, 2024 8:09 pm
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