I have often seen mice in the compost bin, and also a slow worm slithered out one day.
How many of your plants have not survived the recent cold spell? I thought that Escallonia was a fairly tough plant, but all three are looking rather dead. I will give them time to recover, as they may regrow from the base.
Escallonia is quite tough, but prolonged cold will see it off. It can withstand wind easily enough. I don't think it's been cold enough (at least where I am) so far to harm them. I suspect they'll come back in the spring.
I got a swanky new house with a moderate sized back garden neatly laid with turf. I'm unsure what to do with it - I don't want anything too fussy looking or hard to maintain. I'm considering building some cold frames, but I'm still unsure really.
When we moved there was one of those black bin type of composters…I’ve looked at the contents over the years and come to the conclusion it’s useless.
Are they…?
I got a swanky new house with a moderate sized back garden neatly laid with turf. I'm unsure what to do with it - I don't want anything too fussy looking or hard to maintain. I'm considering building some cold frames, but I'm still unsure really.
We've a plastic composter - does work. It keeps 'accepting' grass cuttings without ever completely filling, so something is working. We do need to dig it out at the bottom this year - should have some great compost for the greenhouse.
We've a plastic composter - does work. It keeps 'accepting' grass cuttings without ever completely filling, so something is working. We do need to dig it out at the bottom this year - should have some great compost for the greenhouse.