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Extremely dry weather.
It has been very dry for weeks. The photo below shows gauges in the river. Typically the water is at the 2nd post. In flood it can be well past where the photo was taken. It's dry all over Britain. Just today the news said Scotland has had the driest start to the year since 1964. Who knows, the weather might change to constant downpours, but if it remains drier than average there could be summer hosepipe bans. If this happens, there is usually a surge of orders for water butts. To avoid the queues for delivery you could order now, to get your water butt kit ready and collect any rain that falls. Various sizes and types are available in the water butt section.
Alliums in bloom
A member of the onion family! The spherical flower heads of Alliums look great on long stems.
How to keep your pond clear and well oxygenated
It's really nice when your pond has crystal clear water and you can see to the bottom, and not so great if your pond is bright green and murky with algae. There is a few things you can do to help keep your pond clear.....
Start your outdoor bonsai collection this week
If you have a very small garden, balcony or backyard, an outdoor bonsai collection, is a great new hobby to try, and the bonsai trees can look beautiful when they are older.
Flowering Maple houseplant or summer patio / balcony plant
Seedlings available in plants section.
Dry start to 2025 = water butts
July 2023 was hot, the grass turned yellow. This followed on from the super hot day in August 2022, that broke records. People thought it was going to be a good summer, then July began...
