I have just re-watched Out of Africa with meryl streep and robert redford. What wonderful music it had, what a great composer John Barry is. I know he won the oscar for the music, in fact I think the film won a large number of oscars including best photography also wonderful. Would love to see D do some film music.

Would love to see D.

Sue, your bay tree (Laurus Nobilis) will prefer full sun, though it will also grow in partial shade.It needs a sheltered spot as it is

susceptible to frost damage. Remove any frost-damaged stems and leaves in spring. In spring it has yellow flowers and if it

is a female plant these are followed by black berries.It will grow into a large tree if you don't prune it in summer (not till it's

established).

I keep thinking about drying the leaves instead of just picking them when I want to use them.

It works with mint, so why not.

Thanks for the information about the bay tree. Will have to have a re think about it's position. Sue

Mum grows agapanthers in a clay soil which spends half it's time underwater and is in the north west. They flower successfully each year even though the conditions just aren't what are required for them. Her flowers are about 6 wks later than ours ans smaller but equally beautiful.

I grow a water plant, a type of yellow mimulus, in a mini pond in a bowl. It has rooted itself in the surrounding area, very dry

soil, where it spreads exuberently and flowers profusely !!!

We had our mint in containers to stop them spreading. The cats thought they were marvellous to sleep on. The mint dies, the cats thrived. Now we only have apple mint which escaped the containers.

On the Just Natasha site there are photos of her house-hunting in Santa Monica. No sign of D though.

dear lord, daysof pc problems, how can allourpcs go heywire at the same time??? abd my duaghters laptop arrived with a dodgy keyboard - at least she can hopefor a refund or repair, ours are all too old, we have been opening towers and playing with cables, just got this old one to work on a basic reboot just to beable tocheck online and email - arrgh technology, everything seems ot be playing up lately beginningto think its our house, or the electric supply

my agapanthus looks somewhat dead, even though its not in wet soil and its fairly sheltered! a shame

Mum's look like that each spring and come out fine in the end.

It's the Gremlins, Pip. Or perhaps the house needs an exorcist ?????

Mum's always look completely dead and then thrive. Don't worry until August pip.

that late? theres hope then, I was expecting it out in leaf now like all my alliums

and yup - I am wondering about this house..our tv on off button gave up the ghost and the washer drier died ... I suppose you just have times when luck runs out.

It sounds like ours. We've had no tumble drier for 2yrs, the freezed only has half of the doors intact and the cooker's oven doesn't work - oh, and our water is leaking in the kitchen but we can't find out where and the plumber hasn't been of much help.

Talking about baytrees, where is Baytree, is she on holiday still. I still cant get on Natashas site, dont know why. Wonder wshy she is moving.

Two holidays, one running into the other.

Preston, are you putting in the hyphen ?

 

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