Re geraniums and plargoniums (I always say them both toether - saves trying to remember which is which!) a lot of my more interesting ones came from Iden Croft. For those in the south east region, it's on the road from Cranbrooke to Maidstone, near Sissinghurst. Used to be a monastery with a kitchen...

that's the attar rose. Quite a common one in garden centres I think. It's got a little pink flower.

Quite possibly - my latin's not that good so I'm not sure!

You can get geraniums with fancy smells. I've got one that smells like Vick Vapour Rub(hooray?) and a minty one. And then there's the attar rose - turkish delight Mmmm!

Thanks! Confidence boosted, I'll have a go.

Has anyone every tried drying geraniums and wrapping them in newspaper for the winter? I've heard it works, but don't want to lose mine by testing it and finding it doesn't. (I've got more varieties of geranium, pelargonium and attar rose than I have windowsills, so potting for the winter is a pain.)

Great, thanks. My favourite butterfly. Kidney vetch will be planted.

What about those little pale yellow ones I see on the chalk downs, anyone know what attracts those?

Heavens, I never thought of that, thanks - wait and see if I like the grapes! (They look nice.)

Hi, first post. Can I start with a question? My neighbour's garden has run totally wild. I have permission to neaten the edges and rescue things if I wish. I have just found a grapevine fruiting! It's peering hopefully out between a five foot high mat of brambles etc. I have a promising south-facing...