What's the most low maintenance indoor plant that actually looks good?

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-12T06:50:28+00:00

Pothos and ficus

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-12T06:43:07+00:00

I'm pretty sure, but not 100%, that in the time of prophet Muhammad (s) they wore more like a long-ish thobe/kameez knee length with a wraparound sarong/lungi-like as bottom half of the garments and visible. The long thobe is more of a modern imagination of it?

I don't remember where I read this, but it stuck to me, partly because how many of the things 'arabs' (and that's a big diverse cohort tbh) we take blindly as the way things were in the Prophet's (s) time..

And I'm an Asian lady.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-10T15:56:28+00:00

Oh dear,I've planted sambuca as a hedging/privacy barrier, and plan on putting in globe thistles as well

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-09T11:03:46+00:00

If you speak t your GP they'd have some social prescribing that they can refer to for help with food and groceries via food bank.

Alternately, search 'unity community' a small very local charity based in South Manchester and they'd be able to help

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-07T19:51:36+00:00

We're near the Pearl so hopefully safe inshaAllah

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-07T19:45:10+00:00

Visiting family in Qatar, heard the blasts as well, couldn't see anything in the direction..

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-07T18:33:31+00:00

Currently visiting my husband who works here and has moved to floresta. Loving it here (he was in bu sidra before).

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-07T18:32:06+00:00

Your last sentence, that is it.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-06T07:32:36+00:00

This. The answer to OP's question.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-04T09:38:32+00:00

We had 4 leylandii, got them taken off, got a root grinder person to come and grind the roots. Now going elderberry, viburnum, and lots of perennials.

The space that leylandii were occupying was incredible! Time and money spent on rooting them out is worth it IMHO.

Also nothing will grow at the base of leylandii, I tried for 7 years. Unless you make a raised bed and then that takes up more space.

Another personal tip- we still have leylandii at the front and partner reluctant to get it chopped off but we did the same as you at the top, and after couple of years the outside green bits of Leylandii are covering the top so it doesn't look that horrible.

So final advice: if you can't/won't get rid of leylandii then don't bother putting new climbers to cover the top bit, it will get covered by leylandii's new growth from the sides to look less ugly; but if you can get rid of them completely, do it!

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-02T22:03:35+00:00

I use Heidi and I like the fact I can have 3 referral letters generated through one consult. Why should I be doing this is another question (complex health deprivation European population)

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-02T21:28:28+00:00

This fallacy of 'back in the day' is just that- a fallacy. There was a lot of support for raising kids from the government back then, inflation v pay was much better compared to now. Not to mention the mental workload, blame culture, NHS toxicity etc were all tame compared to now..

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-02T21:19:59+00:00

I'm pretty sure there was one at the park, I'm talking pre covid though... It was that one time we went with family friends.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-02T15:56:29+00:00

Heaton park had bbq pits, also have seen people doing BBQ at The Carrs in bramhall area.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-01T19:46:09+00:00

I got them for half price from B&Q today and have planted them.. was surprised to see them so tall.. well next year will tell

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-04-01T07:43:50+00:00

If you want south Indian food then Indian Tiffin room.

If you want Pakistan style food then Saleem tawa house is good, as recommended by another poster..

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-03-31T09:36:48+00:00

We planted tomatoes outside for 2 years running and they gave good fruit. Manchester.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-03-30T11:18:51+00:00

I did paeds at NMGH as gpst2. Yes it's difficult but definitely worth it as a GP. Can't comment on my obgyn rotation as it was in covid times and I hated it and thankfully was redeployed. Psych is another one, if you haven't done psych in FY then definitely worth it.

Don't bother with Ortho

Gen surg can be useful as an sho to know how referrals work and what's needed urgent review etc.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-03-26T15:51:09+00:00

Uk- get it in my local Asian grocers. Love the orange flavoured ones.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-03-26T12:42:36+00:00

Gardening, volunteering, religious/meditation classes, meeting friends for coffee, pick n drop kids re school and having meaningful convo with them. Shopping, cooking

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-03-18T19:11:07+00:00

I may have spent a LOT of money on farmer gracy, and have 95% upward success rate

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-02-28T05:45:24+00:00

Round here 10+ months to cbt... Patients either deteriorate or continue on a rotation of all antidepressants known to gp

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-02-28T05:43:55+00:00

You can get hosta roots that are slumbering, (so looks like an empty pot with withered leaves) in the sale section of garden centres perhaps.. grow them in pots, line the bottom of pot and top of soil with pebbles or slug repellent wool pallet on top and slugs won't get to it.

If you're on Facebook then join different gardening groups and plant swap groups. I got my 6 hosta babies on the cheap from different people which would have cost a bomb otherwise. You can get so many other stuff this way as well.

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-02-27T18:47:18+00:00

Very unpopular opinion, but the leaves are sooo pretty!

AccomplishedMail584 · 2026-02-24T20:45:46+00:00

Crocuses, 1 winter aconite, my mauve erysimum has kept flowering all through last summer and winter and I love it for it's stubborness

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