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This year, we actually had a very wet February, 76mm in total (more than double the long-term averages). However there were 15 days with no measurable rain, and 7 with only between 0.5 and 2.5mm. Most of the rain fell on 8th-9th-10th, 15th-16th and 21st-22nd, leaving plenty of grass-cutting...

I've never heard of anyone in Belgium or France being on a zero hours contract @gks but I think the legal framework for employment laws and contracts would make it difficult.

Hi @Biofreak I think you need to embrace paragraphs! Much easier to read the info.All my cavolo nero and PSB babies have been eaten by snails and they've had a go at my tomatoes and chillies and 2 of my little clumps of Greek basil too. Very frustrating. However, the Swiss chard "Pink...

Hello, another query from me.I have lovely Alium 'lavender bubbles'. Planted last year, 6 pots. They're in a sunny location at the front of the house. Gravel much. Everything was watered through that first summer and the intention was to leave this as a drought tolerant garden. It's rained a...

HelloI planted three Euphorbia martinii last year. They've flowered this year. Two of them have new shoots coming through. One of them doesn't and hasn't grown anything like the other two. I would usually cut back the flowering stems when they're spent leaving the new growth.I'm not sure...

Long day at work so only just getting a chance to look at replies, thanks to all of you that took the time to!I found an image of the liner in place so you can better see what’s happening under the water. Taking into consideration all your ideas, here’s what I’m currently thinking:I’m...

They would much prefer for you to buy a new one each year, you are cheating the system.

I dont think its something anyone can solve from a picture, personally I'd cut back to good wood and see what happens, get the dead stuff out of the way.

I love "Graham Thomas" @Obelix-Vendée , I first had one years ago not long after it was first introduced and it flowered so beautifully and was very healthy. After many years,if memory serves me right, it just gave up the ghost.My husband bought me another one for my 60th birthday and it is...

They look suspiciously like Ceanothus. Notoriously temperamental! Scrape the bark mulch away from the trunks, give them a balanced feed and snip out all the brown twigs. They might come back, they might not.

This chap explains it quite well. There’s plenty of his videos available that show all aspects, including how to get started.

That's ok if you want to see all the new posts but I only want to see what I'm really interested in, so I find alerts are better

Thanks for replies all.im based in west England. No dog/kids/pets and not a new build.my mower is only a year old so hopefully it isn't the blades!!the grass does get very thick in the middle of the lawn where those patches are and it's a chore to cut when the grass gets long, so perhaps...

Not that I've noticed, but I'm awful vigilant @ViewAhead