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Pieris will be fine too. Hardy shrubs. They prefer some dampness though, so it depends on how decent the soil is to start with. They adapt well once established. Your location/climate, and the size of the space, also dictates what will be happy, so it helps to give that too

I haven't got a tablet but I have several clocks in the house. They all tell different times, although very close to each other. For me myself an approximate time is enough and a minute or two either way doesn't matter ... but then I never have to time anything, although I can understand that...

If you fancy growing your own -sweet peas will help for summer. You'd probably still get some in GCs or diy stores etc too. Ideal for pots near, or in, your sitting area, and they don't need huge amounts of sun either. If you can create a more enclosed area by making a physical screen - doesn't...

That's what makes it so difficult here @noisette47 . Ground that doesn't dry out to any great extent, in any year. They're also perfectly able to reproduce in proper winters, although it's a bit easier then. Snails aren't a great problem - it's the slugs that are the worst. Pots are easier to...

I remember having a nest of them in a plant near our back door in a previous house. My girls were very young at the time, and were fascinated by the fact that if you touched a leaf very gently nearby, they all scattered in a beautiful pattern. I had to explain that it wasn't fair to keep doing...

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Same here. The lemon balm requires a lot of digging out but the mint is fairly tame.

6oz 137cm Natural Hessian Jutethis company sells jute which you could try for mulch. not sure if the grubs could eat into it, doubt they could eat through two layers.

The fruits are very fragrant. Even if you don't like eating them, you can just put them in a bowl and enjoy the smell.

I've lived in this house for over 30 years but only started seeing foxes recently. And then generally as a quick glimpse as they crossed the garden. It's since I started putting calci-worms out for the birds that this fox has found my garden worth lingering in. I always used to have badgers, but...