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I've noticed that when I've bought "10mm" pea gravel, quite a lot of it has been bigger than that, but it probably varies a bit between suppliers. Best advice is probably to have a look at it before parting with your dosh. These days horticultural grit seems to be £6 for 20kg which I don't think...

Thanks all, seems to be consensus which is good to see. Whats your trigger to plant out? 2, 4, 6 pairs of true leaves? warming weather conditions?We have a lot of slugs about at the moment too, i've been gambling leaving the zinnia out while i'm at work worried to return to find them...

This is growing in a really inhospitable hot dry spot so I'd really like it to be a keeper. I'm not particularly particular but I suspect it's going to be one of those tall jobs with a few yellow flowers on top

Here's one of mine that survived the winter (there are another two). I took down the basket that it was in and put it in the pot with fresh compost last weekend, and it's already producing flowers. And I have some cuttings taken maybe 6 or 8 weeks ago, ready to go into baskets.Once again I...

Many Group 1s are still flowering. If you have a pic, that will help with further advice. They really only need pruning if outgrowing their space.

Oh I forgot to say, they're in a brand new flower bed that was previously just grass- we flipped and covered the turf for 6-7 months before planting anything, so it seemed like really good soil when they went in...

My apologgies @Butterfly6 for not making things clear. As a ZSL pensioner, I receive a number of complimentary tickets each year. I can't make use of them myself so I offer them to others . If you/your daughter would like any, I will just need your name and postal address to send them.

I have lived and worked in several countries: Holland, they loved the Brits, similar humour, and the war. USA, loved my accent [ yes really ] always happy to show off their country, I was invited out most nights during my stay. We give Americans a bad press, but I had a wonderful time. All the...

Mashua is a nice tuber to grow up a obelisk because it has ornamental appeal being in the nasturtium family. I also had quite a few people ask me what my yacon was as they like the leaf shape and the flowers.

The young magpies here are a pain in the proverbial - teenage hooligans, looking for trouble while Mum & Dad find them food! The first spring we were here (2020), the magpies fledged during lockdown, and certainly provided entertainment... the builders had stopped work, of course, but left...