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Good morning @Punkdoc and all arriving later. Another dull start to the day but it has time to improve. The funeral today is at 13:30 and I've fingers crossed that the sun shines then.

Hi @simone_in_wiltshire I shall do that, thanks

Got a couple more plants at weekend. Another ligularia rocket for the bog garden and this tiarella sugar and spice in the sale section £3, I've since divided it into 3 and planted it with an actaea, the marking on the leaves reminded me of the actaea so thought they'd look well together.

Good morning all, thick cloud and light winds temp 11c to 17c Precipitation 22% Sunrise 4.55 Sunset 21.16 Rain later

Maybe a choisya? I’m seeking a similar solution in a sunny border that needs something to prevent ‘bareness’ in the winter.

Boscobel finally opened today. It's very slow growing so far, though was only bought in October last year so is very young. Hoping it picks up a bit.

Afraid I can't help with the application of your fungus treatment, as it isn't something I normally have to deal with. As I said, there are several different ones on the market. Having said that, I would have expected the instructions to be more explicit.Getting back to basics. It would be...

Hello @Liriodendron , several years ago I bought a fleece 'tunnel' to protect our veg crops, it's only about 10ft long and 3-4ft wide, 3ft high and kind of collapsible to fit your space. It's good to protect also against high winds and heavy rain as well as birds - you peg it down all round. It...

The eggs have hatched and the parents are busy feeding the little ones.

Yeah, I took that shot in Sheffield Botanical Gardens (as with the African Hemp) but I have to admit I didn't really notice much scent. Really striking tree though.

Can’t find much that looks like I want it to at the minute but at least these foxgloves stood up to the heavy rain and wind last Wednesday and I like the water irises even though they have been blown over a little.