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Last year a garden center was selling off rolls of turf...it was super cheap ..not fit to use as a lawn so I got some and pinned it down with wire soil side up with a good 6 inches in the water ,you can then plant into ,it wasn't a complete success but it was worth trying,although I watered it...

I've been keeping an eye out for 'cuckoo spit'. I've not seen any so far this year on the lavender although I have seen it on the Honeysuckle in the garden. I'll remain vigilant.

In these parts all the fabulous plant nurseries have gone to make way for New build housing estates So in one respect the plants sold at the supermarkets are handy but as has been said the condition of them is a disgrace.I can't grasp why they don't water or better still stand the plants in...

Just site alerts - I don't want email alerts, I couldn't cope with those.

Agree with the Chelsea chop suggestionAny chance of a photo of the peachy coloured one ? Without seeing it, I hesitate to advise cutting it back if it only has the one stem. It may well bush out from the bottom, but I don't think I have ever seen a shrubby salvia with just a single stem.

I can remember Bidens fryers ago and they were like a bigger bushy plant of French marigold,but the flowers were much smaller. They certainly seem to have improved upon them over the years.

I haven’t seen it yet but do wish they would develop a robust replacement red for Munstead Wood. When I emailed and asked for a recommended alternative to MW all they suggested were ones which were definitely pinks

They dont look bad, hungry maybe. Liquid feed mixed with water. the tops look better than the lower leaves so there's hope. I think maybe that these were sow too early/allowed to develop too far before planting out. I sow into 1metre lengths of scrap plastic gutter (available to collect from...

They like to be in full sun and, wherever you grow them, you need to stop/cut off the stems once 4 or 5 good fruits have formed. Otherwise the plants will put energu into growing the stems with new flowers and fruits as it's drive is to make seeds whereas yours is to get good-sized, tasty fruits.

Thanks guys. Doesnt sound like its massively invasive, but Ill remove it anyway. Cheers!

@Goldenlily26 your comment about a 'kick up the ....' reminded me of an incident quite a few years ago. My wife's sister and her kids came round and our nephew had shot up since last time we saw him. He was wandering around and said "Auntie Ros, have you seen the dust on the top of here?" ...