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I cut my Choysia back just after they finish flowering too - here that's about June. If you prune in spring you'd lose at least some of that year's flowers, or maybe they'd flower later in the year. It won't hurt them to prune at other times but it can affect the flowering. No problem if you...

theyll do just fine without help. i would keep water out especially in summer though.

Hi,Thanks so much @Logan To get a copy of this made by a cabinetmaker would cost a great deal of money considering the amount of oak and time went into it. Fortunately I had just enough oak but it was touch and go. I love the smell in the workshop of freshly cut timber. I was so happy and...

Thank you Lizzie I'm glad you think it looks good. When I look underneath that wooden part on the left without concrete, there are snails under there so it looks like there is possibly something blocking underneath, I will try poking, and I'll try having a little look over the fence tomorrow too.

Hi,I certainly believe you @Bluejayway; starting at the senior school I was now taught two hours per week woodworking; I detested the bully of a teacher who enjoyed using a strap on the boys; he was absolute rubbish and called us all "Septimus" he had the habit of breaking a Victory V lozenge...

So sorry to hear your news Selleri. My mother-in-Law moved in with us when this started to happen to her. Then when things became worse she had to move into a care home. So here are a few tips if this has to happen. Make a list of those ones that take in residents and keep them if they...

Hello allThe Photo of My Back Garden for November is now available which is the Last Photo of the Season.For those interested you can find the relevant Post here:My Garden ProgressThanksKevin

Last time I grew a pumpkin, pictures from 2011. I never ate any of it, I gave it to a mate and I think it ended up just getting destroyed so not bothered since.

Hi,Thanks @ricky101 I agree; a new thread would be better to discuss computers. Kind regards, Col.

Schlumbergia truncatus

What about RHS Wild in the Garden Diary 2026 just &13.99 with a few pkts of seeds inside , just looked at it online or Sarah Ravens Diary a bit cheaper. My OH every year in my stocking gets me a Diary to keep check on things not a posh though !!

Take up cricket?

Many thanks. We have neutral-slightly alkaline, quite sandy soil here plus hard tap water here but the other camellias do well, so I'll probably give one a go.

For all those bemoaning modern drama fear not! To celebrate its fortieth anniversary BBC4 is repeating Edge Of Darkness. Quite simply one of the greatest series of all time

I would use it as mulch but wouldn't mix it with compost. If it is on the surface and open to air exchange then there are no real problems but if you mix it into the soil then it may rob nitrogen from the surrounding soil. This might not be a massive problem if used as a mixed mulch with compost...

@Silver surfer and @NigelJ Thank you both , jenny namaste