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HiIs this Cordyline Australis dead? can it be saved?If dead, i will get a new one, any advice appreciated on where to buy one online, that's a decent height to start with....As it's planted in a corner (1 on the pic) that doesnt get much light, it's not as high as the one on the other...

@Silver surfer may be able to help ?

It's natural - birds are pinching all sorts of stuff for nest building. My NDN, who keeps sheep for showing, recently refurbished a garden border - put the plants in and covered with sheep wool. The Jackdaws love it and take it on a daily basis for their chimney and church bell tower nests. ...

No one, least of all myself, is saying that anti sematism doesn't exist - it does and, as you put it is "alive and well". As for your experience with that poor schoolgirl, I would hope most right thinking people would intervene just as you did. As for her assailant, I would describe him as a...

The soil is absolute crap ‍♀️ We've just gone to dog the first section and underneath the grass we've found absolutely loads of rocks and rubble and some black tarp. I'm actually worried I this isn't going to work ‍♀️‍♀️

I have a very sunny back window (door, actually, but I use the back door 2m away) where I grow mostly pillar and tall cacti and other succulents.I'd like a climber in the corner and am sort of considering Queen of the night.I have never grown it so would be grateful to see photos of yours,...

Hi @BOSullivan, Thevictorian is right, a fork job should be doable. Replace the soil with good compost perhaps mixed with some fertilising stuff such as Blood, Fish and bone, rotted manure or granular feed, water well and the Nandina should be just fine. If the Pyracantha is healthy, you...

A bit earlier this year I'm thinking lots of things are, its been chilly but frosts have been rare or very light since mid January.

You can reseed four weeks after using Mo Bacter but it kills moss, not weeds. If you have only a few weeds you could treat these individually with a lawn weedkiller often sold in a spray bottle. If there are more than a few, consider using a weed and feed product like Miracle Gro 4 in 1 which...

I used the granular from Mo Bacter for the first time last year. It did seem to kill the moss, there is less of it this year despite the wet winter.

Phormiums can suffer in cold, wet winters, especially if you have clay soil. I thought of Yucca as an alternative too. They have an upright, less arching habit so might suit you better.

It didn't strike me that way at all. Just someone asking for advice, concerned about doing the wrong thing for their plants. In my book that is being sensitive to a plant's needs.

Last year we had a thrush nesting in our neighbours’ ivy on a brick wall. The removed it all last month. I haven’t seen or heard the thrushes since.