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I am just about finished potting up plants for my last charity plant sale….last as getting ancient and they are hard physical work producing huge numbers( around 700) pots of all sorts of plants. I haven’t offered Aruncas before and thought it would be something different for my band of loyal...

He’s been having another rant on Truth Social last night. Maybe if they bring in a ban on social media for under 16s, they should include Trump as a special case, honorary two year old?

Having worked there for years, talking to local people and answering the 'phone many times a day with the word 'Marylebone' in my greeting.... it varied! As it varied with the locals I dealt with and I tended to pick up on their pronunciation. Marry-le-bone, Marr-le-bone, Marley-bone,...

I got the Foxwatch delivered yesterday. I turned it on at 4pm. I placed it strategically at the garden entrance to give the signal to the foxes that come over the fence on the right side and to protect the beds. One fox can be seen going away. He was obviously annoyed by the sound. Another fox...

Thanks for the info. Although I can get them on my mobile phone. I much prefer my I pad.

I wouldn't even say I'm reshaping, tbh. I've literally never pruned my Acers other than snipping off any dead bits. This one is definitely leaning toward a 'weeping' shape, and initially looked quite odd, but has become a nice shape by itself. But this absolute proliferation of long thin shoots...

Thanks all for the help and advice.