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Today is Pi day 14th of March 2025

@adamadamant I'd consider them chitted and plant carefullly to avoid knocking them off; done that in the past myself.

Another season another question! I'm not good with euphorbia in general but I bought three Miners Merlot back in the autumn to put at a particular corner in my front garden. One has died completely. One was ailing so I potted it up and put it in the greenhouse for the winter, and the third has...

My NDN's son left home a couple of years ago at the age of 24 or thereabouts. He and his partner bought an old property and have been doing it up themselves. His parents have always had old houses so perhaps sometimes it's a case of what you are used to as you grow up. My first house, bought...

Just to say I agree with Peony Lover, in that I have often cut low into lavender, especially if a tiny bit of new growth is visible lower down, and as long as the area can receive some sunlight it recovers very well and resprouts.

I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five years. Current one is 3 years and still looks fine.I'm not sure that I would want one in a seating...

Leave the container with just compost/soil in it for a while and see if it still gets attacked.Meanwhile put the plants in smaller pots and put them somewhere else for the time being as @NigelJ suggests.

Brug this morning from under ...

Definitely we will repeat with the 'Orange Emperor' tulips next year, we loved their color on our terrace so much!! Perhaps we'll plant more, given the result.

@Jenny_Aster I have grown the "stumpy" carrots successfully in troughs ( about 15" L x 8" D).

Thank you it's a sunny day so time to get the secateurs out