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Thanks, I clocked that one and will be keeping an eye on it.

Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong

I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).

I'd suggest you first try and ascertain the exact boundary line and whether the boundary is yours or the neighbour's or whether it is a "shared" boundary. Not the easiest of tasks, particularly with older properties , but if neither you nor your neighbour can definitey prove one way or another...

If you want a clear stem lower down then cut right to the trunk. Other branches can be cut back to two buds if appropriate to the shape you want.

Thanks @markharry66 !Our Morrisons has also a pretty interesting looking selection of summer bulbs and bareroot perennials.

Dead as a Dodo.

Acanthus is pretty much unkillable, I would not worry. If you leave it, maybe check that those leaves are not smothering other plants. I removed my acanthus 5 years ago and am still removing the occasional shoot that comes up from a bit of root in the soil.

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,...

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

I agree, also try to ensure the compost doesn't dry out until its established itself. Also, don't feed it until it's improved.

The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....

I've no real experience of ticks but they get quite big once they a full of blood and pretty unmistakable.

My garden is very similar to yours, not helped by being at the bottom of a valley next to a river. I've approached it using the no dig method, burying the ground in much more free draining compost and woodchip, and growing in that. Depending on the severity of your situation it may take some...

Maybe it was the wrong flavour.

could be more like the italian snake gourds. same species different variety. the asiian ones are more... waterbottle shaped