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But we are not discussing predation of ripening crops in this topic, rather the eating of leaf edges of seedlings, which I have found with the presence of small woodlice. I think that the relatively new incidence is due to the attractiveness of decaying wood material which we have introduced...

Hi everyone. I'm new here, having moved hover from the GW forum.We moved house last summer and have inherited a lovely wisteria. I have a few questions about it:1. It has been in flower for about a week now. Next door have a wisteria on an identical aspect and it hasn't even started...

Croeso @Silas

Alpines and ground cover plants may be an idea.

They seem not to mind being moved @OwdPotter, I’ve even moved some young plants in flower successfully. Your additional photo makes me rule out wulfenii, but it could be martini, judging by the red in the flower and stems, although there are so many similar varieties. I’ve never gardened on clay...

@Butterfly6, I also grow this rose which gets to about 8ft or more. Mine is trained on a rose arch and over the top but I also let it ramble through the adjoining magnolia, tying it in if necessary. It does seem to want to throw up very thin, straggly shoots that want to reach for the sky which...

This sounds interesting penny thanks for that. How narrow do you think your border is and do you remember what depth roughly you had to plant into. I read some info suggesting to break up soil to 45cm down and 90-120cm wide! For rosemary. Also said to mix in sand and make planting hole same...

If the lawn is generally ok but just needs a bit of help, I wouldn't really worry too much about it being on clay. I'd just go with routine law maintenance, basically occasionally aerate it and top dress alternate years with sharp sand and fine compost.

Ivy takes a year or two to get established before it really takes off so will only give you limited cover initially @Fat Controller. I think I’d go down the raised bed route with suitable plants to give cover for most of the year. A tall, columnar grass like Calamagrostis Karl Foerster will grow...

..tempted the fate. Went outside to shut the side gate and found the netting on the floor. Have tied another string and put that around a brick. I don't think it's going anywhere now

The Stihl gets good reviews too

It's always variable - variety etc, but up here, we have very good conditions for rasps, which is also why so many have originated here. Perthshire though [which is a hub for fruit growing] is also quite different from this side of Scotland. All these things make a difference

Fidgetbones gave me the seed of the pink ones. Has she joined this forum? Mine aren't very pink after the bud stage