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For decades my brother in law has lived and worked abroad but invested his savings in Britain. That was until they changed the tax laws that meant he would not only be paying tax in the country he earned his money and tax on his savings but an additional tax because he wasn't living over here. ...

That sounds pretty horrendous @Michael Hewett and I hope those responsible are dealt with. I'm only guessing but the Charity Commission - such as it is - can only investigate the matter if the sanctuary was a registered charity. Hopefully it was and the CC will get their act together

It's illegal to dig up anything if it isn't on your own property unless you have prior permission. I'd suggest you check which Bluebells you have and if they are native but you don't want them, then offer them to your local Woodland Trust or a similar environmental organisation. It's also a...

Idk for mature plants but the coir plugs in those teabags are very consistent and cheap for producing stuff from seed or tiny cuttings and it has holes for small roots so you can uplant it easily, the issue is that material degrades way too slowly.There is big demand for things that biodegrade...

I blame TV gardening shows, they have no relation to real gardening and growing. Instant effect, not keen on garden designers personally.

I would go for smoother curves rather than the wobbly amoeba shapes, and some deeper areas of border. Maybe an oval or pear-shaped lawn, or two interlocking circles. The path doesn't have to be the same width all the way, for example in the attached sketch there are some wider areas where you...

If the pot is large enough, leave it in there until you hand it over. Your friend can then check the rootball and top growth after a few weeks and decide when best to plant in the soil.

Looks a bit old for me.

I can understand why you need a path now @Dan1981, clay based lawns are a challenge. I'd try to locate the path on the shady side of your garden, if there is one, allowing the lawn and plants in the borders to get as much sun as possible.

Done. Thank you.

The variegated Pittosporum Elizabeth could work well - one of my neighbours has a very attractive hedge of this. I liked @Plantminded's suggestion of a flowering climber for the arch itself, too.

Personally I prick all seedlings out into those cell trays, the ones I don't are things like onions which I sow three or four seeds to each cell and plant out the whole cell when it comes to that time.I don't think you will find any hard and fast rules how you do things, people often find...