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I've got a few seeds just outside in pots, been there all winter, hopefully they will show around April or May, if not they will stay for at least one more winter before I give up on them.

Plenty of Daffodils open already:

As well as the Lonicera nitida another which may do well is Griselina - evergreen, quite fast growing and doesn't appear susceptible to disease.

Thanks @wiseowl

Job done -- with the help of a friend. Thanks for all the suggestions.

@Palustris I'll wait for it to flower. It's wedged itself between a geranium and a veronica. If it behaves like the lesser jobs, it's unlikely to do any harm.

@Thevictorian I have already taken out it. A closer look outside the dark corner revealed that the infection affected most parts of the tree and the stem was half black. I don’t want that it spreads to other shrubs and trees. Hopefully I come away with my drastic step. There was in neighbour’s...

Having just priced up the materials to build the planter I was thinking about, that isn't happening... near on £200 of wood!So, whatever I go for has to be happy in a 2ft diameter pot, unless I get a larger pot

I have never understood the appeal of a red velvet cake. It's just a basic, boring sponge witha smattering of cocoa powder and red food colouring.

The bed is 6m x 1/2m two strips. Bit expensive and labour intensive with straw. Vine weevil I did not know about, I'll look that up. I will dig out the older plants and let the new suckers take over.

April starting to open ...

Where I volunteer, we had a visit from a NRW wildlife specialist. We were standing looking at a pond discussing fish, when she suddenly strode into the water and returned with this little brown leech, about the size of a finger. She was disappointed it was the common leech. How she noticed it in...

Hello allThanks for the Replies, it is appreciated.Kevin

Morning All,Many thanks for your replies and advice, we took it on board so we'll wait and see what happens. The trees are very old, if you push them they rock in the ground so I doubt they'll last much longer. We lost one at the back end of last year that had completely gone, so much so that...