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Thank you very much @Plantminded, much appreciated. I do feel a bit guilty for the poor tree. It's the first "rootball" plant I have bought and I assumed that watering it thoroughly in the planting hole would have been enough. I should have done my homework beforehand.When it was soaking...

Hopefully. In autumn one of lidl had a stand with bulbs, the other - didn't at all.

Hello @CanadianLoriBeing Autistic, I absolutely understand I mentioned somewhere previously, but, I do not like Straight Lines as, to me, there is no such thing, there is always a deviation no matter how small.That is why my Patio is shaped the way it is.Kevin

Wow @GreenFingeredPete ! You should count each pot as it's own raised garden and feel really proud of just how much you have going on there. I'm looking forward to any pics you share of this years gardens.

Daucus carota, the wild carrot is another beautiful flower. They look like a birds nest and are lovely dotted through a border.

Thank you all for your interesting and useful suggestions.

That does sound wrong, you need the Sensor inside one of the propagators.Putting the sensor into the compost might be good to germinate the seeds, but once growing above the compost we prefer to just lay it on the surface of the compost rather than in it, reason the air temp varies more...

Not often I would do this, but having just sat and watched the film "I Swear", I thought I'd pass on a recommendation. It seems to be a rarity nowadays that a really good film surfaces, but by heck this is one absolute gem.Portraying the true story of John Davidson, living with Tourette's...

Yes, it does look pretty bad. You wouldn’t believe how lush it was only 2 years ago… thank you for sharing!

The garden looks quite wonderful. It's very different from my own garden, which has more flowing lines, but I like that we're not all the same. I would go along with exuberant borders that spill over the paths and thus soften them, rather than a formal approach with topiary leading to the...

Think I may have found it!! Adromischus halesowensis

I think you're right @CostasK, the dry soil doesn't really suit them here. I grew a couple in containers once but decided not to keep them after they'd finished flowering. It's tough for plants living here .

A climber might be best in that location @Danny1978, a shrub would compete with your Cherry trees which will fill the space above the fence as they mature. If you own the fence, you could consider painting it. A dark colour helps to make it fade into the background and make the plants in front...