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I always look around at this time of the year and what needs doing seems overwhelming, but it usually all gets done, once you get some half decent weather it's surprising how the jobs get sorted.

Wales and Scotland have a number of pumped storage hydro schemes, some are being enlarged. Batteries yes you can have large battery systems for storing surplus energy, however all the various chemistries would have difficulty getting planning permission, the Nimbies would be very vocal even if...

Maybe I'm mixing them up - I used to grow lots of different primroses

Hawthorn, sloe, elder all take well from cuttings if you want to fill gaps. Stick prunings in the ground in autumn. Also consider hazel, bird cherry, guelder rose and wayfaring tree. Consider drip irrigation or a leaky hose along the base of the hedge and use regularly. If you search for...

A lot of those look like the sets Morrisons were selling relatively cheap a few years ago - the blue ones. About £40 or maybe less for a set of 4 in nested sizes. So I don't think you'd be able to get that much unfortunately.

Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, my least favourite Job for March is Complete, More or Less.Cleaning the Water Feature in the Back Garden, which involves Removing the Stones, Cleaning the Mesh that is on the Top which Stops the majority of Waste from falling into the Reservoir,...

I've had it come up from bird seed mixes.

Certain plants that I overwinter in pots get the Provado treatment as a matter of course around september time. It also seems to deter other winter pests such as scale insect and mealy bugs, possibly aphids as well.