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There’s a development here with those narrow three storey houses. There are six semi-detached properties, so close that they could be a terrace, no garages and a small rectangular fenced lawn at the back like a dog pound . They have taken over a year to sell, after price reductions. I can’t see...

Well you could go for a weed and feed but most peoples "lawns" have weeds, its only those that practice proper lawn care that really have weed free lawns.Personally I'd just give it a feed to get the grass growing, which it should be starting to do now, it will take a while but the grass...

You could actually smell them when I took the pictures late morning,Look forward to seeing yours ... later in the year.

What a fantastic reply. Thank you so much

Yes a few years ago we visited a garden in Suffolk. They had a border with some very old Lavenders which still looked fine. They said they cut back hard in February-March each year.

You can leave them in a cool light space for a while if you're not ready to plant out yet. The shoots will green up and strengthen a bit. Plant carefully as already said.

I think you will find its normally grown in the ground. But not something I have grown.

I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five years. Current one is 3 years and still looks fine.I'm not sure that I would want one in a seating...