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Hi @potted I'm afraid those pictures are totally false. The hostas are going to be green (or glaucous) with maybe white variegation. A lot of online sellers do this. As for the other plants you've bought, wisteria is a big climbing plant that develops a trunk eventually. It's not suitable for a...

Good plan.

That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.

@pete have you tried those companies who sell bulk bags? I saw one of those cubic metre bags outside a house near here, and the compost looked good. Got to be cheaper than buying 60l a time.

23rd March 2026On the evening of the 23rd into the 24th, Cherry the hedgehog was out, trying to get rid of fleas! The hog was shaking so much, it lost its balance and fell over! Nearby, Bandit the cat has been spotted a few times, sitting by the Thorny olive tree, watching the nearby mouse...

Ha, love the detective work. Finding block paving under gravel under concrete is properly cursed layering. At least you know the previous owner was committed to never gardening. Pots are honestly the way to go for now, especially if you might rearrange things later. You can get a surprising...

I have used those horrible yellow sticky paper things too, plus 12 fly papers, plus two UV insect killer mosquito fly pest traps that I mentioned, a pop-up mosquito net for the bed, a ceiling fan, two dehumidifiers, a fruit fly trap sticky insect ball, two knockdown plug-in mosquito killer -...

The repellent balls not working is so on brand for squirrels. Ours used to sit on top of the ultrasonic deterrent eating hazelnuts. Only thing that ever actually kept them off anything for me was physical netting, everything else they just treat as a mild inconvenience.

Loads more here too this year, way more than the last couple of springs. Noticed them clustering around the rose buds already which is perfect timing honestly, the aphids were just starting to show up. The warm February probably helped them come through winter in better shape than usual.

Good luck with your project @Sian in Belgium, been there, done that, so sympathies to you. At least we were in the same town, not different countries!

Is it not killed by normal weed and feed products? But I would agree in making the lawn less susceptible by improving the conditions for the grass over the weeds.

Thank you Jenny JB will do