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I understand where you're coming from, but there is already a symmetry in this area (either side of steps) so it is an issue

They deliver it to me on a pallet and I used a wheelbarrow to move the bags about 200ft to the end of my garden and left it there for a month or two - it's a good workout! I find the the mushroom compost is often still a bit 'hot' so leaving it for a few weeks allows the composting process to...

That looks very similar to the one my brother has. We had colder than -5c here this year and it suggests burgandy spires can only take a lite frost, so perhaps similar cultivars are the same.

It looks like it. Lift up the pots and carefully look around the base and under the rim for slugs and snails. You can use slug pellets. These are now based on ferrous sulphate and don't harm birds, hedgehogs etc.

I imagine Melania shares your queasiness,

From the new picture I agree that the stems and bud do look like an ash. Looking at the old picture again where I thought it had lobed leaves, I believe that might be your neighbours tree. I took the green to be one tree and not two and I could only see leaf detail on one half.

A lovely cluster of Pagoda Red ...

I don't have Queen of the Night, but I do have some Epiphyllum. Plants often look the worse for wear.

My olive has been happy in its pot for almost 30 years. I used the same compost mix as you describe in your first post. I used a load of stones/pebbles I gathered from my garden to cover the bottom of the pot by 2-3" then added another 2" of grit, then the compost on top of that.I often forget...

Welcome to the forum @singer61 !

Went to gc early this morning to have a look at phormium not much there but I were looking at a little yucca called gold sword didn't think much of it until back home and reading Pete / plantminded comments I quite like the look of the mature plant colour and upright growth I'm looking for. I'll...