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Indeed, but I'm referring to the curves of the bank in my garden which are tighter and over a much shorter distance

Weeds germinate and grow in spring, then flower and set seed in late summer, with the seeds generally remaining dormant in the soil until the following year. This is why I would try to remove them now rather than later. You can spot treat them as suggested in my earlier post, reseed the...

I started my tomatoes today in the afternoon sunshine with a nice cup of coffee, listening to Rachel Ziegler singing ‘Don’t Cry Me Argentina’, I think I sowed Mamalade, Roma and Red Cherry.What could be better!

So you use mushroom compost as a mulch? I have never heard of it and wouldn’t have a clue where to get it from.Saying that if you have a coffee roasters near you, the by product makes a excellent mulch.

I remove the spray gun after every use and keep it inside. The hose itself is fastened on the sheltered back wall of the house.

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.

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.

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...

Happens every year with our Magpies, even our Blackbird has tried pulling Trachy fibres off. It does no harm to the plant to the plant all.

Plant a few else where in case a couple die after planting and you can replace them.

A bit earlier this year I'm thinking lots of things are, its been chilly but frosts have been rare or very light since mid January.

It didn't strike me that way at all. Just someone asking for advice, concerned about doing the wrong thing for their plants. In my book that is being sensitive to a plant's needs.