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That is exactly the plan

Yes, I did think of wire as a short term measure, however the vast majority of the posts are rotting at ground level.

I am trying to get the lawn sorted for the long term, so a summer of some weeds is not an issue.The advice I have seen is that weeds are more of an issue over spring/summer as that's when they predominantly seed and likely to establish.I was wondering if I could 'spot treat' the weeds in...

Many supermarket tomatoes are created for them by breeders and are F1 Hybrids. Seed from any F1 tomatoes will not come true to type but will have characteristics of the parents - which can be good or bad. Seed saved from Heirloom varieties will come true.

I think I'll just do my usual and mix jacks magic with ji no3 and sharp sand.It works ok but was hoping for a cheaper option.I bought a bag or two of some unknown stuff a couple of years ago and nothing grew in it, god knows what it was contaminated with.

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.