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That is exactly the plan

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...

Deliberate and self seeded vittoria have grown 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.