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AAhhso that's why. The cricket season could easily be three months shorter in the UK, they stand there freezing for the first and last 6 weeks most years.

Thank you. They are now on their new pots outside unless cold weather is predicted. Who can resist a half price bargain!

It was an apple and cinnamon version from M and S! Got very good reviews in the Guardian taste, but I didn’t really notice the apple when it was toasted, maybe better raw! Not all that keen on hot cross buns, but nothing can beat my childhood memory of the big fat ones with a sticky glaze, that...

I have taken mine out of pots last autumn and transplanted into the ground with top dressing of ericaceous . Other acid lovers are doing fine in my soil and i have 3 water butts handy for where they are planted so i am keeping my fingers crossed that this works.

Thank you @lizzie27 i hadn’t considered that could be an issue, I can move that That would be lovely, I will share pictures of the flowers if I am lucky enough to have some this year

Probably because they have the chemicals that can be used on some of the potential problems that the ordinary gardener doesn't have access to. Blight etc, admittedly viruses are a bigger problem.

Long staying Mandarin in Poole Park, only comes for the Winter and early Spring then disappears until next November.Moorhen.

Thanks I assumed this was the case, because I’ve never deadheaded them in the past and they seem to be spreading quite well. I always intend dividing some clumps, too, but never seem to get round to doing that (must try harder ). I imagine now is the time to be doing so, if I’m going to do it.

These are mine. I turned the heating off in the sun room so it gets quite cool over night

Getting there, Soon it will be a fully functioning replacement for your "old friend".