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I once listened a recording of a customer service call (yes, one of those "your call may be recorded for training purposes" things) where the customer was quite rude and the agent very polite.The agent apologised for everything the customer had suffered and finally the customer shouted "and...

Wickes have an offer on their compost reduced from £6.50 to £4 till Wednesday so I'm off to get a top up.

Ah @CanadianLori your reply crossed with mine. You can ignore it now

I'd be very careful of the vinca as @CarolineL says. Whilst the v major is the worst, the v minor will also spread rapidly. Are you keeping all of the lawn shown in your photo ? If so, there isn't a lot of space left for plants. Either way, violets, ferns, spring bulbs may be worth considering.

Of the two I have peregrine has tiny petals in comparison to the red peach,the flowers really don't stand out much.I've not noticed peach leaf curl attack the flowers.

I use this companyFertilisers & Compost - Elixir Garden Supplies

@Smcask This Adding Sand To Clay Soils Myth - Bite Sized Gardening explains what every real gardener told in the former Gardener World forum and here too.

And you get to choose if you are a Red Giant or a White Dwarf or something in between ("a regular Sun please, no sugar")

I do think the merlot tulips look gorgeous @PzaMayor3 - but that's because I love the richer colours. In your sunny environment they show up well, whereas in cloudy Wales, I have to rely on the yellow tulips to give me sunshine!