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Without seeing it, I would say be ruthless as a rule. I've spent more time than I like to admit unwinding clematis stems to try and save more of a plant when the best option would have been to just mercilessly hack it a few feet from the ground. I've just done the same with "freckles", which is...

Wow 5 years flew by

That's interesting. I could let the row between my front garden and next door grow taller. The front of the house hedge will need to be less than 4 ft high so I can safely get my car out. There's no pavement in front of my house. Thanks for the suggestion

Mine is starting to bloom ...

A bit odd for new turf to act that way only after a short time. You've probably got drainage issues with the clay soil being a contributing factor and also if its a new build then the soil is not very good under that. Then you have the north facing and what looks like a down pipe running into...

Thanks for the tip. Will definitely try them next year. I usually order from Chiltern Seeds but are unhappy with the germination rate as soon as cultivars are used.

Well you could go for a weed and feed but most peoples "lawns" have weeds, its only those that practice proper lawn care that really have weed free lawns.Personally I'd just give it a feed to get the grass growing, which it should be starting to do now, it will take a while but the grass...

You can leave them in a cool light space for a while if you're not ready to plant out yet. The shoots will green up and strengthen a bit. Plant carefully as already said.

You could actually smell them when I took the pictures late morning,Look forward to seeing yours ... later in the year.

What a fantastic reply. Thank you so much