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That’s true flounder, but they do get some sun, possibly not enough, but think a very hard frost one night did for them.I will allow them time to recover, but dig out and re plant if not.

All sorts of factors come into play, don't they, @pete? Jack72 mentioned that it's a large conservatory, so if he's got a decent support system in place, the sky (or roof) is the limit It would be a start to narrow down the flower colour choice, and whether he wants scent. Will he be growing...

Some pictures I took last yearThe colour they start offAnd as they are growingThe pollinators love themWhen the flower drops off the seed pod starts to formAnd ends up like thisUnfortunately they almost never produce viable seeds as they tend to get rot inside...

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Thanks both for your replies. I’ll try leaving it and see how it gets on!

That sounds ideal, Kevin I hope it does come back, but if not, good luck with the replacement!

That would depend on the look that you are trying to achieve and whether it is starting to actively grow/bloom now. I would plan a light pruning for spring after the plants have finished flowering, otherwise, you risk cutting off the 2020 summer flower buds (which the transplanting may have...

Yes, thanks, I shall wait. I think I need to wait for hostas as well ( haven’t seen any as yet) and think two or three will look good in the shade of a small apple tree I have incorporated into the bed. Any recommendations?Ideally evergreen, or are they all evergreen?

I posted a while ago regarding our new garden and it's drainage issues. We were originally looking into land drains but are now considering trying to work the clay soil to improve it this way instead. It's a large space approx 50m x 20m so I understand the amount of labour intensive work this...

@Joshmyers Yes I would expect the grass to be here for the summer. However it will be on the fragile side and easily damaged; so I think next year before the kids can play on it.

If you're including herbs, then rosemary, thyme and chives are pretty bomb-proof even if you forget to water them.Do not under any circumstances introduce fennel or lemon balm into your garden though. They self-seed like weeds, worse than dandelions, and you'll never shift them. If you really...

Took on board the great advice on here and expecting a Simplicity Shugborough 6x8 in a couple of weeks. However we don't trust ourselves to put it up properly so we're now looking for an installer in the the Glasgow area. The names we've been given so far are all in the east but would prefer...

Thank you for the answer. It looks like I'm worried too much.

When the turf was laid was there a layer of sub soil removed and then replaced with top soil and is this the clay structure you mentioned? Normally if there’s a pooling or feeling of water logging it’s the soil under the turf that’s the issue and while you could hollow tine and add a soil sand...

Thanks. Maybe, I dug it's surface a bit yesterday and it seemed like just a hard ish thin surface with moss and looser soil beneath.For some reason soil related things just confuse me a lot!!

Cavelonero is easier than spinach for me, and a nice versatile dark green leaf. We use it as it comes and together in curries etc.

I'd leave them in their pot for now. The bulbs won't last long so you'll be able to plant them in the spring after the bulbs finish flowering. It's only a few weeks. As @Mike Allen suggests maybe you could plant them in a larger pot for the time being if they seem cramped.

Hi JR thx for the reply... Water butt I have already as a Christmas gift I just need to fix it all up. The composter I was thinking of doing bottom right as you said, just unsure as it gets no sun down there even in the height of summer. But if u think it should go there I'll go with that.For...

I'm not sure if this would help you but last year I was in a similar situation.I planted some in a mix of compost and vermiculite.I put quite a good handful of vermiculite around the bulb itself . I wrapped a few layers of protection fleece around the whole lot. I put these against and partly...