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Cindy. Thank you so much for your very kind thoughts and wishes. Yes even now, that sad day is but like yesterday. Like you I seldom go to GW. Shame really, as there are many good folk on there and so much gardening know-how. However as with this modern day media, many consider it an excuse...

Deffo bulbils. Pot them up when you can remove them with the minimum of effort and grow of. They take about two to three years to reach blooming size. Also, if I grow lilies in pots I use deep pots so that they can be planted deeper.

What a stickler? I cast my mind back to my horticultural exam days. Examiner and me. So Mr A. Fertilizers. Me. This is where I fail. Why? Simply because I don't use them and if pushed, I read the lable. OK Mike. I give you a pass. You have been honest and not wasted my time.Since then. ...

Good afternoon @cindy my friend you could plant it now if you want to, just make sure it has something to climb up,its a lovely RoseMauve or mauve blend Large-Flowered Climber. Exhibition name: Indigoletta Bred by G.L.M. Van de Laak (Netherlands, 1981). Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl.,...

Clearly it is friendly!

I meant Gentian of course! Ive no idea which one. It just says gentian. its this one, I took the photo when I first got it

For the gaps, put some top dressing (either just topsoil, or a mix of topsoil and sand) over the lawn and brush it into the cracks with the back of a rake. That'll also level out the inevitable lumps and bumps.Don't do it yet though - wait until the turf is fully established. August or ...

Ok I use the colourant, and use Vinegar in very small quantities only in a raised bed.

I’m amazed how many mad places I see budleia growing! Like gutters 8 storeys up or from under windowsills etc!

Great, thanks very much for the advice

Hi,This time of year its getting too hot for most plants inside such an enclosure unless you have the front fully open, but that will still let the sun directly on to the plants.So use some of the green sun shade netting or even newspaper to add the much needed shade.Young plants/...

Thankyou Colin. Lots of good ideas there

I check a weather app on my laptop every morning as it has geeky info such as record temp and rainfall for the day and year as well as wind direction/speed and humidity. You can also get a guide to the weather over the next ten days, which is often a rough guide but an indicator of the trending...

I wouldn't harm the caterpillars. If you can find out what species these caterpillars are going to become that might be helpful. You could always grow something the caterpillars might like more than their currant dining arrangements. Veg growers do something similar I think.I'm not overly...

Urgh! I did have a go at just wiping them off with my hand (gloves on obvs)! Is the only way to use to pesticides?

Hi @Billozz - welcome! I think one of the nice admins should be able to help with the photo eg @wiseowl . But to start, can you please say roughly where this new house is? Is it UK or elsewhere? North of Scotland braving the elements, or lovely and mild in Cornwall? In the short term, you can...

just see how it goes, I tried the spray adaptor out last year on my companions lawn and while its not accurate it worked but at some point you could try other means. a lot depends on the weather, a hot summer like last year is a pain but liquids do well and most likely I was under the rate...

Thank you Verdun & Liz, that's reassuring.

It could possibly be wind scorch, now it's lost the protection of the conifer it may be over exposed.

I think the liner should be removed or it will eventually fill up with rainwater and become stagnant.