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No @Sheal , I have just had the whole house done recently. I do have an iron shaped mark in the lounge though. I missed the ironing board

Just be aware with Lady's Mantle, that if you let it, it will seed everywhere! I have only ever bought one plant!

Wow, thank you @flounder, that’s a very comprehensive collection! Have your Phyllostachys varieties in the ground remained well behaved or are you always on the alert to keep them under control?

Hi @newgardner I have to Pieris starting to go a flaming red they stunning besides when they have the pearl drops on them I have two either side of my decking

Thanks for the kind words.I'm sure your husband will be able to manage it.As I said just saw the panels in half parallel with the banister. He should then be able to wiggle the two halves out of their grooves. the rest is plain sailing. The banister will not need any additional support....

That's not been my experience, the Dogs only tinkle so they can mark multiple spots, and they rarely go on the lawn preferring a bush somewhere to the side, whereas the Bitches squat down and dump their whole, concentrated, load in one spot ...I've heard about Dogrocks (or whatever they are...

It is usually mostly used as the common name for wild blackberries and comes from Middle English from about 1,000 years ago. It tends to be mainly used for wild blackberries but it is also used for unwanted vigorous plants with thorns such as wild roses (also called briar) and many others.

Deciduous trees look beautiful in winter just from their shapes. They change with the seasons, and you can grow Cyclamen under them in their leaf mould, and crocuses.

I'd try the cut back and garlic spray Wren, I'm going to try the same for aphids. Lots of pollinating bees near by that can be hit by the insecticides. The Queens gardeners' swear by it for her Buckingham Palace's roses. I've heard milk and water works as a natural fungicide for mildew.

If that corner piece is pretty shady I would suggest an astilbe I have a hot pink one that really brightens up a corner and although it dies back in winter I haven't done anything to it and it's come up lovely again this year, colour most of the year too!

As suspected, the Chionodoxa have been and gone.... and now the tulips have popped out. Still stunning though!

Fully hardy and very well behaved. Another unusual Digitalis that may fit in is Digitalis laevigata............. Digitalis laevigata by longk48, on FlickrIt grows to about 1.2 metres and also fully hardy and well behaved.

I do well with all of those and my plot is shaded by a girt ash tree most of the day

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...

I am in South Somerset.I used some well rotted horse manure for the first time this year, back in early spring and will try to do so again in autumn.

bunch of bulbs, that drift each year.

I've never been one to mess around with things like this, if you harden off plants correctly and plant at the right time it's not necessary. As for winter, just no point, if a plant is not hardy a bottle won't save it.

As a small kid, I clearly remember tucking into Yew berries from the Yew in the local graveyard. I must have instinctivly known not to eat the seed, just the aril, as I'm still here. I still do when I see them.

I won't give up yet. I only want 2 anyway, but my wife's cousin and a couple of people at work are interested in growing there own, so I said I would sow some and any left they can have. I usually just buy the plants. I have done the same with toms as well, which have germinated really well.Rusty

Yes I think you might be right there His are on a retaining wall of about four feet at the front of his house. I think the amount of sun is probably the same but drainage probably better.Thanks for the advice though, will look for a better position before planting.