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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.

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.

Hello everyone,New to gardening here and one of the first plants to arrive is a small Magnolia Satisfaction. It arrived with a label to not transplant before its well leafed since spring was late this year.I think there is a lot of mulch all around its pot,i cant see any soil. Kept if...

I totally agree on this mate...it is every one to their own because if all gardens was identical it would be a boring experience

Not sure exactly what is going on, it was very dry now hot so that could have triggered flowering. Maybe the plants were not well looked after in the GC - usually Kale only flowers in it's second year depending on the variety so you could have been unlucky and bought some old plants from the GC....

The work you are putting in now will reap huge rewards later on. Keep on keeping on Remo - you`ll get there

Thanks JWK.

I use a bay tree to hide the white garage door from the angle of sight where we leave the house and enter the yard, does a great job for us. Its pretty bomb proof, keeps its leaves over winter and a couple of years ago I trimmed out a load of stems to turn it into more of a small tree shape...

Hello @RobynP to GC and nice to have you with us.You have a lovely wonderland there and thank you for adding the pic's for members to view..much appreciated and Verdun is excellent with advice

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Dont worry, as long as you got your answer, that's all that matters.

Tell me about it mate plus get ready for the addiction

That looks fantastic.

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

Hey Shiney, thanks for the input.I did give them a good water earlier, the sun has made it's round now and they're back in the shade and now they have gone back to their usual appearance again. It does make sense that they are lacking water rather than too much sun, they are a plant from North...

i finally got round to applying weedkiller - that was 5 days ago. no sign of any of them dying off yet. many look as though they are starting to wilt. should i wait longer before pulling them out?thanks

I use short canes and string....works well and cost nowt. Supporting peas is simply to enable us to easily pick the peas and there is not really a right or wrong method of doing this

B&Q sell bags of bark chippings especially for play areas etc. They also do them in different colours eg brown/orange/red/green.

How about a perennial such as Cerastium Tomentosum. It grows fairly quickly and is easy to keep in check. White flowers in Spring and then occasionally in Summer but lovely felty siver foliage all year round.You can grow other plants through it, we have Roses, Euonymous, Pieris, Alyssum...