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@Zola I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks! Googled it, looks like I chose a hard one to care for...damn!

Crews Hill (Enfield) is definately worth a visit.

Thankyou cacadores, yes I did. Luckily we had a cement mixer though, I think I would have died if we didn't.

Hello....welcome to the Corner

Thanks @Anthony Rogers for the advice

Lol thanks @HarryS yes please do go over it because I didn't even think they would have come back this year. You can let me know towards the end of the season

Good afternoon @David mclean just the place and position for a climbing Rose my friend

Hi Sheal,Thanks for the tip!

Thanks everyone. I have proped it up and given it a trim for now. I have also cleared a fantastic space to the left. Not a very sunny spot, but could put my potted strawberries there over winter or it come become my new 'micro' orchard and I could stand two of my potted dwarf fruit trees.

I'm sorry CreakyJoints but I really can't see the point of putting the pods in water. You're just delaying the natural process of the seeds ripening, it could even damage them. You can pick the pods while they are green and drop them into envelopes or paper bags and they will dry out just the...

I have some of this grass in my lawn and I intend to kill it with a glyphosate based weed killer and then re-seed.For your information Rob.....glyphosate is a systemic weed killer that you spray or water onto the foliage and it will kill right down to the roots, it will neutralise on contact...

Ooh my daughter loves French beans, raw! I will have to plant some of those!

Have them cut and the stumps ground out.

You're welcome Paul. You'd best hide your wallet when you start looking through, resistance becomes low when you start to list what you would like. The catalogue may not arrive until late autumn which is about the time they release the new one for next years seeds. Meanwhile you could order...

Keep up the good work! Remember to appreciate the progress you're making

I recommend Q4 clematis fertiliser. I put a handful in with newly planted clematis a few months ago and they have grown strongly and flowered well- much better than similar plants I put in last year without fertiliser. It's about a fiver for a decent sized box.

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Oh, I see! Yes, I thought they must grow quite easily as these ones were growing in cracks in tarmac at the edge of a car park!

Chickweed, lovely fried up in butter, with a bit of sea salt and pepper