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Sambucus is hardy and will stand temperatures of -15 to -20 however, like Acers I've discovered it doesn't like a windy site, the leaves burn off.

Sounds like Damping off fungus. Usually occurs with seedlings indoors in the winter.You could try a copper based fungicide and you're right about the humidity, has the propogator got a vent?

Depending on the paving you can make it even easier by cementing in those concrete path edges to the set width of the area you want in accordance to the size of the paving you are using to save any cutting of slabs

Neat vinegar has worked for us in the past. For larger areas we have started sheet mulching, not only does it kill the weeds but it's supposed to improve the soil and it's very cheap and environmentally friendly - so they say.

Thank you all SO much for the help, I can't thank you all enough! I will get on with tidying them all up & get some closer shots taken. Thanks again, I've learnt so much already!

Don't worry as one of my shallow trays looked like there wasn't anything in it but then the other day they started to shows the first leaf.The seeds are coated with a substance that can delay germination hence the washing of the seeds and also I found out the seeds don't like to be exposed to...

Great advice. Ill consider the kitchen waste. The council takes it away... Should be okay though (apart from avocado stones. They suck.)@M (woof!) shade planting sounds perfect. I just want the plants to be happy and work with what I've got.

Looks a bit like an overgrown privet hedge to me. If it is you can cut it hard back, but it will not look good until next summer.

love all the ideas you lot are very clever i have been thinking along those sort of lines @Lolimac for an area of mine i love the trough by the way x

I have brought the bindweed under control by gathering the shoots of each plant together and gently pulling directly upwards. This will remove about 6" of root at the same time. Then it gives you time to work on applying weed killer onto any new leaves that come through.During the growing...

Thank you @davygfuchsia that helps enormously

Well done to you I have a spot in my diary should you require assistance ... but you will have to bag me quick as I am in much demand these days

Frosting will also induce dormancy

Wisteria can be hard-pruned, but beware that it may be several years before it resumes flowering "fit to bust". I would make sure to water in Summer, if there is no ran, as that is when flower buds are formed, and that might encourage it to produce some/many! whilst "recovering".Additionally...

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I got this deal too. I have potted mine in individual small pots and have in a sheltered area. I know they are climbers and I have no clue what to do so I put a small stick in each pot in case they start needing something to grow on until they get bigger and I plant them out.

P.S. Buying a plant for cuttings is unlikely to work, as I doubt there will be enough "material" for many cuttings, hence getting some off a mate who already has a plant would be a better plan I think.

If you can, you could put wires along the wall and tie in the growth from the shrubs so that they make narrow plants rather than wipe spreading ones. We have a Chaenomeles which is treated like that. Any growths which come out forwards are cut off and sideways growing ones are tied in to the...