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Oh, thanks pete, will give them a very good water every day as we've got a good few dry, sunny days coming up!

Hi,Am no lawn laying expert, but your front is clearly a mature one, so your soil will probably be good enough as it is.If you push your spade right in, if it is still similar soil 9" down then that should be fine ; if you have you a lot of clay or flints just below the surface thats a...

So seems like if I plant the trees on the opposite side from the drain they will be okay. What about the bushes, would their roots be strong enough to damage a drain? I'd like to plant them on the same side of the garden as the drain for some balance.

Thanks. I'll read up on this .

Thank you for the information. I've got some tomatoes and potatoes growing in large pots and they seem to be doing nicely.My cabbages and onions didn't do so well, but it's shown me what not to do. I've started again, and perhaps it will be better this time.

Hello Richard.....the right thing for sure....dig over and get as much manure in as possible. I would trench it in at least 60 cm deep. Then dig over again imcorporating more manure throughout the top soil. Take your time ....its all so worthwhile

Thanks for the reply I'll keep an eye on it.

I'm in South Wales garden faces south west and no photos yet, as I haven't had time

I've my hedge and all ordered. Hadn't heard of that idea of fedge. I ordered a mix of hornbeam, hawthorn, dogwood and rose hedging. I then ordered some trees a mix of willow and red oak. I think everything should be ok in wet ground as far as I can see from the reading I've done.Cheers Keith

I thought that was probably the case :(Interesting about the lights, will have to do some thinking on that one. There isn't room in the bedroom for a table, hence the plastic sheeting/bed set-up, so I'll have to work out a way of setting up lights without a sturdy base. I assume just...

Now is the perfect time to transplant them. Unless it's a really harsh Winter they should keep their younger leaves. Rust is an airborne fungus so there's nothing you can really do to prevent it.

I'm in Doncaster The shrub wasn't growing and leaves were turning brown. Can you give me any tips on replanting? Is it hole slightly deeper and wider than pot, then do I mix multipurpose compost in hole.

Thank u pal

Hiya No expert as only working on bonsai myself for a couple of years but like you I adore WIsteria as a subject & you truly have been very fortunate in getting that one so cheap - I paid £40 + postage for an air-layered 4-yo shrub that's a long way off flowering & I thought I was doing well...

Can we see some photos so we can get an idea of what you're working with? You may get some suggestions if you post some.

Thanks for the reply Nigel, I shall get snipping. There are loads of weeds growing in amongst them so once they've been dealt with I can see what else is under there!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was really hoping to be able to get more than one leek per bucket, mostly because I don't have much space. I'll start cleaning the tires, and hardening the leeks. I actually hadn't thought about the tires for the leeks, just for the tomatoes, but it will work too, thanks.I actually was...

Brilliant, thanks for the reply

Find your local bus garage and ask them if you can have their spent shampoo barrels - they are plastic nowadays, and can easily be cut in half and then washed out (they need a really thorough rinsing), before drilling drainage holes into them and then filling up for growing in. I use them for...

@Lynd for the recommendation good to have a book planned for the winter months will put this on my list of Library loans