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Thanks. So much to learn! I have been 'gardening' since last summer but did not know about pinching. That might explain a few things!

All the ones I recommended are hardy perennials @Kevin Cowans.. I don't recommend hardy fuchsias as they die back to twigs every winter..

Well done Trunky, A gold star for that I think.

Thanks so much. I’ve planted up now so I’ll post a photo soon. This forum has been so helpful and supportive. Xx

Hee hee, that's what I was thinking when I read the problem. Waitrose problery did make a mistake (or whoever they buy them from)

Friends. The subject here is a member of the cransebill family. As with all plants, over the years plants have been enjoyed or hated. Botanists and scientists have compiled volumes about them. The final answer rests with YOU. Do you like it or hate it? Example. The cranesbill family is...

They used to suggest mixing SBK with diesel. I don't think they do any more. Pretty nasty way of going about it environmentally. Not 100% sure but I don't think ash suckers, so if you get the main stem and immediate roots the rest will just rot.

I think I'm still going to try and see how the collected seeds turn out but will also buy some seeds as a backup.Thanks to everyone who helped - very much appreciated.

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

I'd leave it alone, it matches the lean on the silver birch on the right of photo. If it really does bother you then you could straighten it but not at this time of year, wait till winter. It's something I've done with a windswept one in my garden. They take a year or two to recover provided you...

Thankyou I will certainly go look for that book now

Depends on the angle of the slope, mine seems pretty steep being on the side of a hill and when our kids were younger I had to take care where I put the greenhouse etc as they would come hurtling down on their trikes. I've added a couple of terraces over the years so we now have flat areas to...

No over watering mate as they love heat

On the contrary, my understanding was that it is safe to compost dead weeds after treating them with Roundup because it doesn't persist (unlike Aminopyralid and Clopyralid) I asked because I thought you might have a different reason - e.g. seeds on the (killed) weeds, or parts of roots, that...

If choosing the curvy bark path route and using cheap timber edgings such as slats from pallets, making vertical saw cuts on the inside face of the curve will really help them bend.

Plan C , AKA compost bin

Verdun - you are just rubbing it in about Cornwall, like your comment about the nurseries in the other thread I used to have a lot of more tender plants - bursaria spinosa, acacia dealbata, phormium cookianum etc, until we had the winter of 2010 (I think) when it registered -15 in my very cold...

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

Aww thankyou

Is this your fence? If it is you can treat the plant with a herbicide on both sides of the fence as it’s your property but only what’s on your fence. It’s also worth checking if the fence marks the boundary as it does not always indicate the edge of said boundaries. If you had ivy for example...