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Cheers for the advice guys...Will try the bonemeal tomorrow These saplings do have a habit of finding themselves EVERYWHERE... Just not where I want them! Thankfully I have no neighbours to wind up by the aerial bombardment of seeds!!Sent from my C5303 using Tapatalk

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How big are they and how long since you planted them? If they've not been in too long, you might get away with digging them up, shaking off some of the soil from the roots, and replanting in acid soil. Are they in containers or open ground?

These definitely have roots. I only repotted those that developed roots in to their own pots.The yew in the background has not developed roots. Itsodd that it lives still. I also did box hedge cuttings, months passed with no sign of roots. and I too had to chuck them away.

Welcome to GC Jon...You could go for the 'easier' option by having slightly raised borders,this would then involve less digging ,you'll need to add plenty of organic matter to get some goodness back into the soil but it would make lighter work than trying to remove all the builders rubbleThe...

Hi dessie, and welcome to GC My grass took a beating last year and through the winter (and wasn't all that great to begin with if truth be told), so I am pretty much going through the same process you are.I treated myself to one of these wee fellows which seems to be that bit better at...

If its still that chilly, I'd hold off for now on any thoughts of over seeding, and probably also delay most other action until the grass is ready to start putting on new growth again.Grass seeds needs a temp of around 10 degrees C to germinate, so if you sow while its still averaging 4...

so pleased , I am confident you wont be disappointed so easy to grow and you can harvest the seed later in the year and resow in the spring

Looks good, hope we get some pics of it's development as Sheal suggested.

Agreed. Perhaps maybe dividing up the bare patch into terraces so the paths go from right to left rather than just straight up the to of garden.

I heard something similar with Yogurt?

Welcome to GC Ted... Sarocococca is a nice evergreen shrub,small insignificant white flowers in the winter but the scent is amazing

Oh dear! Thank you for the heads up! Yeah I suppose it's not really the best forest etiquette...

As Pete and Spruce say above . I plant a few spring bulbs , mainly daffs , crocus and tulips - nothing very earth shattering ! For summer I do like a few trailing begonias , dahlias and cannas from tubers corms or rhizomes ,whatever they are called . The rest are annuals from seed and bought...

A good topsoil is what you need Anthony or a mix of that and compost. I bought Levingtons multi purpose compost last year that I used for mulching, it's quite a chunky mix and not as fine as you would use for potting but would be ideal for under a lawn.

Hello hom and welcome to GC. Your spiky-leaved plant is a palm tree. Probably Trachycarpus, which is fairly hardy in the UK, but he's not a happy bunny judging by the photo. I'll leave it to @Kristen to advise on his care! The second photo is Bergenia, or Elephant's Ears. They'd appreciate...

Dan

I can recommend a good book on the subject. I've got this one:

Clueless, Thankfully we've got enough lawn out the front for footie or other games. Hubby is joking about floodlights, well pretty certain he is!It's going to be a slow process but I think gardens are always are a work in progress.

It's looking good.....I think. The picture's upside down!