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I learnt that sulphur and sulphate were correct spellings. However that was too complicated for our US cousins who insisted that the rest of the world had to use sulfur and sulfate. Although they were happy with phosphorous and phosphate; go figure.

@pete At least the Labour Party have shown they are fast learners. Last time round Blair denounced the corruption and self-serving in the Conservatives party and was going to clean things up. Once in power they didn't just immediately get their noses in the trough, they swam in in. This time...

You could certainly remove the dead stems and place it where it can get more natural light over winter.

Light pollution is a growing problem; it upsets nocturnal creatures and makes terrestrial astronomy difficult especially from back gardens.

One of mine is just a mass of roots but no flowers, maybe it needs a bit of attention.

Camellia japonica yes, Camellia sasanqua is an earlier flowering species and Camellia sinensis (tea plant) is autumn flowering.

Thank you @Spruce I shall do that ...

Anyway since I have been recuperating I have on my drives loads a pots, so with changing compost or potting up or watering a lot of compost has got on the drive and settled between the paving brings, which I great for weeds and in the spring hard to control. I have moved the pots around (broken...

Well done Colin

Thank you @AuntyRach - not sure what's happened there. But I was doing it on the bus so not fully concentrating as my stop was coming up!

Stepovers might be better in that situationI planted two cordon apples on our east facing wall more than ten years and although they blossom, it's only this year that we had a very small crop. However I have very rarely watered them so that might be why, plants have to sink or swim in this...