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Even as a child, I didn't really like sea swimming. The first view is fantastic - all that open space, the movement of the waves, etc - but actual contact brought home the reality. Cold, unpredictable, vile to taste if you accidentally swallowed any, etc. What with that and the inevitable toe...

That’s very disappointing @simone_in_wiltshire, I hope you get your refund quickly. Have the foxes returned?

I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on another gardening channel recently. The sound was off - as in, it only played in one ear which is no...

Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle

They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.

That would be fine for 2 or 3 years so long as you keep them watered in hot weather. Terracotta pots dry out faster than plastic ones. Don't forget to feed them either. Ideally 60cm pots would be better for bigger roses but the David Austin website says from 45cm. Do you have a patio big enough?

Thanks ill do just that!

I'll leave mine, @Plantminded . It's on its first year in a makeshift alpine planter, and I'm hoping it will self seed between the paving slabs around. So unless it starts to look very untidy, I'll let it do exactly what it wants to do.It's a very nice plant

Try Buddleia, Choisya or Phormiums.There’s a comprehensive guide here:

How does an escaped gardening glove work it's way down to the bottom of the wheelie bin? And whose bright idea was it to make gardening kit green or brown? I want my kit to be dayglow orange or high viz yellow. And if it flashes when you whistle, that'd be fine. If they can do it for phones, why...