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Hi,I was going to recommend adding some grasses for softness and texture, but @Plantminded beat me to it Calamagrostis Karl Foerster is one of my top 3 plants. I want to add some Stipa Tenuissima to my garden.I saw you list Heuchera Marmalade. I have two of them. The colours vary a bit...

Even more info for you. All vine weevils are female. There are no male ones.

For me personally, everything is a bit too square, lots of square corners, which kind of makes it difficult to make it all flow. Its very formal.

Its generally suggested you use an Orchid feed, basically they are a diluted version of standard fertilisers at around a quarter stength.Also said, its best to used plain water every 4th or 5th watering to flush away any build up of "salts" from the ferts.We are feeding ours now which like...

I've mentioned it before but a cousin took me to a slaughterhouse when I was 7, we took some of his neighbours pigs. I can still remember it vividly but I think its a trip every meat eater should take as most don't seem to care where their conveniently wrapped meat comes from. There is a garden...

I used to start mine in autumn and keep in a cold greenhouse over winter, did that in Essex and for a number of years in Devon. These days I chit them in February and then into root trainers in the cold greenhouse. Why the change? I found that with the milder winters they were growing too much...

I can only identify the ivy in your photos, do you know what species your hedge is? The ivy has undoubtedly taken a hold over it, depriving it of light, nutrients and water. A close up of the hedging with leaves visible would be helpful.

HelloNot to be Controversial, but.....Never use a Roller on the Lawn to Flatten it. the only thing you will accomplish will be to Compact the Soil which in turn will affect the Growth of the Grass.If you need to remove a Lump in the Lawn, Cut a H over the area and Lift the Turf, remove any...

Nothing dead here, although most Heucheras are looking shabby. They are currently on the review list which precedes the departure lounge . The bluebells are back with a vengeance though .