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Thanks and very interesting that all the other things that grow in them you need land, which I don’t have unfortunately. Wondering if I can grow black eye susans?

They are not totally hardy in my experience depending on species. I assume you are somewhere mild in winter.I also tend to think they are not long lived here in the UK mostly and dont reach a great age.

Thanks for that, it's very useful. I'll save the page and have a better look tomorrow when I'm less tired

Lovely list of flowers. I'm afraid, Bellflowers never worked in my summer-dry concrete-like clay soil. If you plant them, make sure you have the right soil and they like water. Apart from that, I have had many of them and they liked clay soil.I have a Mullein seed package and start to sow them...

Probably worth giving it a careful trim back to shape now before the new growth starts, just had to do that last week with an overgrown one we missed in Autumn.Lavenders look nice when in fresh growth and flower, but rather poor the rest of the year if in the ground imho. If just one or two...

They always had a so called cattle market here when I was young, TBH I never saw it or went there, no point, never knew it was about animals going to slaughter, as I'm sure most were.Some old pictures are around of sheep being driven through the town and over the medway bridge to the market,...

The grasses suggested do look very and smoothing to the surrounding area. I think I'll add them against the fence which is a bit of a wider border.I'm glad it isnt just me who thinks they look like lettuce when in their green colouration haha. I picked up a couple of heucherella marmalade and...

Mix it with some sand and then as Pete says, just pinch and sprinkle

One major consideration is the time you have available to look after the garden. While you are working, the garden can seem like a chore rather than a pleasure. I like the contemporary structure of your garden. To reduce the time needed to maintain your garden at the moment, I’d be tempted to...