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I only kept the ragwort because it had self seeded from somewhere, wasn't doing me any harm so thought why not leave it.I always think to do really good for wildlife you need to plant things on mass, one here and there might help somethings but you need more to do more.

Maybe I'm mixing them up - I used to grow lots of different primroses

Thanks @AnniD and The huge Ali baba pots are at least 3 ft tall and both are perfect. There are similar pots not as big for sale on the net for over £300each! I certainly will not sell those for less than £150 for the pair, they are beautiful and definitely not Morrisons cheapos! If I don’t...

It is that time I think when they go out into the fresh air ... so I had T'Other Half bring the small ones out. I think a couple may not survive ...I will have him bring the big ones out tomorrow.

Once you put solar panels on a farm its at the very best going to be designated as a brownfield site after the panels need replacing. The "greens" have a very confusing agenda, first we need to plant more trees, second we need to eat more greens and less animals, third we need to cover the...

Thanks Pete, size is the one thing that I had considered problematic. The one i saw where it was recommended was almost small tree size and given it arches out thats quite a chunk of real estate. I know it's short flowering but I didn't think that was really much different to deutzia or...

I seem to recall reading something many years ago about not planting in pots which are "glazed" on the interior . To do with the roots not wanting to live against the smooth sides and therefore not expanding. It would have been in a gardening book or magazine but I can't remember any more than...

That’s what I do @Michael Hewett, it’s a gardening technique known as pace yourself . In previous years I used to cut all my ornamental grasses down at the end of February. Quite a task as I have many. Now I cut them periodically from December onwards as individual varieties show signs of wear...

Hawthorn, sloe, elder all take well from cuttings if you want to fill gaps. Stick prunings in the ground in autumn. Also consider hazel, bird cherry, guelder rose and wayfaring tree. Consider drip irrigation or a leaky hose along the base of the hedge and use regularly. If you search for...