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Yes, maybe, I’d like to keep a little bit of lawn at least, because the dog likes it and I’m ultimately a slave to him! I was planning to overseed with clover. I’ve started shifting gravel to pull up a bit more and have found slab having in bits too! So who know what else is under there. The...

I reuse the compost from my Potato bags each year, I do refresh with new compost and feed. No problems so far

Which bit of France @LilyTL ? There are a few of us here and all with different weather and soils.

In all makes sense if you accept politicians are not trying to solve anything. They are trying to get into power, stay in power, and have a lucrative future after they leave power. And they don't mind doing something expensive knowing the next gov will reverse it because it is not their money...

The picture looks lovely with the rose and 'Rozanne'. My only worry would be to have thorns of the rose in the seating area. Reading the RHS description, Sorbaria has a habit of being a sucker. I would be careful with that. I tend to make my life easier and plant what behaves well without...

My hose is more likely to knock over pots in and around the greenhouse; however the number of times I've hoed the growing point off something just about to come through the soil is considerable.

Thanks for the advice with my sweet peas, but going to hold off for a week as I see there is low pressure coming in over the Atlantic. So going to wait for the next warm spell.

Eco plugs will work not cheap and is a professional product but can be bought off ebay .

@LilyTL, yes, you can re-use the compost from the pots but you should remove any roots first. The removed compost would benefit from some granular fertiliser being mixed with it and/or some bagged manure to beef it up before re-using either in pots or in the garden.

Maidstone area.