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Hi @potted I'm afraid those pictures are totally false. The hostas are going to be green (or glaucous) with maybe white variegation. A lot of online sellers do this. As for the other plants you've bought, wisteria is a big climbing plant that develops a trunk eventually. It's not suitable for a...

Good plan.

If Charles does go ahead with his visit to the US, I sincerely hope he makes it clear that it is a personal visit (and will be paying for it out of his own pocket ) as opposed to on behalf of the UK.I quite agree but does a day pass without accusations of anti semitism being made against...

Well done all worth it in the end no time to rest its spring well occasionally

It survives around here is all I can say, dont have it myself but have seen it in gardens.

Don't forget to water them in and they will need watering over the summer.

That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.

And where do you plug that in?I've got a combination microwave which has a grill setting but never used that setting, just bung cheese on toast under the gas grill on the cooker. I'm surprised people actually clean stuff that gets up to nuclear temperatures every time you use them.

@pete have you tried those companies who sell bulk bags? I saw one of those cubic metre bags outside a house near here, and the compost looked good. Got to be cheaper than buying 60l a time.

23rd March 2026On the evening of the 23rd into the 24th, Cherry the hedgehog was out, trying to get rid of fleas! The hog was shaking so much, it lost its balance and fell over! Nearby, Bandit the cat has been spotted a few times, sitting by the Thorny olive tree, watching the nearby mouse...