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Thanks for the tips.no the patio is literally just at the base to make it look nicer. It’s soil beneath it

Plant a few else where in case a couple die after planting and you can replace them.

Happens every year with our Magpies, even our Blackbird has tried pulling Trachy fibres off. It does no harm to the plant to the plant all.

So much depends on your situation and what you are prepared to accept in a garden. Ivy is certainly an excellent addition for the reasons mentioned above but it can prove a total PITA for some. If you use a weedkiller on the leaves, it sometimes helps to scratch/scrape the leaves before...

I think that the first picture is promising. Even before seeing it, I was going to suggest giving it more time. Some plants are a bit slower. For instance, while most of my deciduous trees are in the process of growing leaves, my hazel is still snoozing - and I know that this is normal. The...

Indeed, Israel as a country nowadays is rather interesting.There were some stories about Soviet Union people moving into Israel en masse as they were of the religion, nothing to do with Soviet Union vs. The West presumably .It's just so sad that when we emerged from the horrors of the...

The height is mostly dependant on the support, its not capable of holding itself up as such. Its a climber.

I love Pyracanthas and, if I am being honest, don't really care for Nandinas, though I understand your point about symmetry @BOSullivan If there is enough space, how about you plant a Pyracantha on the other side as well, to achieve the symmetry? Jokes aside, if you don't want the pyracantha,...

A bit earlier this year I'm thinking lots of things are, its been chilly but frosts have been rare or very light since mid January.

You can reseed four weeks after using Mo Bacter but it kills moss, not weeds. If you have only a few weeds you could treat these individually with a lawn weedkiller often sold in a spray bottle. If there are more than a few, consider using a weed and feed product like Miracle Gro 4 in 1 which...

I used the granular from Mo Bacter for the first time last year. It did seem to kill the moss, there is less of it this year despite the wet winter.

Went to gc early this morning to have a look at phormium not much there but I were looking at a little yucca called gold sword didn't think much of it until back home and reading Pete / plantminded comments I quite like the look of the mature plant colour and upright growth I'm looking for. I'll...

It didn't strike me that way at all. Just someone asking for advice, concerned about doing the wrong thing for their plants. In my book that is being sensitive to a plant's needs.