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Doubt no more - all of us have spent a good number of hours across the weekend and indeed most of today on and off in discussions with the tech guy who is doing the pre-build ahead of migration. I won't tag him here lest he be a bit shy, but we've had his expertise in the past and I am...

That is a pretty impressive hosta! I am not trying new hostas personally, because I hate constantly having to kill slugs. (I don't like them, but I don't enjoy slicing them in half with scissors right before bed either...) As a matter of fact, one new related thing that I plan to try, is garlic...

This looks really enchanting @micearguers

I think most gardeners are happy to give away their excesses- edible or otherwise but swapping for "heavy" work is not always possible as it will depend on the age/strength/capability of your neighbours/friends. At some point, cash payment is necessary.

A Meta version is likely to be very comprehensive though. They have endless money to throw at developing it and their profits will rely on it working well.

I must have a word with my Delta Sarah as it definitely aspires to be an archer!

Last year I had better results than ever before, with some nice plants grown from seed, my favourite was tobacco plant, which was very tall and beautiful flowers. My success was listening to people on here and the importance of harnessing light and making use of best as a tool.I find all this...

Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Weather was Nice This Morning so I spent 2.5 Hours catching up on Weeding in the Back Garden that I was not able to do at the End of Last Season.This is how it looks now:Ready for Spring, More or Less Now I just need to do the...

I repurposed surplus concrete patio tiles as stepping stones, using an angle grinder to soften the shape into something less square. Picture below shows the shape - the wonkiness comes from not being level-headed. On places like gumtree you may find tiles that you can recycle. I don't mind that...

Rats can certainly be a problem if they can access your house and that is when many people draw the line even when accepting them in the garden. I don't know whether methods have changed but years ago Pest Control people would always advise someone to stop putting out food for birds for several...

I thought the same when we first moved here and several clumps pf bluebells appeared the first spring. After 10 years or so they had spread all over, into the bases of shrubs etc. I've been digging out as many as I can and slicing off the rest every year since.

No, thats factory formed. Proper gates are hand forged but totally unaffordable.....

The second picture is a cotoneaster, probably cotoneaster horizontalis. It looks fine and will burst into leaf soon. The first a mophead hydrangea and it's likely to be fine. The mop head part is important if you want flowers this year because they flower on the previous seasons growth....