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HelloNot to be Controversial, but.....Never use a Roller on the Lawn to Flatten it. the only thing you will accomplish will be to Compact the Soil which in turn will affect the Growth of the Grass.If you need to remove a Lump in the Lawn, Cut a H over the area and Lift the Turf, remove any...

Thanks so much @Selleri . I will post some updates soon - really looking forward to sharing this journey (thanks for the top about location, I will update my profile).

My mother was brought up on a farm in the 1920s and told us the story of her and her younger sister being sent to an aunt's house for the day, an aunt they didn't particularly like. They returned home in the evening and my mum was sent to a large shed to bring in wood for the fire. As she knew...

One major consideration is the time you have available to look after the garden. While you are working, the garden can seem like a chore rather than a pleasure. I like the contemporary structure of your garden. To reduce the time needed to maintain your garden at the moment, I’d be tempted to...

Nothing dead here, although most Heucheras are looking shabby. They are currently on the review list which precedes the departure lounge . The bluebells are back with a vengeance though .

the main thing with nutrients is they get outcompeted by grass, trees, brambles, and in poor soil those take longer to colonise if at all. wild meadows were maintained like that with now extinct ruminents, deer and cattle doing that job now to an extent.there are many perrenial native flowers...

I used to start mine in autumn and keep in a cold greenhouse over winter, did that in Essex and for a number of years in Devon. These days I chit them in February and then into root trainers in the cold greenhouse. Why the change? I found that with the milder winters they were growing too much...