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I'd agree that many houses in both the Housing Association and private rental quarter aren't up to what should be considered basic standards where possible health issues are involved. In the "western world", we all expect indoor toilet and bathing facilities along with clean water on tap, some...

What a fantastic reply. Thank you so much

You could actually smell them when I took the pictures late morning,Look forward to seeing yours ... later in the year.

Yes a few years ago we visited a garden in Suffolk. They had a border with some very old Lavenders which still looked fine. They said they cut back hard in February-March each year.

You can leave them in a cool light space for a while if you're not ready to plant out yet. The shoots will green up and strengthen a bit. Plant carefully as already said.

I'd agree with both @NijelJ and @pete . One other thing is to consider what wildlife you are aware of in your area - have you spoken to neighbours to see if they have encountered similar problems and have they any ideas as to the culprit?

I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five years. Current one is 3 years and still looks fine.I'm not sure that I would want one in a seating...

Definitely we will repeat with the 'Orange Emperor' tulips next year, we loved their color on our terrace so much!! Perhaps we'll plant more, given the result.