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Interestingly enough Buckingham Palace has been updated fairly recently. Certainly it is in better nick and better maintained than the Houses of Parliament.

Trees, particularly young trees, generally prefer not to have anything in touch with the trunk (other than air). I always leave a gap around the trunk when I'm mulching around a tree, no matter what i'm mulching with - it's like a doughnut with a hole in the middle...

Hi AllI was recently getting ready to remove the moss from my lawn (or more properly green space, as it predominantly moss) and re-seed with grass when I had second thoughts.There are a few weeds in there as well, and I understand that if I remove the moss now there is a good chance I will...

Yes - we've always been nervous of pressure cookers. It's been a real gamechanger that the airfryer takes the fear out of pressure cooking - it manages the temperature, pressure and timing automatically, and is much better insulated so uses less energy.

Hi AllI bought some Mo Bactor Instant to deal with a considerable amount of moss in my garden.Before I get around to applying it (probably later this year) I am now wondering is it actually any good and would I be better using something else?Thanks in advance for your sage advice!

Hi EveryoneGardening novice here. Having bought a house with a mature garden I need advice on removing moss, removing ivy and improving (or re-creating) a lawn, amongst other things. All of which I will post on the relevant forums and will be very grateful for your advice.

@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.

I can't remember the exact name of the yellow variegated one I had - it was no taller than about a metre, so probably one of the cookianum hybrids, not tenax which is the huge one. Called something like Maori Sunrise? I took it out because it was becoming a huge clump and then weeds would grow...

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...

Hello all, seeking some advice please. I've been told this is a corkscrew willow. Is it meant to look like this at this time of year - i.e. no buds, not much going on?

Hello, does anyone know what this lovely tree is? The plant ID apps are giving me 10 different answers.We've just moved it. I'm really hoping it survives!

We're in Ile de France, so quite far North. The soil in our garden has many earthworms in it - I'm hoping that's a good sign!

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