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Thank you CarolineLI have not done very well, I was so keen to get into this that I bought items before I asked for advice, I was not aware that sellers would mislead to sell there stock, as a previous post mentioned. It looks like I will have to put everything to one side and start again with...

Are they not still in the process, these old buildings need constant attention, a bit like cathedrals and stately homes. Problems occur when they stop the constant upkeep and then it cost millions to get them back.

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

Don't forget to water them in and they will need watering over the summer.

That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.

I thought most pressure cookers used weights, to hold the pressure, the one we had years ago did, so if the pressure got too high the weights just lifted and let the steam out.

Good plan.

Not found anyone local, they only do topsoil and mushroom compost and aggregates, the delivery charges always makes it more expensive than the GC bags in the end unless local, plus you dont really have any idea what you will get, a ton of something pretty awful is not good. I could try a pallet...

23rd March 2026On the evening of the 23rd into the 24th, Cherry the hedgehog was out, trying to get rid of fleas! The hog was shaking so much, it lost its balance and fell over! Nearby, Bandit the cat has been spotted a few times, sitting by the Thorny olive tree, watching the nearby mouse...

Ha, love the detective work. Finding block paving under gravel under concrete is properly cursed layering. At least you know the previous owner was committed to never gardening. Pots are honestly the way to go for now, especially if you might rearrange things later. You can get a surprising...