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Just as the last couple of times Trump says negotiations going well, making progress and such like. The morning we wake up to news of US/Israeli raids on Iran and the talks have ended with a bang. Once his Secretary of War tells him they're ready to go then the talks will again come to an abrupt...

Hi Potted,As said the colours of the plants in that picture look rather dubious but worth sowing them to see what comes up, but it will take a good year for them to become a decent sized plant.If you are after Hostas then suggest you look at places like this who have a good selection of...

All the pots have been sold, happy daysRaised at least £500 and people did not mind the odd one that had a slight crack. Plant sale not finished yet, on my hands and knees. Will run it until after Easter Monday and then book myself into an old folks home to recover. Raised north of £5000 so far....

Thank you everyone, it is covered in flower buds so I'll keep it potted near the back door for fragrance and then consider where to put it. We had a pretty cold winter for here and it would have been sat outside in the sales beds during that, so is probably a lot more hardy than I had considered.

Hi.I'm new to having a large garden. It's just been redone as has lovely new grass but absolutely no privacy and we are right next to a public foot way. The only thing we have is a 3ft tall wall.Anyway, I've been looking into bare root hedging and have ordered 250 plants of a native mix....

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

We love our Lakeland airfryer - one big drawer with a removable divider. Bought silicon dishes which are dishwasher-proof to save on the mess.

I used to top dress my clay soil with loads of it, and it was a family challenge with the kids to get to the mushrooms first. Although I know they add chalk, it didn't seem to affect the plants, but I never tried making compost purely with it.

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...