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Happens every year with our Magpies, even our Blackbird has tried pulling Trachy fibres off. It does no harm to the plant to the plant all.

Went to gc early this morning to have a look at phormium not much there but I were looking at a little yucca called gold sword didn't think much of it until back home and reading Pete / plantminded comments I quite like the look of the mature plant colour and upright growth I'm looking for. I'll...

A bit earlier this year I'm thinking lots of things are, its been chilly but frosts have been rare or very light since mid January.

The grey stems and black buds, together with the new leaves looking dissected suggest ash to me.

I don't think it is our fault. What happened after the second world war is the US saw a way to make money at the expense of the rest of the world. So, the idea of the horrors of war had to be kept front and centre. Thus, the cold war with its ever-present nuclear threat was invented. Any...

It didn't strike me that way at all. Just someone asking for advice, concerned about doing the wrong thing for their plants. In my book that is being sensitive to a plant's needs.

I love Pyracanthas and, if I am being honest, don't really care for Nandinas, though I understand your point about symmetry If there is enough space, how about you plant a Pyracantha on the other side as well, to achieve the symmetry? Jokes aside, if you don't want the pyracantha, I still...

So much depends on your situation and what you are prepared to accept in a garden. Ivy is certainly an excellent addition for the reasons mentioned above but it can prove a total PITA for some. If you use a weedkiller on the leaves, it sometimes helps to scratch/scrape the leaves before...

I always used a pressure cooker for meals when the kids lived at home. It became redundant when there was just OH and me but I used to love it. Also, having been used to cooking with/on an electric cooker and now we have a gas hob, I would not know how to gage a pressure cooker as I don’t like...

Your compost looks fine. Most commercial compost has some feed already in it. In a few months you could throw some pelleted chicken manure or growmore on top, but I mostly forget...

Yes it is. When we 're working in our veg plot we have to rescue worms before the chooks get them. Not always succesful.If you add Ile de France to your profile, people will be better able to tailor advice - climate and soil make a huge difference to what grows well.

Do you have any other materials around the garden, can see a few stones in the background. Dry stone wall should be straight forward to do and will last.