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OK all, I’ve been having some thoughtsWhat do you all think of the idea of a run of evergreen topiary balls running along the red line through the middle to divide up this big bed? I was thinking either pittosporum or ilex crenata. The viburnum marked is still very small but I hope to have...

The seeds are a bit of a pain frankly. They are produced in the thousands, scatter over a wide area, and stain clothes indelibly ... as I know to my cost. The pigeons occasionally gobble a few, but most birds don't seem to like them. Not sure why as they are juicy and available at a time of...

Going by our current crop of politicians, I thought they already had.

Compost is no use if they're going to be in a container long term @Jblakes , rather than planted out. You need a soil based medium - and you can buy those in GCs etc. Grit or fine gravel is far better for drainage - mixed through it. If you know which varieties they are, that helps, because...

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I noticed the Cardamime starting to open around here yesterday. Mine isn't quite at that stage in your pix @Sheps , but shouldn't be too long. I love it. It was nice to see the celandines opening in the sun too, especially in the really shady bit near the farm. They get virtually no sun because...

Sorry @fumanchu - I didn't see your post from a week ago. I use saxifrages and arabis etc in the gravel. They're grown in pots or trays, then the whole thing is just placed on the gravel, with just a little bit of it moved away, depending on how thick a layer of soil they're in. There are some...

Such is life @RoddersUK ! If it was a weed, and you'd left it, you'd have turned your back for five minutes and it would have taken over your entire garden - and the neighbour's... It does look like Astrantia, now that @Silver surfer has said that, and mine is just about at that stage of growth....

I've started planting in clumps, when planting in their final spots I sometimes split them again into smaller clumps. I've done this with pansies, alyssum, wallflowers, poppies, borage, carnations. Have a go at doing both and see what suits you best.

If you want to maintain the variety over time you'd need a minimum number of leeks flowering in a patch to do so. Quick Google suggests 20 for leeks, dont know if thats accurate.. It's a bit annoying if space is at a premium, but at least leeks look good when flowering.I tried saving more...