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I love that erinus in tufa @kindredspirit . Can one still buy tufa? I left my only lump in my last garden

I think that somewhere is Whitehall is "The Department for Ridiculous Ideas Which Must Be Implemented Immediately and Without Consultation"

First things first. This is a gardening forum, it shouldn't be used as a platform to air views, rightly or wrongly, on whether shops should sell plants because they die. That to me is a first world problem. the subject of sustainability of natural resources and what happens to our discarded...

Playing safe incase the 'Thought Police' come after me for inciting something or other.

If you want perfect hostas then I'm afraid you will have to do some night raids and get them in action. Unfortunately I haven't found any other method that works. If you want to make a pungent garlic spray be my guest but find raids reduce numbers hugely and quickly. After a few weeks doing them...

But surely we need to dig and add soil improvers occasionally!?Well actually, no, the worms and other microorganisms should do the work. Top dressing with organic matter should be enough if there's enough vitality in the soil.I can only see worth in back breaking digging if the soil is...

I'd do it now... because it's growing fast, it will be running out of room for its roots, and running out of food and water more quickly, if you leave it in its small pot.

I think @pete is spot on with Swedish whitebeam. The flowers in the OP's photos are completely white with no hint of pink, and have long stamens. IMO hawthorn flowers, whichever variety, are more likely to be tinged with pink at some point (buds, or stamens, or spent flowers) and have shorter...

For cuttings you need some pots 3"-4"- some very gritty compost and plastic bags that can go over the pots. This is a very good time of year to take cuttings as plants are growing quickly, so will also root quickly. There are several methods - which method will depend on what plants you have to...

Night time patrols with a torch are about the only feasible option to keep the mollusc population down. I find slug pellets not very effective anyway.

The problem with it here is that it gets quite soft and lush through summer, because it's wet, but warm enough, for lots of growth. Then the winter arrives, and they can't cope. I expect if we continue to get the warm winters we've had for the last few years here, that might change, but it's...

That’s suuuuper helpful, thank you!