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Thanks for the link. I'll post forthcoming butterflies, etc. there now, hoping I can spot them!

I wouldn't personally go down the manual push mower route. After a period of heavy rain, and we've had plenty of those, or when the grass has not been cut for a while they are very difficult to use. I wouldn't want to cut the lawn with shears in order to be able to use the mower, but each to...

Apart from the veg patch where I can never get enough organic matter to even consider no dig, the rest of the garden is no dig. I just use glyphosate once a year to stop the perennial weeds getting a hold along with my own chips from winter prunings as a mulch.

Yes @Papi Jo.

I think the whole thing is a farce to be honest and we are just imposing restrictions because the EU have. Its kind of tit for tat and needs sorting, but I think politics will get in the way as usual.

Its not something I use so cant really comment.

Hi Everyone..gosh Chelsea has come round quickly hasn't it? Looking forward to the week ahead to see the gardens on TV together with new plants and hopefully new ideas.. 25/26th May I shall be at the 12th Edition of Fete des Plantes in the gardens of the Palais d'Argentre in Sées in l'Orne....

Do they get eaten? I saw a lovely yellow and white one last week, but the foliage looked like it might be delicious to slugs.

I find planning a border really difficult..I constantly change my mind what I think I want I give it a week or two in which time it has changed many times until one day I just go with it.

Last year a garden center was selling off rolls of turf...it was super cheap ..not fit to use as a lawn so I got some and pinned it down with wire soil side up with a good 6 inches in the water ,you can then plant into ,it wasn't a complete success but it was worth trying,although I watered it...

I've been keeping an eye out for 'cuckoo spit'. I've not seen any so far this year on the lavender although I have seen it on the Honeysuckle in the garden. I'll remain vigilant.

Agree with the Chelsea chop suggestionAny chance of a photo of the peachy coloured one ? Without seeing it, I hesitate to advise cutting it back if it only has the one stem. It may well bush out from the bottom, but I don't think I have ever seen a shrubby salvia with just a single stem.