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Or cider if that's your thing.

2 inches apart is quite interesting. I think that i will experiment a bit and try different spacing.The general view is that about 6 inches is right but then I see YouTube videos where they are planted almost next to each other and have grown well.Garlic arriving tomorrow!

I was pleasantly surprised to find a robin bathing in my bird bath yesterday. Hurrah. The inaugural visit. They've been notably absent in this neck of the woods. It made a nice change to the pigeons who usually hog the bath for themselves.Unlike the pigeons, the robin didn't poo in the bath...

I actively grow daisies, too. They're absolutely splendid. I like the cane idea, too. Thanks for this!

I think oast houses provided some heat from a kiln at the bottom, which was then drawn up through the hops on the floors above and out of the roof which was turned so the wind drew the warm air out, this was important as the moisture was drawn from the hops and out. I've seen lavender and herbs...

Leave it in the ground but think about moving it out of the shade into a sunny location which they prefer. They really only cope in containers for a couple of years as they need good soil depth for their long tap root. A sheltered location will also help it establish well. It may need protection...

I've grown quite a number of garlic varieties over the last few years and the most consistent has been the popular Germidor variety, which was from Drôme in France. It's a softneck, autumn planted, ready by end of June which is pretty early usually and survives our very wet winters here. Plus...

Fist bud opened this morning, albeit sadly a single petal, but I am happy having taken a year to nuture this from a plug plant. Now I watch for colour change.

That's great @Donna Crossman . Glad it's working better now. You'll be able to enjoy all the area around the pond, as well as the pond itself. You can experiment a bit more with your choices too, when the soil's decent

Slabs and stone laid

Thank you. Benign neglect seems to work.

I know how you feel, it can be tricky trying to strike the balance between making your display last for as long as possible and trying to plan ahead for next year.@Busy-Lizzie is right, you can plant the shrubs as late as early November as long as the ground isn't frozen or waterlogged. The...

Have you got room for a builder's bulk bag? I use a couple of them quite successfully

I agree that the pot isn't big enough. It should be at least 60cm tall.Did you feel into the compost to find out if it was moist lower down? Roses in pots need quite a lot of watering. Better a can full every 2 days in summer than a sprinkle every day. This also washes out nutrients so they...

I think digging into the turf will just create problems with root damage and therefore suckers. Maintaining a good, thick layer of light-excluding mulch will eventually kill off the turf anyway. An easy way to add nitrogen would be a handful of granular lawn food (definitely without added...

Small lumpy fruit looks like Ch. JaponicaCh. Japonica is the smallest max 2m or so, then Ch. Speciosa which has medium fruit up to 3m tall, then Ch. Cathayensis is the largest up to 6m with the largest fruit too. All taste about the same. Chinese Quince can also be Peudocydonia Sinensis which...

It was only after several years that my fence-trained Ceanothus became anything like a self-supporting big shrub/small tree. Get it in the ground, against a sunny fence or wall. Either fix a sturdy stake to the support or loosely tie the stem to horizontal wires fixed to the support. Either way,...