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It says "We've started teaching ChatBotanist everything we know (which is a lot!)". Still a lot to learn it seems . The Grow App mentioned on that page looks useful, if it works!

Same! Blasted things are impossible

Today, I also received a small drone with all the modern features like return to home, follow-me, way point, and on and on. I guess I will have to read the manuals and watch the videos so it will be a while before I fly it, the weather is foul anyway, so it will probably be spring. That said, I...

It would be if it appeared just a tad more often

I’m in Glos. We don’t normally get lower than -5 here. But with weather changes never say never !

Oooooo you're a hard man! Mine's been in for about 4 years and it's still less than a metre tall

Just my thoughts, but I run mine at Just frost free, so around 3c min. But that's just to overwinter tender plants, nothing actually grows at those temperatures.I just get the feeling you might be burning paraffin with few results.

My son bought us a photo frame last year, it's like a tablet sitting on a shelf. We and the rest of our family can share photos and small video clips to it. Its running all the time. They pop up unexpectedly when say a grandchild has been in a nativity or parents gone on holiday. It saves...

After a fruitless search through my badly-organised photos to find one of it flowering, this is it at the moment

They need a high potash feed, if they get masses of nitrogen they grow like mad but don't fruit so we'll. I agree thin them out, then take the very tall canes should be gently bent over and tied down. You will get much more fruit bud break by doing that. As you have inherited them it's hard...

Thanks Pete. I've then well away and in separate raised beds! I need labels or I'll likely forget who's who and what's what! I'd originally wanted all of them to be primocane for Easter of handling, plus our crap summers here maybe help the fruit to have more time to ripen and plants to grow...

A lovely day out, sun or no sun. Thank you for sharing your adventure.

A tree fern is another option, hardy down to minus 5C.

Hello @ChiveTalking and I remember you both from Gardener's World, though Deano was some years ago. I'm glad things are going more smoothly now for Deano.

Yeah the mother plant looked like a regular Swiss cheese plant but half of each leaf is white

Looks like Sweet Woodruff, Gallium odoratum.

I've gone back to my original post because 'stupid me' has lost the plot and become even more stupid! Sorry everyone but the Helebores that I thought were Arum are in fact...wait for it...Helebores! With the snow gone I took pictures yesterday and this is what I have...How I could...

It is almost a year since I posted. I am sure I have done some things but the following lap afghan I have done over the past few months.I an starting on a Gold and Brown one, but cannot make up my mind on the pattern I want.

M. Cabaret is a compact variety, growing up to 1.5m, a bit like M. Soft Caress. The yellow varieties I mentioned are larger, H 2.5-4m, S 2.5-4m. I recently considered most commonly available varieties and opted for Winter Sun, for the size, colour and timing of flowering which is welcome at the...