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First seeds of the season poking through today. Cardoon seeds.

Brilliant, thank you - that really helps

Yes I heard this on the radio, they also want to track when flowering starts. They are using Tete a Tete as the indicator as it's so widely known and grown. So if you have them go to RHS website and let them know where you are and when they flower.

Thanks for the replies, they’re really interesting. Any more advice anyone?I’m visiting her tomorrow so will see the problem and let her know what’s been suggested.

Well it’s in now, so let’s see how it does!

Thank you @Pete8, and good luck with your bays.

I agree with the others, it doesn't look bad at all. The bare bits near the bottom at the inside aren't really a privacy issue because of the wall (which is pretty much identical to ours!). If you cut the top a bit narrower and maybe a bit lower it should allow more light to the lower part and...

I think I can see ground elder in the weeds. It is very difficult to get rid of. Every bit of root will need digging out which is almost impossible. It dies down in the winter. Then when growth starts spray with glyphosate but it will probably need 2 sprayings.There is also a wild hardy...

Too much searching for information can be bad for your gardening too. I've seen many posts from people scared to let pets out into gardens because they've read that plants, or parts of plants, can be poisonous. What the information generally fails to tell people, is how much of a plant would...

Well we all learn, we have got a good new search engine that Stephen mentioned.If you are concerened about Googles prying and Emails then you can get one or more Private Emails services. They are chargable ( and legal ) for their full multi account services but most do offer one free...

Someone I know always referred to certain people as Near-do-wells not sure how you spell it, but it always got a laugh.Mostly they were just Wrong-uns

I think the main thing with rubber plants is they survive where others would die. Survive being the operative word, they just struggle on even when unhappy. That was why they have always been popular, but you rarely see one that is thriving outside a conservatory.

Congratulations! Hope it does well

You are welcome.We don't bother with surveys either, just ignore / delete them.Its the same when you order online / emails, just delete them or look for the small text at the bottom of their page that says "unsubscribe" - it usually works.

I don't have Rozanne but I've split my geraniums a number of times. They are tough plants and I've split them up when dormant or semi dormant. I dig them up, cut them through with a spade and replant. They recover completely so I've not bothered with cuttings.

Thanks @Michael Hewett .

Thank you @Golarne for the suggestions of Geranium. It's a plant I really love. Last year I went to 3 local nurseries looking for Geraniums and found next to nothing, there always used to be so many to choose from and I wasn't sure why there just weren't many around.Cimifuga I think is a bit...

Very handy advice, thanks.

Yes, I have seen it stated at a min of something like 7c but it would probably be OK around 5c I would think if very dry and a bit shrivelled. The thing I have found is often the problems only show up in the spring when the plant doesn't start to grow and you find internal rot has set in during...

Well according to the RHS its, Leptospermum lanigerum 'Silver Sheen' Leptospermum myrtifolium 'Silver Sheen' Leptospermum liversidgei 'Silver Sheen' Leptospermum grandifolium 'Silver Sheen' Leptospermum scoparium 'Silver Sheen'Basically, I dont think they know.