Alina W

New house, new lawn, mushroom hell!!!!

I suspect that this is something that will be gone after this autumn, or possibly after next spring. The mushroom compost is full of nascent mushrooms, but they will die when they run out of food, which will be quite soon.

I would suggest aeriating the lawn to improve drainage, and then give it time.

How to get rid of excess soil?

Depending on how much you've got, I wouldn't be in a rush to get rid of it. You will find that newly-dug borders and areas around plants sink over winter, and you will need to top up the soil come spring.

Plum Trees - Czar

I can only agree with Dovefromabove - and I have seen silverleaf move in in response to late pruning.

Plum Trees - Czar

But you shouldn't prune plum trees now, only in summer, to prevent silver leaf.

The mystery of the disappearing hedgehogs

I think that the family will have split up in the normal course of things and so scattered.

Purple privets

It could be phosphorus deficiency, which can occur when it is washed out of the soil. It could also be lack of potassium, but you say you've used that to no effect, so I'd tend to phosphorus.

Dicentra Spectibilis with no new growth at base

No, you haven't. I find that it always dies back to nothing in winter. I cut it back some years when it has grown particularly rampantly, but usually leave it alone and plant around it, like Christopher.

How many fruit trees?

What is at the base of your raised bed - does it give access to soil?

mmmmm rhubarb

Yes, but it'll need to be a big container and you will have to water it well.

Over winter non hardy fuschia

Do you have a spare windowsill? They can be trimmed down to a few inches and potted up.