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Can anybody tell us what these flowers are

I'm an Erigeron fan as well. In my neck of the woods, they're called 'Dartmoor Daisies' even though I'm pretty sure they're from Mexico originally. I tend to cut mine back in the spring to keep them a bit more compact. Sometimes they look as though they've been killed by freezing winter temperatures, but most often they revive. There are couple of walls in my town which are covered with them. I wish they'd seed themselves in the cobbles in the front of my house- maybe I'll have a hunt for some seed heads and see if I can give them a helping hand.

How to grow Agapanthus with zero effort-do nothing !

My agapanthus are doing better than ever this year. I dug them up in late winter, stuffed them in a ferty bag, forgot about them, planted them in pots in April...

Moving pot bound Clematis and Honey Suckle

Has it started to grow roots?

Stinging Vine

Mine's best friends with a grape vine too.

Ornamental grasses

When I cut down my grasses, I leave bundles around for the birds to use for nesting material. My favourite is stipa tennuissima, which doesn't grow huge, and dances delightfully in the slightest breeze. I also have a couple of beefier miscanthus, their flower heads stand through the winter, and a colony of very pretty green cricket like bugs take up residence in them every year.

Something is eating my lavender

Well, I just googled 'do hamsters eat lavender' and apparently they do. Their garden habits are like rabbits, but I think they are probably less agile.

Something is eating my lavender

I think your rodents are in fact hamsters. But I don't know if they are partial to lavender...

Plant ID... is it a wee?

I'd go with euphorbia as well. My lathyrus vernus has pea like pods for seeds, and different leaf habit. As with all euphorbias, the stems can exude a milky sap which can cause a nasty skin reaction in some people, so handle with care and stout gloves.

Stinging Vine

It's certainly a hop - might be humulus lupus aureus, the golden variety. I've got one, it grows along the wall at the bottom of my garden. I cut it to the ground every winter, and try and limit the amount of new shoots it puts up in the spring. I have heard that the young shoots are edible. I daresay that with concerted effort you could kill it...eventually!

What's the weather like in your area?

So hot here in South Devon can't face food. The scent from the sweet peas is enough...

Bay tree root eradication

Best way to do it! 

Plan bee

One of the more uplifting news stories... 

Overwintered runner bans

Left the roots in after clearing last year's crop, they've survived the winter and putting up new growth. 

Red rhubarb leaves

I've got a bad feeling about this... 

What can I use as green manure?

Landcress just about to go to seed