"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
You have room to grow your own mulch
material (nettles, comfrey) , or use straw, grass clippings, cardboard.
Janet.

Thanks for the advice Janet. I've spent ages getting rid of nettles - I know
they are good for compost, rich in nitrogen etc, but I can't bring myself to
letting them back into the garden again. However, comfrey is worth
investigating. I think this is what used to grow in my fathers hedgerow, but
he called it "marshmallow". It fascinated me as a child because there were
often different coloured flowers on the same plant - or so it seemed -
pinks, reds, blues and purples. I seem to remember it had hairy leaves /
stems? Would that be the same plant?
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