Adding some shrubs to the rockery

Love the Yew.

Be careful with the spiny Berberis ... :o(

I can sympathise, Kate, with money wasted. Best laid plans and all that. I like your choices and will keep my fingers crossed.

Apologies, there are 2 pines, Oh corrected me! There’s are a couple of yews elsewhere.
Thanks ladies for all your feedback! Shirley, my parents have the very dark leaf Berberis and it’s exactly as you say!
Thanks Ange, I should have learnt by now as each year passes.

Kate, Berberis are often recommended as a burglar deterrent hedge ... I can see why!

lovely Kate , from Paul . Afraid again cannot log into old account :( So opened up new one

Thanks, Shirley, that is useful to know! 👍

Thank you, Paul. Crikey! You certainly do have issues on here, don't you! I do hope you and Maria are well? All OK?

I don't know what keeps happening , I add password which never changed and it states - passwords incorrect , so put forgotten password then says doesn't know this email .

Anyway yes thank you . On my 2 weeks off now and Marias on maternity leave with only 7 weeks to go !!!