Hi DIGGER, wrote to you yesterday, and as I pressed submit, the site went down - Anyway I was going to say "hard on the outside with a soft centre". This weekend I have got to do exactly the same as you, and plant the same. My garden is small, but I had over 60 pots and tubs this summer, although some are permanent, like bamboos and ferns, so I shall just do a couple of winter ones, I like to see some colour, my PC is on the breakfast bar looking down the garden, so I am in the kitchen most of the day. Mrs Bouquet