u/Lower-Mushroom2662

I made two discoveries in my garden over the weekend:

- lots of bindweed

- baby slow worm

The slow worm was under some fabric sheeting over an overgrown veg bed where the bindweed is, and we need to rip up the sheeting and cut the growth back to be able to remove the bindweed. I'm thrilled to have a little slow worm guest (never seen one before and assuming theres probably others there too), and really want to avoid causing it any harm whilst essentially removing its home.

Once the work is done I'll try place some bricks/roof tiles to form little hiding spots for them, but I'm after some advice on if theres anything i could do/avoid doing whilst removing the sheeting and cutting stuff back. Is there a way i can gently encourage the slow worm(s) to leave beforehand, and if so how?

Thanks for any advice!

This has popped up on my lawn seemingly overnight and plantnet tells me its a japanese cherry bush which would be lovely! Only thing is, i dont really want it to stay where it is - its right next to a large plum tree that im pretty sure is dying, so I'd like to pop this in a pot if possible.

Can anyone confirm that it is japanese cherry, and give any advice on how best to move/pot it please? Bear in mind im a total plant newbie, plants seem to hate me sadly and die when they see me coming 😔

Thanks!