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With some. But it wasn't 'as if by magic', and given I've been working through this for what must be over a month I settled with a 'fuck it / good enough' attitude.
Not advocating this approach, but I was suprised how the sealant has covered and repaired basically all of the stains. To the point that idk if I needed to spend all of last week spending every window of time cleaning it.
The one really annoying bit tho is there is a prominent crack that's had some water penetrate and make whitish.
Anyway... Really looking forward to getting our table and some pots on mid week, as well as choosing some gravel to dress the edge with the brick shed.
Have decided not to do any work softening the edges - would have mainly been planting around the fur tree. I've still got to lower the lawn and put drainage in, so (sadly) it doesn't seem to be worth doing any more planting this year. I've still got tomatoes and weeding to do as more horticultural tasks.
Looking forward to next spring when I'll hopefully have time and budget to do a bit more planting up - both in the front and back.
Another vote for David Austin. Ours is a Malvern Hills rose.
I've never called them. But I bet they're the sort of people you can call and have a chat with and get good advice.