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We have a Community Herb Garden in which we grow Thyme. Unfortunately Ants are building nests under the spreading thyme and destroying them. What can we do?     Ants love dry ground, is there any way that you can make it damper to deter them?  I had

Plant canna lilies in pots, and leave in a warm positionSow strawberry seeds, including alpine varietiesVisit garden centres to buy young bedding plants that can be grown on to a larger size under glassCut off dead hippeastrum flowers, but allow

A few years ago now Dad and his friend brought these rocks home. He said since we wanted a pond, these could go on one end (though god knows how big this pond was going to be, our garden isn't that big!). A fair few years down the line and he

them on GW I would love them in my garden. Hi Kate the first time I saw Snakes head fritillaries they were growing in a clay pan under cover in a Alpine house in some ones garden in Crawley,I had no Idear how small they are.I have seen today my second

an outdoor sink to make an alpine bed? ValJ; Try this http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Faq's/Hypatufa.htm I heard somewhere - quite possibly on Gardeners World! - that pinks are not named for the colour, but for the frilly appearance of their petals

' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_major  Both survive very well under harsh conditions, and spread/root freely. Watch this week's Gardener's World on Iplayer if you missed it- whole section on planting on banks. Hi Jason, most alpines thrive in rocky

that would give this new dull garden something to talk about on the street  any suggestions folks? Well, alpine troughs round the concrete and you could have a rockery up the slope or terrace it.  How about a red,white and blue bonanza for the Queen's Diamond

of Alpine plants people have enjoyed and have survived in their rockeries. That area of my garden get partial shade in the winter and pretty much full sun the rest of the year. I live in Worthing on the south coast with a south facing garden. Thanks

'm in heaven. :) A. Arnott is our favourite here too!!! We got some from a friend, who has since died, but the snowdrops live on, and we think of our friend every year when they come out. I was given one bulb of G. magnum by a friend at our Alpine garden

I've grown the usual strawberries which produce runners for years. You can't eat enough home grown strawberries and I've always had a good tasty crop.  Thought I'd try alpine one's this year as they don't produce runners and I was looking for a