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the bulbs bake and ripen.Tulip bulbsAquatic basketsPeat-free, multi-purpose compostGritSeptember - December30 minutesFill the bottom third of an aquatic basket with equal parts of compost and grit. Place bulbs on the surface, at a depth of roughly 10cm

in the grounds. The bushes were huge and bright red chillies hung from them like exotic earrings.By December my overwintered chillies looked quite dead. I put this down to the fact that it was December, it was dark and miserable and they should have been

Ribbon for decorationlate-November - December 1 hourBundle straight twiggy growth together to form a basic ring. Use garden string, raffia, wire or strong stems cut from climbers to bind the twigs. Continue this binding technique to add sprigs of conifer, holly and other

Bulb fibre or multi-purpose compostFlower pot, large enough to accommodate bulb or, ready-boxed hippeastrum kit with pot and compost includedBowl to soak bulbNovember - February 10 minutesDecember - MarchSoak the hippeastrum bulb and its roots in a bowl

or conservatory to plant outdoors again next season. SecateursBamboo canesStringHorticultural fleece or bubble polytheneStrawChicken wireLarge flower pot or crateBark chippings mid-October - early December 20 minutes per plantProtect palms by tying in the leaves

. Garden fork Sharp knifeLarge potsGritty compost mix made from equal parts grit or perlite and potting compostLabel and pencilDecember - January30 minutesUse a garden fork to lift the whole plant out of the ground gently, taking care not to damage its

of them. Bare-root rose plantSpadeForkBamboo caneGranular fertiliser, such as chicken manureDecember - mid-March 20 minutes for each rose June - AugustDig out a hole in the soil to the depth of a garden spade and the same width. Put the soil to one side

and peppers well in to November and perhaps even in to December, not to forget the fact that these and many other crops can be enjoyed earlier in the season and of course produce tons of plants for the flowery side of the garden too. So if yet another pair

charming since about the 7th of December. Even the snowdrops around it haven't budged, and remain stubbornly beneath the hard crust of soil.I understand that there are funny things happening all over our gardens, up and down the country, but this little

this an incredible evocative noise. It’s definitely not the weather now, but it just reminds me of summer. I cannot work out why I feel this. I must have heard them as a child one summer holiday and it lodged in my subconscious until December 2008. Weird