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and drawn. 3 strawberry plants (pot-grown or lifted from the garden)Large pot or hanging basketMulti-purpose compostJanuary - April20 minutes harvest May - JunePlant two or three strawberry plants in a hanging basket or large pot of multi-purpose compost

tropical plant feature of canna, eucomis and sedum.Making a contemporary cone hanging basket.Planting up a stylish alpine container.

little corner of the countryside in your garden.any timeMarch - April20 minutesFoamflower, TiarellaBleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilisBrunneraWide, shallow potMulti-purpose compostCrocksPlace a layer of crocks at the bottom of pot, then three

. The crown, or centre, of the plant should be at soil level.If the basket is hanging against a wall, turn it regularly so that all the fruits are exposed to some sun.More advice on growing strawberriesGrowing alpine strawberries in a container

container display of marginal plants Rachel de Thame's video project on planting up alpines in a potFern and birch containerCreate a bamboo and sedge display

wandered into the Alpine Village holiday complex in Jasper National Park. We'd been warned they might appear and the cabin's logbook suggested we chase them off by clapping our hands together if they started eating the herbaceous borders.To avoid any

In common with many gardeners, I would like a bigger garden. The wish list for mine would include trees, a hedge, a mini-meadow, a shed I could stand in, and three ponds. Such is the craving that it invades my sleep – I wake and realise that, once

, including gold- and light-centred alpines, green-edged fancies and a few selfs. We're not fussy about choosing particular named varieties, but we tend to steer clear of doubles. Auriculas, part of the primula family, make great hobby plants. There are so

Paving and gravel paths can quickly become colonised by garden weeds. Follow our tips on keeping your paths pristine and weed free, below. While some plants, such as thyme and alpines, look delightful growing in the gaps between patio slabs or path

, your safest bet is the white double Dianthus 'Mrs Sinkins' which smells like the wrists of wood nymphs. It's one of the old garden pinks (great scent, short flowering season, most of them about 30cm high) and was originally bred in 1868 by John Sinkins