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well into October.Now for the dilemma. Oleander is not a hardy shrub. Perfect for warmer Mediterranean climes, I'm not sure how it will do in my Midlands garden. If I had a conservatory, moving it indoors for winter would have been my best course

, all of which make ideal pot plants for the home, greenhouse or conservatory.Victorian gardeners believed achimene must be watered with tepid rather than cold water, hence their common name of hot water plant. I'm not convinced this is actually

that really need to be planted in pots of compost rather than directly into the garden. Coming from warm and tropical regions of the world also means they enjoy warm growing conditions, so a greenhouse or conservatory really is helpful to provide

, and certainly different.So what new plants shall I try for summer 2010? Well, I think I'll experiment with lantana. Several new varieties of this conservatory favourite are available, and as I've never grown it before I'll be interested to see how it performs