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.Sempervivum and Jovibarba species are commonly grown in containers, but they can thrive in bricks, driftwood and tufa rock, because of their ability to grow in very little compost. South-facing rockeries, gravel gardens and vertical walls also make good habitats

the metal cones in direct sunlight.AdamWater your hanging basket twice a day during summer months to ensure they don't dry out.More hanging basket and container ideasPlanting up a hanging basket - video guide with Sarah RavenRachel de Thame's video guide

Orchids are now an affordable luxury; their sensational and long-lasting blooms bringing a touch of elegance to any home or greenhouse. With the wide range of young orchid plants now on offer at local garden centres and florists, you can choose

of young bean seedlings an hour before planting. The roots of the plants should be well developed, but not pot-bound in the container.Erect a wigwam of long bamboo canes or sticks over an area of soil that has been improved by digging in plenty of well

.Snails mostly feed at night; mild, damp conditions suiting them best. Go out with a torch and collect them by hand. Either re-home them on a patch of waste ground, well away from your garden as they have a homing instinct, or drop them in a bucket of hot, salty

to kill. But I've started to feel some very untoward thoughts about a certain visitor to our garden. The sparrowhawk is a huge creature, with beautiful regal plumage. But rather like the excessively good-looking human, it has a less attractive side. I

Sugar snap peas score top marks for taste and texture. As with so many crops, home-grown sugar snaps are much sweeter and juicier than anything you can buy in a shop. You can grow them in large containers as well as in beds, as long as they're kept

Most gardeners are now aware of the diminishing number of bees. Bumble, honey and solitary bees are all in decline. On the whole, blame can be apportioned to loss of habitat: hedgerows are now scarce, while use of herbicides has depleted food

I love the snow we're having this week, but it does rather put paid to gardening. Harsh weather has made me all the more thankful for my lovely greenhouse - the only thing that's tempting me to the  bottom of the garden at the moment. After I took

questions online about me and my garden I can now download factsheets containing advice on how to attract and benefit wildlife.Out in my garden there is already a good deal going on. I've noticed the green shieldbugs in my garden are all purple. Saturday