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strong indication that the time has come for a bit of division. (Although this sort of behavior doesn't help!)To divide a plant, dig it up and discard the centre, as it is only fit for the compost heap. The healthy bits can then be split and replanted

things, the growth rate will be very different depending on the situation - for example a plant in Aberdeen will never reach the height and breadth of its twin in Cornwall.So which bamboo should you choose?Bamboos can be divided into lectomorphs (which do

better against a pale background - the darker varieties in particular get a bit lost against the naked soil of February.These irises are terribly easy to grow: plant the bulbs in autumn at about twice their own depth and wait. Clumps can be divided

party. I don't think he was the bridegroom, but you never know. I digress, the point is the borders.The garden was divided into three parts: an Italian-style garden with a pergola (towards which the various brides were gravitating), an English

(with lots of herbaceous stuff) I have a great deal of raw material. My compostery is in an old cowshed which was divided into bays. One bay is being filled and the other is quietly rotting away. It has the advantage of being big but the disadvantage

, forgotten.Give them a decent fertile soil and they will never disappoint. They should be divided every few years in early spring.By the way, Future Gardens starts this week. It is the successor to the late, lamented Westonbirt Festival of the Garden

that are still viable. (iv) Plant the seeds that my very efficient wife has ordered. (v) Divide grasses and some herbaceous plants. (vi) Prune and tie back climbing roses. (vii) Cut back willows and dogwoods - although this can wait a bit. (viii) Plant bare