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We had our first frost the other night. The next morning we were out at 6am, clearing the car windscreen. The temperature rises during the day, but plummets mid-afternoon.I wish I had popped the osteospermum that sits on my front door step

I've never seen anything like it. The weather over the last few weeks has been phenomenal, even in Hampshire, the so-called 'soft south'. We've had some of the most fantastic hoar frosts I've ever known and seen some incredible icicles

I’m cross! I'm fed up and I bet I'm not alone in my anger. I keep buying so-called frost-proof pots, but they always seem to break anyway.I tend to buy pots and containers marketed as being 'frost-proof'. It's the most sensible option as (in theory

.He planted them out in a fresh, well-manured bed and wow, do they look good! The plants have produced lots of healthy foliage and plenty of flowers. But all is not good. A late frost hit some of the pretty blooms right where it hurts. The petals look fine

The first really hard frost hit this morning. The garden was so white it almost looked as if it was covered with snow. It was gorgeous to look at but pretty miserable for some of the less hardy plants. But when I went into the greenhouse to grab

if I leave it until the suggested time of 'after the first frost'. It's true that a zapping by freezing temperatures will make for better sloe gin, but me, I'm going to simply pop the sloes in the freezer. It has exactly the same effect and because

will drape my trays of seed potatoes with mesh and fleece to minimise the risk of frost damage. But I daresay I'll buy more in the coming weeks - it's a kind of addiction with me...

them with mini pull-out tunnels to keep off the worst of the weather. But I'm hoping to plant more shortly.I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the weather remains drier, and that we won't have too many hard frosts. Hopefully all of the crops will catch

accessible source of pollen for bees and hoverflies. If left into into winter, the papery brown seed heads look beautiful when covered in dense frost.Apart from the addition of extra grit to my heavy soil, keeping my alliums has been easy. Despite frequent