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are not the same. Some naturally flower earlier and others later, so by choosing varieties carefully you can ensure a long season of colour from February through to April. By doing this you can enjoy some of them without experiencing the damaging affects of frost

the past few years is a plant I can't recommend highly enough ... Brunnera 'Jack Frost'. Its large silvery leaves delicately tattooed with a green margin and veins shine out almost all year, even from deep summer shade. On dull days it cries out

there was a chance they could get frost damaged. Ron thought I'd get away with it, but said that his wouldn't be ready to plant for another couple of weeks. I decided to hang the consequences and plant mine anyway. Besides, I mound up the soil over them after

as if hit by frost. It flowered extremely well but there are no pods and none of the exuberant growth". I didn't have much idea what could have caused this problem, so wasn't able to offer a useful solution.In a very spooky Twilight Zone moment, the very

. Beans are frost-tender, so it's important to give them protection if sowing them now, and they don't like having their roots disturbed when being transplanted. So, rather than sow indoors now to transplant later, I've just sown them direct in a deep, 50

under cover at night following planting, until all risk of frosts has passed. Then stand this container in bright sun so the purple heart positively pulsates with colour.AdamBe careful when handling brugmansia as all parts of the plant are toxic

and jacket potatoes.Learn about each of the three potato types, and how to grow them, below.10-12 weeks to maturePlant: March (with frost protection)Harvest: JunePlanting depth: 12cmDistance between tubers: 30cmDistance between rows: 60cmFirst early potatoes

to provide a warm duvet to protect them from frost, but I didn't. Milder winters have been on my side, heavy penetrating frosts haven't struck, and my tubers have survived! Dahlias are so easy to raise from seed, producing plants for just a few pence instead

leaving them out all winter as an experiment. Some will simply turn to mush when touched by frost, so I find them a home on a bright bedroom windowsill that remains frost free. One of my neighbours has several succulents planted out permanently in a bed

the plant nearly died, so I took it to my allotment, hoping the fresh air and a good dose of sunshine would sort it out. It did, but then the greenhouse it was overwintering in was stolen, leaving it exposed to some hard, Manchester frosts. At least they put