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to remember to do and deadhead about 75% and leave some of the hips, thereby getting the best of both worlds. These are quite big shrubs, which grow to approximately 1.5m height and spread; the foliage is glossy (slightly bronzed when young) and the plants

plants that are tough, hairy and bitter. They'll choose lettuce over chicory, Brussels sprouts over sprouting broccoli, and chrysanthemums over dandelions. Then there are plants with hairy, glossy or waxy leaves, which prevent their tongues scraping away

for a dash of colour.Top climbers for potsClematis x cartmanii 'Joe'Ivies are one of the most useful and attractive of all plants for pots. This one has dark-green, shiny leaves with curled edges.Hedera helix 'Ivalace'Variegated foliage is a real pick

the year. It can reach a height of 10m.Prunus serrula, Tibetan cherryFeatured in Toby Buckland's gold medal-winning Ethical garden at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2008, Eriobotrya japonica is a small tree with large, evergreen leaves. Grown in a sheltered

- very striking swollen nodes on the culms. Only small at 1.5m with arching foliage.Fargesia murieliae - forms dense, arching clumps of very leafy canes. Spectacular on a terrace where the rustling and swaying becomes more mesmerising