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to the bottom and half-fill with compost.Position the canna at the back of the pot so it doesn't obscure the other plants, then arrange the eucomis and sedum in front of it. Fill in around the plants with compost. If frost is forecast in May, have some

to the wall before planting it up. Pop a handful of crocks into the bottom, then half fill it with compost.Plant the strawberries at the back of the pot, then plant the fleabane along the front. Tuck the compost around the plants' roots and firm

, then half fill it with gritty compost.Knock the palm from its pot and stand it on the compost in the centre of the container. Top it up with compost, firming it around the rootball with your fingers.Finish with a decorative mulch of gravel or pebbles

in garden centres or online, at around £4 for 15. They’re hard to establish in cold, wet soil outside, so plant in pots first.Soak roots in water for half an hour if they look dry. Carefully separate into individual crowns, each with a shoot and set of roots

wrap. Add a layer of polystyrene chips to aid drainage. This will also prevent the pot becoming too heavy.Half-fill the container with John Innes compost, mixing in plenty of grit to avoid waterlogging.Arrange the plants in the window box while still

After the intense cold of winter, the bright and cheerful flowers of alpines and rock garden plants introduce much-needed colour into our gardens. There is a huge range to choose from and, being used to extreme conditions, they're extremely hardy

later. Put a few bits of broken pot over the drainage hole to stop compost washing away while allowing excess water to drain.Fill your large pot up to about two-thirds full of compost. Use a half-and-half blend of John Innes No.3 and multi

it is. These bold golden bells have an exotic feel, developing in tight clumps close to shoot tips, and flowering for 4-6 weeks through the second half of April into May.S. 'Sun King' is a reasonably hardy evergreen shrub, and mine has reached about 3m

-lead plantersCrocks for drainageJohn Innes No.3 potting compost2 x controlled-release fertiliser tablets2 x 80 clear outdoor static fairy lightsPut a few crocks in the base of the pots, half fill them with compost and add a fertiliser tablet to each one

to move later. Put a few bits of broken pot over the drainage hole to stop compost washing away while allowing excess water to drain.Fill your large pot up to about two-thirds full of compost. Use a half-and-half blend of John Innes No.3 and multi