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, then fill with the compost and grit mixture.Add a mulch of horticultural grit to the surface of the compost around all of the plants, then water thoroughly.AdamAmong your selected plants, choose those that look good all year round, such as mossy saxifrages

less-hardy restios during cold spells. Wrap plants with a layer of horticultural fleece or cover the crown with a deep layer of mulch.How to grow restiosLearn more about restiosSee the RHS guide to cultivating restiosTrevena Cross Nurseries have over 50

. This will help to support the brittle stems.Using your heel, firm the soil around the plant, then water well so it settles the soil and soaks down to the roots.Spread a 5-7cm-deep layer of mulch over the soil around the plant. This should stop it drying out

you give them a very thick mulch of manure or compost. In the spring, take the compost away and spread some slug pellets over the crown, then recover with a bit of compost to save new shoots from the ravages of slug damage.Cosmos is another good

generous mulch of compost. Despite getting such little sun, the wall warms up quickly, so should keep plants warm at night, aiding growth. All plants will be given a weekly nitrogen-rich nettle feed to encourage stem and leaf growth. I'll stake them from

, caterpillars and chrysalises don't end up on the compost heap. Now autumn is on its way, many of us will be thinking of tidying our gardens, composting spent perennials and making leaf mulch.Remember that caterpillars overwinter in leaf piles and plant debris