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way of making more of these beautiful flowers. SnowdropsGarden fork or spadeFebruary - March 30 minutes for a good-sized clumpUse a garden fork or spade to lift clumps of snowdrops. Dig deeply all round the clump, before levering it out in order to get

, use the parasitic wasp, Metaphycus helvolus, bought by mail order as a biological control.Use an insecticide containing imidacloprid or thiacloprid in early summer when the insects are more vulnerable.a wide range of plants, house plants, greenhouse

, and use a fungicide if necessary.Control dieasesBefore being seduced by a pretty picture, consider which rose is best for your garden. Old-fashioned varieties rarely flower all summer long, while modern ones do. Order bare-root plants in summer

, which can be planted out in March or April for a quick-growing crop. Sets are available from garden centres or by mail order, and although the range of varieties is not quite as wide as from seed, it's is an easy, reliable method of growing.Whether you

these plants flowering perfectly happily halfway up someone's house, but completely flowerless at or near eye-level.In order to keep the flowers where you can enjoy them, it's necessary to prune them back each winter. I do mine at the same time as I prune