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modern plot is the best backdrop for galvanised metal pots.Tips for the best pot displaySize really does matter. Bigger pots have more impact and won't dry out as quickly. Alternatively, try an eclectic group of small containers to create a quirky, ever

allows you to take cuttings and increase your stock, creating a bigger display.Planting dahlia tubers in pots or trays indoors from March and April encourages stems to develop, forming a bushy plant that will bear more flowers this summer. Choose a pot

supply of salad throughout the year. You can sow seeds indoors from March, but from late-May you should be able to sow seeds directly into pots outside.Salad leaf seeds e.g. 'Mizuna', 'Mibuna'Good quality multi-purpose compostLarge flower pot

It won’t be long before daffodils, tulips, fragrant hyacinths and a host of other colourful flowers signal the arrival of spring, but if we want summer and autumn to provide similar displays we have to start planning and planting now

, grass clippings Multi-purpose compost or peat-free alternativeWater-retaining gel, 9cm plastic potSlow-release fertiliserMay - JuneJuly - SeptemberProp the basket on a bucket and line it with moist grass clippings. To help retain moisture add a layer

little more compost, then water again.More on growing herbsCreate a pot display of herbs for fish dishesGrow herbs for meat dishes in a potAdvice on creating a pot of herbs for vegetable dishesGrowing and harvesting herbs

,Iris foetidissima (left), wood spurge and various spring bulbs, like snowdrops and winter aconites.Extreme shadeMore on gardening in shadePot up a shade-loving display of begonias and fernsCreate spring pot display for shadeBrighten up a gloomy corner with a pot

.AdamFeed weekly with seaweed extract, until early autumn, to encourage leaf production, and to keep plants sweet and succulentMore on growing herbsCreate a pot display of herbs for fish dishesAdvice on creating a pot of herbs for meat dishesHow to grow herbs

What a superb spring it's been so far for camellias. The mild March weather has produced some colourful displays of camellias in my garden. In fact, I think they're the best I've enjoyed for many, many years.My camellias are grown in three distinct

herbaceous perennials, and seed-sown annuals. Perennial displays can be created from lifting and dividing established plants from borders (no such luck for me, at the moment), while bedding staples, such as French and pot marigolds, salvia, bidens, lobelia