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protective goggles and gloves and make sure you have a firm footing on a ladder or a platform for tall hedges.Clip the sides of the hedge using the string as a guide. Hold the hedge-trimmer vertically and make long sweeping strokes to ensure an even finish

to protect my garlic from waterlogging, I’ve planted the cloves on ridges. However, the ridges were getting washed away, so I had to brave the deluge, hair plastered to my face and rain running down my back, and try to repair them - or completely rebuild them

planting out, watering in plants naturally.However, I did put cloches to good use to provide extra protection from battering rain until some delicate seedlings were established. The main plants that suffered were sweetcorn, with every seedling being bent

worth protecting.I would like to learn how to weld. This is not really very gardenish but all the same I think it would be fun. All those sparks and Robocop masks.I am sure you have your own resolutions - good luck to you all and Happy New Year.

, into a large hole filled with plenty of compost or well-rotted manure.Mound soil in a ring at least 45cm-wide around the base of the plant to divert water to the roots. Water well and cover each plant with a vented bell cloche to protect against cool

is that it’s easy to bring them under cover in autumn, so they’re protected from winter cold and damp. An unheated greenhouse or conservatory is ideal for over-wintering.AgapanthusTerracotta potLoam-based compostHorticultural gritBroken crocksMay15 minutes

cm; and two side panels cut for a sloping roof, 25cm high on the back x 20cm high at the front.Cut the wood along the pencil lines using a wood saw. Sand down all rough edges to protect the birds.Nail one of the sides to the base of the bird box

of timber, with alternating joints, until the raised section of the planter is four layers deep.AdamTo protect the wood, line the planter inside with plastic, fixing it with small nails. Make drainage holes before filling it with compost.More practical

to provide a warm duvet to protect them from frost, but I didn't. Milder winters have been on my side, heavy penetrating frosts haven't struck, and my tubers have survived! Dahlias are so easy to raise from seed, producing plants for just a few pence instead

of Versailles in France include thousands of them, and they can be clipped quite harshly to keep them neat. Although various references call it frost-hardy others refer to it needing to be lifted and protected over winter. I wonder what treatment would be most