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thing, it has continued growing strongly to dominate this display. Yes it's tender, but I could take cuttings now to keep young plants through winter on a warm, bright windowsill. The contrast in colour between the cream-and-pink-veined upper surface

. These develop through late-summer, the seeds within becoming more prominent, particularly when backlit by the sun.The pods take on a purplish hue in autumn, then dry and discolour to dirty brown. But don’t despair. Rub them gently between your fingers

into a slightly larger pot (about 1-2cm wider all round) surrounds the whole rootball with a layer of fresh compost for roots to grow out into. I just hope the extra compost doesn't prompt a return of those unproductive youthful habits, and I can look

unstaked. All it takes is one downpour and strong wind when plants are coming into flower and the whole lot can be flattened.But this May has caught me out. Some of my plant supports are in place, but not all of them. In the past two-three weeks my

then run the mower up and down to collect them (thanks by the way, to my son Luke, 11, for taking the photo). The great thing about using a mower rather than simply raking them up is that they get chopped up in the process. I remember the late Geoff

as the season progresses. They also provide great cut flowers, or just simply take a single flower and float it in a glass bowl of water as a simple table decoration.Another favourite is Tulbaghia, and in particular a variety called ‘Silver Lace’ with silvery

) – and produced a value for every crop. The main factors she considered were:1.  The length of time a crop is in the ground before being harvested.2.  The number of helpings you'd pick per square metre.Crops that grew quickly and produced high yields received a

There's only one thing better than receiving emails, letters and phone calls from readers and that's meeting them in person. And with Gardeners' World Live starting tomorrow (Wednesday 15 June, 2011) and running until Sunday I'm looking forward

What an amazing fortnight I've had, cruising right round the British Isles in the company of over 300 gardeners, and visiting great gardens along the way. The Gardeners' World Magazine 20th Anniversary Cruise was a great success, with experts Pippa