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of long thin borders (I wrote about its birth about a year and a half ago). Some of the beds have worked really well, I think, like this arrangement of Phlomis amazone and Seseli libanotis. The central part, surrounding a pond, has some wonderful grass

and family wear and tear. Surprising then that many gardeners never dream of putting something back - returning some of the nutrients removed during mowing. After all, lawns don't live on thin air! I won't ask for a show of hands, but the lawn abusers among

to having such a wreath - home-made of course - but for now I took the easy option of making a single frame using gardening wire. My wreath doesn’t need to last very long and I can live with it being a little on the thin side. I wanted a natural

well. Superb flavour, easy to grow.'Red Duke of York' (first early)Firm texture, waxy flesh. Very quick growing, trouble-free and produces a good yield of tubers.'Lady Christi' (first early)One of the most popular, with a large, oval shape. Thin skin

with another thin layer of compost.Keep pots covered in a propagator at approximately 21-24°C (average room temperature). Water regularly to prevent the compost drying out but don't let the pots become waterlogged.Seedlings should appear within two to three

to convince us it's a sweet tasting and thin-skinned red tomato we'll love, that they are offering our money back if we don't agree.I know many people who are wax lyrical about strawberry 'Mara des Bois', claiming it has the flavour of a wild strawberry

to strike. I always try to sow my seeds fairly thinly and keep the seedlings in a very well lit spot. If you grow your seedlings in the house on a windowsill, they are likely to get a bit drawn. You can provide them with extra light by putting a sheet

.Semiarundinaria yashadake 'Kimmei' – lots and lots of thin yellow canes with narrow green stripes. 2.5m highThe following are clump-formers:Thamnocalamus crassinoides 'Merlyn' - graceful 4m-high, blue-stemmed plant with tiny leaves. Perfect for the smaller garden

for this simple fact, and I was very quick to put them straight on it. [Technically, bumblebees do make an extremely small store (a few millilitres) of thin nectar regurgitation, but this is nothing like the huge stocks of thick, sterile, sweet gloop stored