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Take cuttings of your favourite roses Tidy borders by cutting down perennials past their bestPrune out old stems of rambling roses that carried flowersPlant new conifer hedges and evergreen shrubsClear away faded bedding plants from borders

levels in garden pondsFeed bedding plants with high-potash fertiliser to keep them bloomingWeed flower beds, pulling them up by hand or hoeing bare areas on a hot dayScoop floating weed from ponds with a net

Follow Monty's step-by-step video guide to laying an alpine garden path and making alpine beds using membrane and gravel.spring - autumnMore advice on growing alpinesWatch Monty Don make an alpine sandboxPlant alpines in a pot with Rachel de Thame

Top up fuel tank of paraffin heater every eveningBring potted hyacinths and bulbs under cover to bloomMake a sowing plan for raising greenhouse crops and bedding plants, and order seeds Bring potted peaches under cover to prevent an attack of leaf

Hi folks, we have just put raised beds into place and now need to add some organic matter to the soil before we plant our veg. What would be the best organic matter options? Home made compost would be very good; if you don't have enough, try

Plant strawberry runners in hanging baskets, which you can grow in the greenhouse to produce an early summer crop Order seedlings and bedding plants from mail-order suppliersSow dwarf French beans in a large pot for an early crop in JunePlant lily

. There are already two Sorbus in the bed, about 1/2 a metre in from each end. And there is a street light in the middle of the bed. I just seem to be stuck! I know what type of plants to put in (I think) Viburnum, Tinus; Mahonia 'Charity'; Bergenia; Prunus

I planted seedlings of Bellis, Sweet William and foxglove in a nursery bed last year to over winter with the intention of planting them into the flower bed this year. They look healthy, although the bellis have holes in their leaves, I thought

I have made a raised circular bed in my lawn that contains an olive tree, trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca, Agave, Euphorbia, Chaemerops and some opuntia. will using limestone chippings as mulch have any detrimental effect on these plants as i hear

Build a raised bedHelp banish backache with this stylish raised bed, which not only looks great but also makes planting and weeding easy and painless. Just follow the simple step-by-step instructions and you'll be admiring your handywork in no time