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.Summer hanging basket inspiration and adviceMake a pelargonium, begonia and sutera hanging basketPot up a hanging basket with geraniums and verbenaCreate a cottage garden look with a display of begonia, marguerite, plectranthus and verbenaPlant up an edible herb

to grow it too. I am trying to get seeds of Persicaria orientalis, no luck so far. Can anyone help? Try Great Dixter, Janet. (Christopher Lloyd's great garden in Sussex: they do mail order) first time ive have grown double begonias had a very good

which were in the garden, around after first frost i dug up ,when they dried out placed in a box with shavings along with begonia corms, keeps them dry will replant april.

and disn't have much detail. Would be an ideal approach for me this year as I am starting a mixed border with bought-in plants in April. Any tips / advice appreciated Ive started off both my begonias and dahlias now in compost in green house. My glads ive

start of my baskets in the shed,(trailing begonia tubas)will they germinate just as if they were hung in the greenhouse? as it has windows on one side,but doesnt have any means of heat. Have sown seed and left them in the shed to grow by the window

and veltheimia bulbs in potsTake leaf cuttings from begonias and Cape primrosesGreenhouse30 minutesIncrease your stock of rosemary plants

under cover for winter Empty begonia tubers from potsWater plants more sparingly Greenhouse30 minutesLearn how to repair your lawn

seasons, the winter bulbs will be fine but I would replace the meadow flowers with summer bedding, probably pelargoniums or begonias that need limited watering. I would then buy pansies/violas to replace the bedding in September to go through till

, the magazine suggests putting hessian as a pot liner.  Seems a good idea - I assume worth doing for all pots? Thanks! My poppies never seem to last for long so I would be looking for something long flowering to go with them. I would suggest begonias

to the limits of his patience but because of this I put 108 begonia plug plants in the unheated greenhouse under fleece.  Just been to check them and 34 have rotted away so have not saved any money just wasted it.  Trouble is, I love planting plug plants