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plants- not that I actually know much so would have to do loads of research Successional planting so there's year round interest. What not to do wrong How to make, and ideas for, fun, elegant or down right bonkers succulent sculptures. Great idea Tilley

about them.  Growing some from seed, self saved and bought.  Plus I've several bishop types and cactus tubers that I've had for two years, new pom poms this year. What varieties would you recommend?   I grow them all in pots. Thanks Lavender

it comes to summer bedding I think sun loving pelargoniums (zonal geraniums) will be featuring highly in my selection.I'm also following happymarion's idea and growing those beautiful daisy-flowered osteospermums.What else? Succulents like aeoniums

://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1967/blackberry-and-apple-loafIt's so succulent and fruity and uses up shed loads of blackberries too.http://www.mandysutter.com/reluctant-gardener-day-390-harvest/ Just harvested our Cox Orange Pippins to find grubs in the centres with no apparent

small bamboo (upright and evergreen, but not very original), or perhaps an agave, or a selection of alpines or succulents, or maybe a Zantedecia (can look good in a black pot).Make sure that the pot has a decent drainage hole. Pansy2, I would put a Thuja

Hi,   I'm looking for ideas for a new planting scheme for my belfast sink. Over the years i've had various stuff in there - succulents , bulbs, annuals  even ground cover.It's west facing and against the conservatory wall so it's in quite a warm

is not to neglect your walls and fences. I had and am having loads of fun with hanging baskets, pots screwed into the fence, and succulent 1/2 orbs hung on my fences. Another thing I'm trying this year is garden mosaics, a nice backdrop to plants, you can use

with other plants too? Unfortunately they like all seedlings really, they do tend to go for the more succulent ones and will often dig up seeds to eat. I've tried humane traps but with no success, getting cats seems to have worked for me (not deliberately

wake up to find they have rivals to their succulent lettuce etc.I now have a bucket of salty water nearby and drop the slugs into it. I figure that at least the same slugs won't produce anymore offending offspring. The slugs in the garden looks like

.  Thanks for the picture Terri.  I will go out and check mine for berries now.  They do look like typical honeysuckle succulent berries but I'm sure I've never had any on mine.  So mine could be Lonicer purpusii maybe.  Don't know. Incidentally as you all