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Hi, I've got the idea of creating a swag for roses and clemantis between fencing posts (I've just removed the panels) and would love any advice on which plants to choose. Preferably pink or white roses with a scent. Any help would be fantastic

I'm not sure if my Ribes sanguineum is a 'Brocklebankii' or 'King Edward V!!'.  I have had it about 4 years and pruned it hard last year.  It is a nice bushy plant now and the branches that have flowered are very showy but some branches have

Repotting gives the plant a proportion of fresh compost to root into and this will provide water and nutrients to promote new growth. As a rule, choose a pot that is just a little larger than the one it was growing in before. Choose a container

Watch Monty Don's step-by-step video guide to growing garlic in autumn, ready for harvesting in midsummer, with advice on planting depth, spacing and how to choose the best bulbs.OctoberMore advice on growing garlicRead Lila Das Gupta's blog

's better to make an earth clamp. Choose a sheltered, dry site to make your clamp, and only choose carrots in good condition. Prepare the crops by shaking off loose soil and removing any foliage.Home-grown carrotsStrawautumn1 hourDig a shallow hole and cover

should plant them in an old wok in homage to their favoured vehicles?Mine live very happily in the needles under a cedrus odorata where little else 'dares'. Sorry, that should read Cedrus Deodara not Odorata (presumptious iPad chooses what it likes

had a garden where lily of the valley had become a weed. But, then, I suppose weeding is just part of gardening, the process of choosing which plants one chooses to allow in one's garden. I have read that it is best to plant them where their roots

shoots to harden first? Any advice would be welcome. Hello, I've not grown Yuccas but have just consulted "my bible" Dr Hessayon- house plant expert. He says simply remove & plant up offsets. I would choose largest & healthy ones. I have followed his

and summer bedding plants can also be propagated by this method.Plectranthus house plantScissorsJar of waterPlant potsMulti-purpose compostall year roundan hourChoose healthy shoots of new growth and cut lengths of roughly 10-20cm. Cut below a leaf joint

) and one that is very hardy. Ideas please. What about Amalanchier http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=116 or a crab apple?  With crab apples you can choose light or dark pink blossom or for the autumn fruits, from yellow to pink or red