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that have been there all winter....cut them down today to allow new growth. hordeum jubatum has shades of pink, purple, beige and sways over the static perennials alongside. Try one busy lizzie and you I'll be hooked. My garden is full of evergreen

bush next Spring? As to pruning; it is best practice to cut out one-third of the branches after they have flowered each year, then you will have a sucession of healthy new growth each season. I agree with Welshonion, I'm afraid.  Forsythia is prone to a

Can anyone advise me of a suitable small &slow growing conifer for pots, which will regrow from brown wood after pruning / frost damage .? I doubt that such a conifer exists-if it has gone brown it is like to regenerate green growth

, removed a few yellowing leaves and put pebbles around the top, trimed the ivy and now they look great they even have little palms coming around the edge of the tubs. Can these be removed at at any size or time of the year? the new growth in the center

My eriseum are getting towards the end of there flowering time.Do i leave them,or chop them to the ground or chop a bit off them as i'm new to growing wallflowers. These plants only need spent flower stems removed.  I made the mistake a few years

seed I sowed last spring, some flowered last year late on, and the rest(mixed packet) are flowering now.  hiya topbird brunneras very easy...you could do them now..i have just cut mine back to northing...to get that fresh new small leaf growth.  i also

. In my new garden I've planted her along with Buff Beauty, and once again she is outshining her sister, with generous flowers and vigorous growth. BB is quite happy, just not as vigorous. On last nights programme Monty planted sweet peas, maybe I missed

had is a trace element deficiency? Annie M2:   How is your Star Jasmine?  Did it do ok?  Mine suddenly burst into growth with a lot of new bright green foliage a couple of weeks ago.  The leaves in various places are a range of different colours

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and was wondering if someone could help identify this lovely plant? It was given to me by a family member who got it from someone else and none of us know what it is. Thanks!!   I might be way off mark here

strong new shoots from the base. You may need to use long-handled loppers for more leverage if the wood is thick and tough.To rejuvenate old shrubs or coppice shrubs that are grown for the colour of their stems, hard prune all the stems down to 10cm - 15