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jack frost is at its best here right now.The large leaves formed after flowering during the Summer were not so attractive...losing their variegation too. SO, immediately after flowering i cut back hard ..the new growth and further flowers return

of those but they're all lovely to have no matter which variety! The new foliage is a real burst of colour in spring. Mine are just flowering now.

when young to encourage fresh new growth.Cut-and-come-again saladChard is also known as seakale beet, silver chard and ruby chard. Its leaves are eaten like spinach and its thick, fleshy stalks are cooked and used like asparagus. It can be grown in pots

again to encourage new growth as conditions warm up. The second is to knock teh whole thing from its pot, clean off old compost, and replant in fresh compost. I've done both. The choice is yours! Thanks for advice on conifers,just planted a Cryptomerie

and look exactly like fresh baby spring onions. The Greenhouse has a lovely sweet, fresh,green, mossy smell which I wish I could bottle. There is new growth everywhere and the promise of a wonderful year in the garden. Here in Central Scotland we have a

different plants that compliment each other in terms of colour, would be fantastic to have 4 plants providing 4 seasons of interest.  now that would be great!   worried about clemantis as they need cutting back each year, and i would end up with bare stark

replanted in a new spot and this is the result a few weeks back   since then the wind bashed it about a bit but even so there are now around 30spikes flowering there socks off. So they may be short-lived but can easily be rejuvenated by division usally after

with the frost and as recommended in the early Spring I cut them off to allow new growth.  This year has been mild and the leaves are as green as they were last Summer, should still cut them off in Spring or can I leave them so as to create a double bank

to continue growing. Plants can then be picked over for several weeks before becoming exhausted, and needing to be replaced. All they'll need is regular watering and the addition of an occasional liquid feed to encourage new growth.Salads also need sowing

bit is cold stratification. Cold stratification can be done by putting the seeds in the fridge for a few weeks before sowing them in a cold greenhouse in spring. Depending on the parentage of the seedlings, you could get some interesting new colours