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,"Bauhinia variegata Candida"Semi evergreen shrub grown for its flowers. Grown in a pot you can thin it out after flowering, water well in summer but reduce watering in winter.Planted as a tree it will grow to 30 feet high and 30 feet spread, I will let you turn those

was an evergreen.  It flowers in the summer with little purple flowers with a honey scent.  However after looking at it today it appears to be shedding all of its leaves, (it did it last year too but not quite so many).  I was going to prune it back a little

it is. These bold golden bells have an exotic feel, developing in tight clumps close to shoot tips, and flowering for 4-6 weeks through the second half of April into May.S. 'Sun King' is a reasonably hardy evergreen shrub, and mine has reached about 3m

Box always looks smart in a container but it's not the only shrub that can be clipped into shape. Myrtle is an excellent evergreen alternative. Faintly aromatic and with lovely white flowers in spring, it looks stunning from June to August, softened

are evergreen and it would also depend on your climate.  Whatever  plant you put in -it's dependent on you for nourishment and the smaller the container the harder that is. You could opt for a shrub which can be grown against a wall - eg ceanothus, if you don

in an evergreen shrub and then grow a small climber up through it. Can't think of a combination off hand but I'll have a think... I grow several clematis in pots, mostly smaller flowered species and cultivars, all flower July to September-ish.  No problem provided

is that our street can be fairly windy at times and I have read that lavender doesn’t always like this. So my questions are: Is it true that lavender doesn’t really like the wind? What is a good alternative to lavender? I would like something evergreen

Sow sweet peas into deep potsTransplant evergreen shrubs and conifers to new sitesFlowersSow peas in lengths of guttering under coverPlant out onion sets in rowsCarefully dig away grass or plants growing close to fruit treesFruit & vegPlant canna lilies

the gardenPlant tulip bulbs in groups to make drifts of spring colourAfter first frosts, lift and store dahlia tubers Plant evergreen shrubs and conifersFlowersPick ripe apples and pearsFinish harvesting marrows, squashes, onions and potatoesSow broad beans

climbersPick seedheads and evergreen foliage Move tubs of shrubs or winter bedding to a sheltered spotFlowersMake a composting trench to enrich soilMake compost from spent cropsDig over vacant areasFruit & vegKeep potted herbs on the staging to crop over