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September I planted it in a shady spot in the garden and it continued to thrive. Sadly the leaves gradually turned brown and hard when the temperature hit minus 16 celsius, even though I covered it with a bell cloche. I finally got round to putting

were planted in the soft fruit bed. The chinese gooseberry are very nice too if we get a good summer. where are you? what do you like to eat? I have a Brown Turkey  fig in the greenhouse, (Nottingham) and it's unreliable at best. Blueberrys need acid

I'm amazed at the price of perennial plug plants.  They are not cheap, usually will not flower until next year and are pathetically small I recently bought 2 agastaches for £6 99 each plus £7 99 postage.  I could have bought 3 plugs for £14 99 plus

question. Can anyone suggest 10 plants that are noted for NEEDING shelter. Ideally not ornamental.Thanks SMB can you tell me where i can buy the lofos as plug plants? many thanks i am trying to find out whereto buy the spraycraversthat keeps pidgeons

. My apples tree and my very large olive tree which is hundreds of years old and planted in the garden have both developed a yellow type fungus which looks a bit like lentils. The apple tree is in blossom but the olive tree lost all it's leaves during

are looking for is Hibiscus which is a tender perennial with larger more exotic flowers than the tree mallow-all from the same family So can go outside but is not frost hardy-does need warmth to flower Plants should be readily available around March/ April

was thrilled by the vegetable and herb plantings outside the Palm house. What an improvement on the usual bedding. The temptation to pick some of the peppers, especially the black ones, was only just resisted and I am definitely going to grow some of the exotic

lovely idea, let us know how it goes I love this locally grown plants shrubs and tree's lets hope more people love our native species, shame we haven't our native squirrels instead of these North American grey intelopers that destroy everything

time in my life. I planted some bulbs the week before the snow came. Will they be ok? And like Liz above, our temperatures dropped to -17 some nights so my plants are looking a bit worse for wear. Do I just sit back and see if they 'come round

like..i would value all your advice.thanks what is your budget for this project?   If you are planting in soil it will need preparing first. Dig in some manure and/or compost. This will help if it's clay and provide nourishment. I wouldn't sow anything