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Can anyone tell me if this is a suitable time of year for cutting down ferns? Bit early yet. I do not do our deciduous ones until the fronds have completely died down. The evergreen ones I remove one old frond for each new frond that appears

need to keep free from frost, but perhaps oyur garage is a better option. I have got several evergreen ferns in my garden which I cut back every Autumn. In Spring they come back stronger than ever.I wish to move two of them to a shady part of my garden

The orange-coloured stems of the dogwood 'Winter Beauty' add a fiery touch to an autumn garden, and they'll continue to steal the show until spring. An evergreen fern acts as a lush green cushion beneath it throughout winter, while the bright red

Bring life to a shady corner with this mix of shade-loving favourites. There are hundreds of fabulous hostas to choose from. At the back of the planter the green fern adds strong textural contrast. If you can't live without flowers, mix in some

A birch tree makes an ideal focal point and can be grown in a large container. Its silver-white bark and delicate foliage combine with the handsome, soft shield fern and evergreen heuchera leaves for a wonderful woodland combination

Follow Monty and Joe's simple step-by-step video advice to planting up the tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica.springMore advice on growing treesPlanting a bare-root treePlanting a fig treeTraining a nectarine tree against a fencePlanting a small tree

HiI have just looked at this site for the first time. As a very novice garder with a small shady garden, the example of the fern/begonia pot was really helpful. Can I buy the plants from the site? Can't see how. If not, how do I source the exact

The sweet-smelling irises should be in flower by late-winter if the weather is mild. Before then, you can enjoy the foliage combination of the needle-like iris, the filigree ivy and the crimped fern. If you plant up this container feature in autumn

Please can anybody tell me if i can plant my staghorn fern in an ordinary hanging basket and not a wire one.? Do you mean a solid plastic one? I would have thought so - there's nothing magic about a wire one. Just make sure it's a decent size. Yes

More on hostas, I am busily creating a shady border and want to fill it with hostas, ferns and astilbes.  I have had some first class designer collection of Hostas via the internet from JJ Parker of Manchester- great plants at a great price, also