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will grow once the flowering has finished. I live in Czech Republic. The tempreture here has not gone above freezing since the second week of December and we still have over a meter of frozen snow. Any chance of me growing Hellebores here. I am english

I found this very helpful as i was unsure of whether to bury the stems very deep. I found this very helpful, as i have quite a few bare roots to plant, but wasnt sure what to do with them during this snow and freezing temps. can I plant a bare root

Right monkey. i shall now freeze mine first as well. never thought of that. Thanks, Pippa. I love apple juice. If you add a little squeeze of lemon bottles will keep for some time in the fridge. ok so how do I notify you of a change of adress

this is the case? We may all need to re-think what a wildlife pond really should be like. I think it is the depth that probably attracts them. One metre is probably not deep enough for overwintering frogs as it can freeze completely. With the extra depth in your

with white flowers.  Self seeds and much loved by bees.  Seedlings are easy to weed out if you don't want them where they appear. The flowers look good in salads and the flowers can be eaten.  If you think ahead you can freeze the individual flowers in ice

with insulation material to prevent them freezing and turn off the water supply inside your housePlace a floating heater or a ball in ponds to stop ice completely covering the surfaceMove tender or valuable houseplants away from cold window sills every evening

with cloches or sheets of polythenePlace a ball in a pond to prevent it fully freezing overTake your petrol mower to a dealer for maintenanceAround the gardenPlant bare-root roses in well-prepared groundTrim away unwanted suckers from tree basesClear borders

until February If you can't plant the rose out until next year- just put some bubble wrap around the pot to stop the roots from freezing-but quite honestly it would do better in the ground. Thanks sotongeoff, its just that the garden is a mess and didnt

unheated greenhouse will the skins harden and if not will they taste the same if eat them as they are?  I know I cannot store them for long without the skins being hard, but hopefully I can cook and freeze them? I will be grateful for any help you can give

if the roots freeze in the pots they will not be happy-I would not plant them in the borders now -leave that till next spring -that gives them 6 months or so until winter 2013 to get their roots into the soil-I would over-winter this year in the greenhouse