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Well, I have a tray full of autumn sown broad beans bursting out of their pots, the plants are about 4 ins high. Do I need to repot or put them in the (very soggy, heavy) ground ? They do need to go outside-can you cover the ground with something

lovely white flower with variagated leaves that was in a large pot that I lost one winter.  Should I move all the pots under cover or are they hardy?  Apparently the temperature is going to drop down to freezing tonight.  I am in Cornwall. I would

see but obvioulsy concerned that i will end up with bind weed in my new flower boarder as i'm bound to have missed some. my partner wants to cover the whole boarder with weed killer therefore my questions are: If we cover the boarder with weed killer

to remove what roots I can. Only planting a couple of climbers and some low ground cover, so should be ok. Can I recommend willow screening for covering the fence? I used a dark brown one to hide a scruffy view somewhere where proper fence was unneccesary

just wondered what needs protection.  I have planted up a lot of pots with fuscias, lobelias etc and also have dahlias and sweet peas in the ground so should I be covering them in fleece everytime there is a frost? Many thanks for any advice! It has

The garden with the tree's covered in snow look fantastic my cotinus has large blobs of snow attached to the twigs which look like flowers and my willow tree the top is covered in snow which gives it a great hairstyle effect. Here in Northampton we

garden (i asume you have some) survive the frost so these will too. If you havent got any ground suitable put them in a couple of builders buckets and cover all the roots with soil they will be fine. Thanks Rosa carriola and galest - some very useful tips

, to make my life easier) would be well appreciated. The original idea was to cut it all down and then cover the remaining low growth with a black groundsheet until it just all died. Glyphosate weedkiller, spray several times until all is brown and crispy

the polythene and protect it from friction and heat – it should increase the life of the cover by up to a year. Clear any stones from the ground and unroll the cover, sliding it over the hoops so it sits evenly over the frame. Fix it to the base rail or bury

compost bag...free. And roll the bag down, to about a foot high off ground and punch some holes into it. Fill it with compost, put 3 potatoes in and cover with few good handfuls of compost - roll up bag slightly if need be.  It's a bit too early just yet