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Dig up congested clumps of winter aconites and transplant to new sitesImprove the soil the soil by spreading compost or manure over beds and forking inMove plants growing in the wrong placeDig deeply areas where you'll be planting new roses, shrubs

Prune summer-flowering clematis, cutting above a low pair of green budsCut out dead stems of ceratostigma and hardy fuchsiasPrune all stems of Hydrangea paniculata down to about three buds from soil levelPrepare areas in flowerbeds ready for sowing

Can anyone suggest something that might grow through/on and disguise a Leylandi hedge that has been cut back far too severely. Will it recover? Too big to heave out for  various reasons. Thanks If it has been cut into brown stems

not to remove the flowers and buds - which will produce the berries in Autumn. Pyracantha is a sturdy plant, and would support a honeysuckle growing through it. That would be an interesting combination. There are quite a few clematis that can cope with a shady

://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=97  The trouble with growing from seed is that they take years to flower. Also, they don't come true to the parent plant. I agree that layering is the easiest option. According to the Garden Action website, the following clematis are easy to grow from

I have a hankering to grow a flowering standard plant in a South facing border to add a little height. The plot is shielded to the north by a wall and the soil is very free draining.I would prefer something that flowers in the summer

just about everything we can, and clematis will be part of that, whereas many nurseries of course concentrate on the plants they are wishing to grow and sell.  Always good people from whm to ask advice though, as they have superior knowledge, even

Hi, i have a Summer flowering evergreen Clematis, growing up a trellis on my fence(I think its a summer one but could be early autumn,as i have lost the instruction card and cant remember even the name of it.) i bought it as a very small plant last

the wall and railings and tie it in so it covers as much area as possible and it will grow away just fine.  I'd give it a mulch of some good compost as well (not touching the stem). You'll be able to rejuvenate the clematis too, but we need to know what

cold frame over winter.  About a quarter to a third of them usually take. I was going to say that clematis cuttings are usually taken when the plant is growing strongly July/August. but B the G has said it I have only ever succeeded with a semi