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Keep lawn edges trimmed by cutting with a half-moon edging toolLook out for cabbage white butterfly eggs and rub them off with your fingersRemove blanket weed from pondsFeed hanging baskets and patio pots every weekPrune fast-growing hedges like

can grow?-that flower in December? Very difficult if doing it yourself. White hyacinths and Paperwhite daffodils can flower in December. Probably best to ask a florist what they can provide. They will have access to flowers grown under glass. There

or insects theres not much growing at the moment so they will make a beeline for ant fresh new growth. Its the bulbs that are most toxic. did you know Cancer reserch are using the bulbs of snowdrops and certain parts of daffodils for a cure for some types

Hi ,there is a carpet of bluebells in a woodland directly behind my back garden,really stunning looking at the moment..I have a bank at the end of my garden and am in process of planting it up with daffodils and tulips  and was wondering if I dug up

in early part of the year -yet the spring flowering bulbs reappear annually-well they do here anyway Not really sure Rick, are you talking about Spring bulbs or Summer ones? Yes, if you like, but snowdrops and anemone blanda grow in shade. Daffodils prefer

I love daffodils. To get the best from these wonderful flowers, I plant up a dozen plastic aquatic baskets with spring bulbs in autumn, choosing varieties that flower at different times. When spring arrives, I pop one basket after another

have a wee sit-ootery there - which I haven't used once this year, drattit.  I put in loads of daffodil bulbs, deep down so I could grow other things over the top, and strawberries all round the edge; lilies and asparagus against the south-facing wall

Help! We made some 2' high raised veggie beds in a corner of our new garden last summer - not realising there were daffodils deep in the soil in that area.  The bulbs have sprouted in the beds and I need to get rid of them. I estimate the bulbs must

since then is to occasionally top up the reservoir of water beneath the gravel, just enough to get the bulbs growing and to sustain the display.These indoor paper-white narcissi (or daffodils if you prefer) are primed and ready to grow before you even

' or 'Rip van Winkle', Galanthus nivalis or the grape hyacinth, Muscari aucheri 'Blue Magic'.More on growing bulbsCarol Klein demonstrates how to cross-pollinate daffodilsCreate a daffodil containerHow to layer bulbs in a potBlog on daffodils by Pippa