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I sowed some perrenial seeds, delphiniums, foxgloves and hollyhocks. They have come up ok and are still small, sitting in individual pots on a shelf on my frost free balcony...(I live in london). When should I plant them out? thanks I have been

them at it-if you go out after dark you may find them on the plant-use whatever you like to deter I agree. Almost certainly slugs or snails.  I lost all my delphiniums one year to the little beggars.  I try to be organic, but there isn't really a good

' or general plant supports. Push them into the ground around young plants so that they can grow up between the twigs.Tall flower stems of delphiniums or dahlias can be tied individually to bamboo canes pushed into the soil alongside the developing shoots. Tie

signs of diseases Apply a combined weed, feed and mosskiller to your lawnAround the gardenRemove suckers the stems of standard rosesTie tall border plants like delphiniums to their supportsFinish planting out dahlias, cannas and summer bedding

it is decaying.  We have no damage on our hostas or on our delphiniums  I'm still crossing my fingers tho'  they are like the ones that came into the kitchen via a damp opening in the wall.They are very light with spots like a tiger and I don't know

. Interesting that you are going to over winter the delphiniums, I was wondering if they would survive. The ones I have had in the garden, didn't stand a chance this year. If I overwinter them will they keep growing green foilage?  I thought as perennials

to getting some of those winter gardening jobs done this weekend! Having had a beech hedge which took years to get rid of you will gather I'm not a fan!  They shed their leaves all in one go in the spring, grow at a rate of knots (I once planted a delphinium

to make any suggestion or comments, I'm sure there are loads of plants I haven't even considered due to my limited knowledge of plants. Thanks in advance, Tina Sounds lovely! How about soem Delphiniums for the back or some Canterbury bells?  The bees have

, that will hide the dying leaves. They prefer full sun but most will do ok in light or dappled shade They do seem to put up with a lot. They seed themselves about and some of them end up in the shade. I just bung them in where I need height before the delphiniums

if not ingenious and I've seen delphinium flowers supported by bedsprings and clematis growing through old window frames. I'm sure there are other examples out there.It is really, really important to get any necessary staking done early, before plants have grown