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half of them do well, you'll still have got your money's worth. For the longer term, you want to look out for herbaceous perennials that will come up every year - things like lupins, chrysanthemums, peonies, delphiniums, spreading geraniums (not the red

is only approx 45ft and roots could cause problems.....is the laurel a good alternative? I would need something evergreen and fast growing...thanks in advance. Hi Louise, laurel is a possibility, but not the fastest growing to that height. It also is best

talking about? You could sow sweetpea now, I always sow in the autumn but again anytime now and I've been growing them for years. Also what about Cornflowers and Calendula, they could be sown now too perhaps. I do have a covered back yard with perspex as a

they have been in flower for about a week..too bliming early its cause of warm weather everything is blooming to early.have loads of strawberrys too. we have sunflowers growing in tubs..love them..so easy to grow as well..the bees love them too . Oh yes

when is the best time of year to sow biennials such as digitalis, delphinium, and lupins I'd sow foxgloves (digitalis) now, or you can also sow in March/April. Lupins are hardy perennials, and I'd sow in Feb/March if possible, as plants raised from

Alchemilla Mollis into a tray to grow on and yes-yes, this will become a pest in a few years time but not yet  I love so many things about this plant and its only real drawback is that it wilts a little in the hottest part of the day (big girls blouse). I

associate the smell of tomato plants with him as he used to grow them in his greenhouse.My maternal grandparents always grew geraniums on the entrance to my family's caravan park (Tree Tops Caravan Park, in North Wales). It’s the feel of the leaves

. and thank god for gardening!!!! Funnily enough, I think my tastes haven't changed. I love roses, penstemons, delphiniums, campanulas, phlox. I don't like grasses, never have. They have no colour worth speaking of, no decent flowers and they remind me

large space like an allotment. I have got on top of them at home and can now grow slug delicacies such as delphiniums and lupins, but it is a different matter on my allotment. Part of the problem is that there is plenty of wildlife there (pheasants

Hello all my lovely gardening folks. I've tried everything. nematodes pellets beer the lot.  last year my garden was destroyed by slugs. My lovingly nurtured dahlias were eaten to the ground in one night. No delphiniums survived. Green brands