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for you. I'm not preaching but we kill everything we don't like and then complain there are no bees, butterflies or birds. Beware if you grow lavender, these buggers love it, i found the easiest way to get rid of them is just collect them, to escape

and eaten the leaves 3ft up. If I was French I would be rubbing my hands in glee and saving pounds on meat bills instead I am spending a fortune on pellets! My girlfriend and I have been growing our own vegetables for the first time this year. We were so

It's really interesting reading this as a new gardener. (Although not really a problem up in Aberdeen - so far) The first thing I would do would be to go out and water it, I would be concerned that it wouldn't grow back. So much to learn! We have a

for edible fruit from it this year. I too have seen a peacock butterfly and a fritillary and holly blue, all of which i know but I have also seen a large brown butterfly with white markings. Could this be a white admiral? I do have a lot of honeysuckle

of Aquilegia's. Do I divide them while growing or in the winter? When is the best time to divide phlox. I have two or three huge mounds which look great now - can I split them now or should I wait? Reply to Boabd: I've always found Aquilegia (columbine

some ideas for things thata might not have come naturally.  Mine are: bergenia, because its huge evergreen leaves show everything nearby off brilliantly (and snails eat my hostas). You do need huge clumps though. hardy geraniums, because they grow

in the Guildford area of Surrey. It then started to spread until it is now one of the most widely cursed garden pests.We've been lucky this year and I have not seen a single beetle in the garden, but then we are growing far fewer lilies than a couple of years ago

, detest bedding with a passion....mainly for the reason's you stated. I prefer to grow perennials from seed and watch them grown into strong mature plants over the years. I tend to fill up with cosmos and california poppies where possible, but inevitably

I will be planting "In The Green" lots of lovely tulips. narcissi, fritillaries, pink chionodoxa, etc. brought to me by my friend who has a small garden like you, Kate, but likes to ring the changes in his pots every season. he knows they will have

less rain for this summer. Some parts of my garden have been under water for months now and today OH had a major dig at the outflow of the pond. Gushing away now, hopefully in time to see the fritillaries when they come through. Hi everyone, I've just