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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

are but it does'nt seem to matter where they are, I have been growing fuchsias for a number of years and have over 500 at last count some 180 differant cultivars just feel helpless to see them in this state.

Train cucumbers and prune back sideshootsPick off flowers on coleus to maintain their colourful leavesWater tomatoes regularly to prevent fruits from splittingTake cuttings from fuchsias, coleus, pelargoniums, marguerites and other tender perennials

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

hardy apart from magellenica, then I visited Wimpole Hall (NT) and saw rows and rows of them all living outside outside. Now I want some. They say that Lady Boothby is a climbing Fuchsia - if you would like it to grow very tall you could just tie it to a

hi can anyone tell me what plant this is please   Looks like a Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) hey thank you it just appeared this spring and thought it was a weed so left it to see what flower it would produce as my partner likes weeds for the flowers

delicate glazed or ceramic pots and move them into a shed for winterRemove suckers growing around the base of treesPrepare areas to plant new rosesBuy primroses and primulas for seasonal colourLift and divide congested clumps of perennialsMove shrubs

potting them. They are growing really well but I'm not sure they'll be in full bloom this year but I don't mind waiting! When I pruned my fuchsias a few weeks ago, rather than throw all of the stems away I took about twenty cuttings, all about 4" long

evening to trap in the warmthWater crops in pots and growing bags more sparingly, but continue feeding weeklyStop watering gloxinias, begonias and achimenes to let their leaves die down completely before storing tubers in dry compost for winterPot up

wallflowers, interspersing with taller-growing tulipsPile a thick mulch of compost or bark around hardy fuchsias to protect them from frostMove shrubs, including conifers and evergreens, that have outgrown their positionPot up tender perennials from summer