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fungicide spray may help. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=163 I grow standard Fuchsias but haven't experienced the bark splitting - I hope someone can help Pam x It could also be something fungal but I would follow Lilyloise's advice

I bought a small tree fuchsia called Pattie Sue this year and has grown lovely. It is a shame to let it die over the winter and so I wonder if I can keep it alive for it to flourish next year. I don't have a green house but I have a conservatory

Red Spider and Dorothy Hanly so now got 8 new fuchsias. I have just taken cuttings from four I bought a month ago (Dark Eyes, Claudia, Genii, Annabel).  They are great value plants, some for pots, others for dot plants in the border.  I should like

success but some of them are reviving Interesting idea, Kate. I'll be curious to see how well they grow, i.e., whether the dessication has any permanent effects. I must admit, I didn't believe that it would work at all when you mentioned it, so I

This year for the first time I took some cuttings in the autumn (verbena, fuchsia & pinks), and to my great pride I have managed to keep them alive through the whole winter and even multiply them, even though the location isn't ideal - it doesn

? I have various clumps of Alliums that have wandered about themselves. They are growing through clumps of Monarda, a Hardy Fuchsia, Geums, Dlephiniums and Echinacea, so when they begin to look tatty I snip them off just above the other plant. Thanks

to grow. http://www.plantdatabase.co.uk/Cornus_alba_elegantissima How about a standard fushia, it won't provide all year interest but looks quite stunning http://www.brooksidenursery.co.uk/standard-fuchsia-whip-spion-kop-plant-18993-p.asp or try this site

which bit to pinch (don't want to ruin the plants). any advice would be appreciated.    Thanks jazz They are not fuchsias though-they do not need pinching out-different plant- grows differently. I like that funny face LG. made me laugh.   I need some

in the garden before you leave them out.Feed fast-growing plants with fertiliser Thin out congested pond plantsHand flower beds to prevent weeds establishing Around the gardenPlant out dahlias into well-prepared soil Regularly tie tall stems of delphiniums

.Clean and sharpen knives and secateursPut up nesting boxes for birds on suitable treesMove shrubs growing in the wrong placeAround the gardenCut down willows and dogwoods to their baseFinish taking hardwood cuttingsPlant bare-root roses, hedging, trees and shrubs