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with seasonal fillers, a container can provide colour throughout the year.Containers also give you the opportunity to grow plants that wouldn't otherwise thrive in your garden. Those with chalky alkaline soils can grow acid-loving plants in ericaceous compost

those killed by metaldehyde? Slugs and snails are a nightmare, I'm out every night on slug n snail hunts tonight I've just got my husband to lift the massive pots of hostas onto the patio table because they started munching on them 3 nights ago

hostas among purple heucheras in a semi-shaded corner look great at the moment. I'm always envious of anyone who can grow hostas in a border. I have to keep them in isolated pots - even so, they get eaten by September, as by them nearby plants

in the morning (too busy watching telly at night); that's not quite as effective as nighttime, but I find it more convenient, and it saves having to use a torch too. It still works, and I have almost-pristine hostas and lupins.If they have an attractive home

. Buddleia globosa is yellow, but as the name suggests, the flowers are globe-shaped, unlike the purple kinds. I am growing peppers in my greenhouse and I have noticed that the leaves are getting little holes in them, rather as if they have been eaten

Hi, My allims are growing but the leaves are going brown at the tips. Am I doing something wrong? This is happening to mine too. Any suggestions why? Anyone?.....Where is Monty when you need him!  Hi All, Mine do this too. Apparently its very

arrives. It's getting a bit late for some bulbs but you can certainly still plant daffodils and crocus, and tulips next month. Avoid snowdrops, though - they will have dried out out of the ground and probably won't grow. You can plant tulips until December

most of them a second thought. Well, that's why I planted them in the first place – to be reliable performers that look after themselves.The problem with leaving perennials alone is that the central parts of plants grow less productive over time

. Hostas as hardy as old boots. One of the perennials I noted growing in Swedish gardens...and they survived the Scandinavian winters. Slugs are partial though. You need to protect the pots, for the sake of the pots, not the hostas!  They are as tough

it with bubble wrap or polystyrene before planting.More ideas for structural displaysAdd height to your borders with a home-made metal obelisk.Grow an ornamental Japanese acer in a pot.Combine height and colour with a container display of dogwood, snowdrops