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to feed the birds today & even the start of new buds on the rose I transplanted in November. J. Blue bells are starting to show in my front garden, it's some what sheltered though and they grow by a wall.   In summer here in France plants and roses

And, if you do want to grow your tulips in pots like Adam and have squirrels in your garden or nearby, remember to put netting over the pots or they will dig them up. Tulip bulbs seem to have a smell like ambrosia for squirrels. They make a

with promotional codes - often just giving up. Thank you, subscribers, for highlighting this problem and I am confident that between Gardeners' World and T&M, we will get over this 'glitch' Sadly the winter pansy plugs I had delivered last August and which were

or trees in pots from a nursery (in exchange for giving them some free advertising). Could you get some art students to make some artifical trees, like theatrical props. My winter pansies and violas are still in flower in early May. I dig them up to plant

in the winter but I can't get it to grow in our garden of kent clay.  Also winter pansies, cyclamen, primulas and early bulbs.  You can also put out saucers of sugar water if you see bees around.   We also have bees in our brickwork in spring, I think they are a

clue where to plant these! My raised bed is all due to be taken. So my only option is to put them in my flower beds, I wanted to fill the spaces with bedding plants not onions!! Any ideas? How much room do they need, will they grow ok if plants flop

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

I'm saving seed of my perennial sweet pea to grow plants for my friends. Having collected and cleaned seeds at the botanoc garden for the seed distribution (ten packets) that Friends of the BG are entitled to, I'm a bit of an expert. Some seeds

be Downy Mildew. Christine, you don't say just how long your agapanthus have been growing or how large the pots are. You will probably have to wait until roots have completely filled the pots. I've had some plants flower in their first year, while others

My favourite in the winter is the Sarcococca - smells so sweetly and for a great distance. My late husband was blind for 15 years and I filled the garden with scented plants for his sake. His favourite was Sweet William and I still grow lots