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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

My aim for this year is to grow my own cut flowers as they're even getting quite expensive now too in the supermarkets. There is something very rewarding in going out and cutting your own flowers from the garden! i'm a florist but I have a passion

was in the far north for 4 years in the 1990's - where I learned alot about tropical gardening in a dry place - in fact in a place where we had once a year for a couple of weeks or so.  Not that I had much time for gardening, though I did try sowing pansy seeds

there is Cercis Forest Pansy, I love it. Thanks Lizzie - do not like Photinia - and it would be too tall. Will look up others  Just a thought, if you're going to increase the size of the bed & might add more topsoil - best to make sure that the house's damp

around. Also, are you growing them outdoors or in a greenhouse? Depending on where you can grow them I would consider marigolds, gerberas, dahlias, calendula, pansies, violas, geraniums, fuchsias, and for a bit of greenery here and there, hostas. I would

I grow jolly Bee for it's glorious blue flowers that go on and on and on. I grow Elke for its sheer beauty and distinctive flower. Margaret Wilson for her lovely grey foliage and a variety called....I think....black beauty which has purple red

hours after I had planted them. I found several hidden peanuts in their shells buried in the compost when I was replanting. I put 'hairnets' round them of green garden mesh, it protected my winter pansies, but they did not look very attractive! I also

border and put shrubs at back. Can anyone recommend some tall growing shrubs? I would still check your deeds as to whom does own that boundary & ultimately the maintenance, or not, of that fencing. BTW what aspect is it? Soil type? If your old border had

.This seems to have worked a treat in previous years. I have an unheated propagator which I keep in the Greenhouse, when seeds have germinated I just put them on the staging until they are big enough to either pot on or put out. This is my first time growing