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and sempervivums. You could opt for a mix of alpines, like we have, or plant a special collection of the same genus, such as saxifrage or alpine primulasYou may have suitable containers already, so don't limit yourself to those that we've chosenBuy plants when they

Hi! Recently moved into a new house on the North Downs with an unloved upward sloping garden. The second half of the garden is steeper than that nearest to the house and although looks like lawn is really a mixture if grasses, primula and such like

-sills to make way for bulbs, primulas, pansies, etc for winter colour in my containers. It is possible to have pelargoniums giving a show in the house all year round. Such a pity some peple are allergic to them. Hi jcRe your garlic problem - I think

to cover  raised beds and side bits next to my decking any help would be appreciated  im thinking next to the fence about putting a mix of honey suckle and clematis's just to make the fence look less harsh need suggestions to which plants would grow well

give my haul their winter quarters. I have a plant growing in my dahlia container. it has leaves but no flowers at the moment, can anyone help me identify it please.how do I add a phot to my messageFred Mason I have found that Chrysanthemums

the weather has put he garden back 3 week!   Just have the daffys, primulas and pumonarias in bloom at the moment.  Solomons Seal is up by 2 inches.  Everything else is either dead or still asleep! Morning dizzy lizzy.Couple of my hostas are in full growth

. People who grow lots of hellebores also hae trouble with black death if they do not spread them out a bit. Makes you think nature knows best, Pippa, and large greenhouses with thousands of plants in them are not what cyclamen plants like. Perhaps we

; drought at the wrong time of year for moss. Whatever it is, the moss will not grow for us. But we keep on trying. I get lots of moss in my garden by just leaving rotting logs in a damp place, The north facing side then grows lovely moss. with primulas

garden ready for lots of plants that don't grow so well in my exposed garden with little shade. Clay soil is usually very rich in minerals, so once the soil structure is improved you will be able to enjoy hostas, hellebores, primulas, pulmonarias, acteas

is actually very fertile and will grow all sorts of things.  It's just hard to work.  There are other threads lower down about how to improve clay soil by adding plenty of sharp sand, fine grit, well rotted compost and manure to break up the clods.    You need