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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

, is there anything I can do now to make a start in transforming it? I'm also thinking about getting some growbags and maybe try to grow some veg, any ideas? I would appreciate any advice anyone can throw my way! Thanks.  Depending on your area, many garden centres

be rosemary beetle? If there are enough of them they can kill the plants (they're very beautiful though).Sokanista - Thank you, I know you're right. I just want the garden to grow, it still looks so new!Happymarion - Thank you. The garden does make me very

they have started to grow, holly seems to be spread greatly by birds, hellebores often are stronger than ones I deliberately plant, and salads benefit greatly from lamb's lettuce which seems impossible to control. I found what could be a rosemary beetle

at growing all typres of flowers and vegetables, but I alway feel like I'm just a bit late with sowing my seeds. I'm interested in growing herbs, hanging basket plants, carrots, peas, betroot and parsnips. Maybe next year try potatoes. So to get organised

Rosemary bush - my neighbour is bemoaning the same thing. What are they - help please to identify them, and any advice on evicting them would be good. Thanks I cannot believe the number of slugs and snails in my garden this year! It is the first year I have

yearnings)Once the house has been renovated I would love to make a small allotment area again and grow my own veg. But will I ever be able to with these PESTS. Someone told me to get a couple of cats and rabbits will be deterred from coming into the garden

today and early carrotts, need to sort my beets as they are getting very large, hoping the rain goes so we can damp proof the garage wall and fill the ole back up with compost to make my raised veg bed. have also got a lovely herb pot with thyme rosemary

From novices to veg-show veterans, this is the forum for anybody who loves to grow edible crops.  Discuss the dos and don’ts of tomato growing, the pros and cons of potato cultivation and wade into the debate on chemical vs. organic gardening

=nectar+rich+plant+list&sa=SEARCH If you have a lawn, you need a mower - where are you going to keep it? Maybe consider doing without a lawn in such a small space. A mediterranean garden with stones and gravel, interplanted with lavenders, rosemary, cistus, etc and some grasses could look