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and rhododendrons, taking care not to damage developing new leavesSow seeds of fast-growing hardy annuals, such as escholzia or poached-egg plant, to fill gaps

and paulowniaFork and rake over the soil in border areas where you want to sow hardy annual flowers

Has anyone tried growing sweetpeas indoors?  I want to grow some in growbags, up strings, in my greenhouse / conservatory.  Will that work or do they need to be outside? There are other hardy annuals I'd like to keep indoors too.  Is that a stupid

Deadhead dahlias to encourage further blooms to formCut down perennials past their primeSow hardy annuals, like poached egg plant, for early flowers next year

Sow hardy annuals in borders for earlier flowers next summerPrune tall rose bushes and standard roses to reduce wind rockPinch out sweet pea seedling tips for bushier plants and more flowers next year

Prune rambling roses, removing shoots that have finished floweringPlant conifers, shrubs and hedgingTie tall chrysanthemums to supportsPlant autumn crocuses, sternbergia, colchicums, hardy cyclamen and nerinesDig up hardy annuals if you don't want them to set

now would be lovely - I have run out of money for plants but could stretch to a few more seeds! Calendula would do fine now. As would cornflowers and nigella and a far few more. Pretty much any half hardy annuals will flower this year, and should

out after frosts are over. Hardy annuals, like love-in-a mist, calendulas etc you can just sow the seeds in your prepared soil. Certain half-hardy annuals, like cosmos, nasturtiums you can sow when it's warmer. Otherwise, if budget allows, just buy

that it is a hardy annual plant, but would someone be kind and explain what this means in practice?  Should I leave some clumps in the ground so it comes back next year, or dig it all up to make room for some spring plants, sowing fresh seeds next spring

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