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and out before putting up bubble polythene for insulationSow hardy annuals, like calendulas, in pots for early displaysCheck bulbs, corms and tubers in store for signs of rotWater sparingly in winter, taking care not to splash water aroundPick yellowing

Does anyone have any experience of this plant, should it be treated as an annual? I am about to dig up one from last year which has performed bady this year, and another has died.  They look so beautiful in the garden centre in their pots, should I

Hey all, my garden has suffered this year from its usual lack of flower in the 'dead zone' after all my cottage hardies have finished but before my later stuff begins. Just wondered what y'all used, other than annuals, to keep the interest going

'. It's easy to grow, and great in a patio pot. But what about those you've grown this year? Have you grown any new varieties from seed this year? How did they perform? Would you grow them again? Whether your favourites were sweet peas, hardy annuals

spring to plant them? Does it depend on the type of plant? Thanks in advance for any advice x It does depend on the plant. There are a few things you could try now like lupins and violas. There are hardy annuals that are quite happy to be sown now but a

) but will definitely hold off on the sweet peas for now. I was going to see what the weather looked like in a couple of weeks. I don't do tender and not many half hardy but I'm still not going to rush I start sowing annuals in March. I have 3 little heated propagators

white and blue. Another idea for the blue colour is an easy to grow hardy annual,Phacelia tropical surf its common name is californian bluebell,also available at the same place,just sow where they are to flower April to May,bear in mind they grow

importantly what the major difference as to why a plant will only last one year wheres as bi - annaul can do another year and so on?  Excuse spelling Thank you.       An annual will flower and set seed in the first year-half hardy denotes not frost tolerant

I grow loads of blue perennials and shrubs but I want more orange flowers. Ideas please. I have echinacea tiki torch, marmalade and summer sun, have orange dahlias, crocosmia and couple of annuals. Geums, varieties of heleniums, roses

the same problem and what am I doing wrong. Is there a solution to my woes? I love gaillardia , but grow it each year from seed - mine doesnt survive so I understood it to be an annual . This year If I get the heating sorted in my greenhouse I shall try