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greenhouse but the biggest problem with the plastic greenhouses is that they have a tendency to get blown over in winter. Which is quite heartbreaking. Mine never proved to be completely frost free so it was ideal for small hardy perennials/ annuals

and flamboyant from seed (better in my view. Seed can be grown without anything artificial, I managed without for many years and I don't use heat now. A lot of plants can be sown outside-most hardy annuals where you want them to flower this year-you can raise a

Save money by collecting and storing seed of your favourite hardy annuals, to sow next year. Saving seed from pot marigold, Calendula officinalis, couldn't be easier. Ensure you allow the seedheads to fully develop on the plant before collecting

Can anyone tell me whether Heliotrope are a hardy plant or a bedding plant.  I live in Suffolk and have a fairly sheltered garden.  Any advice would be helpful.  I would say Heliotrope are a tender perennial - they can be overwintered somwhere frost

it just looks brown and dead. Have I lost it? Hello Burtie, Some daisies-type plants are annuals, so they would naturally die after a few months. Many however are perennials and could live for years if hardy. Do you have any photos of it when

after the wildlife in their garden and boost the balance between beneficial insects and pests.Mow lawns regularlyTreat problem weedsTidy up hedgesAround the gardenTie in young delphinium growth to plant supportsSow hardy annual flowers directly into beds

of hardy annual flowers Lightly clip box edging and topiary to neaten them upFlowersPush twigs into the ground to support tall-growing peasFeed strawberries with a high potash feedSow flowering companions in your veg plotFruit & vegPlant tomatoes in large

tops of main shoots on outdoor tomato plantsPrune trained forms of fruit treesFruit & vegTake cuttings from tender perennials and bedding plantsSow a few pots of hardy annualsShade delicate plants to avoid sun scorch on hot daysGreenhouse10 minutes a

) At the end of the season I just cut them all down to the ground. Will they come back or are they all annuals? Thanks in advance x Both have annual and perennial species miss. Do you remember what the names were?   Did the red one have bronze foliage. Mine

. If informal you can grow fuschias, some hardy some not, but they die down in winter. Or caryopteris, but again not in winter. You say all year round, so does that mean you would like it evergreen? Euonymus is evergreen, several varieties - look them up