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sow some hardy perennials for next year. I have just sown some more lettuce hoping for a warm autumn.  Mandy2 wrote (see) Hi all, living in the north of england the weather has been horrible, and most of the seeds i have sown have eitheir died or just

've heard that stocks at least are quite hardy, so maybe I'm cosseting them too much by keeping them in the mini greenhouse. Antirrhinums are fairly hardy as well PF, sometimes they last through a winter.Have you pricked them out? I'd grow them on a bit

of them but so far have been unable to find it in the garden centres. However I haven't tried B&Q, even though they are only a mile down the road.It is described as a hardy perennial on the label but, in view of what you have said, I think I will try

Hi I am new to gardening . I have just recently planted some lupins and foxgloves bought in pots.Do I need to lift them before winter and put them in pots or could I leave them in the ground. Leave them in the ground-they are hardy in the UK

While many perennials in my garden borders have packed up shop for the year and are dying down, it's so uplifting to see others, such as Japanese anemones, ending the year with all guns blazing.I've always had a soft spot for Japanese anemones. Our

I haven't got around to the planned big tree chop this autumn/winter AGAIN so was hoping for some help with getting some summer colour in the shady bit of my garden - it needs to flower for ages - perhaps something tender or half-hardy

the same problem with 'perennial' gallardia and some coreopsis and as for coneflowers (echinacea) a complete waste of time (and $$$). I have found coreopsis 'Zagreb" to be hardy (3rd year now) and roots well from cuttings. Coreopsis 'limerock ruby' which

) that is very dry and full of tree roots,but I'm confident that they will do well Wallflowers, are they hardy? I planted some about two yars ago and I haven't seen them since they died that Winter. How do we prune wallflowers to ensure healthy growth after

it nice with hardy perennial ground cover,soil is poor and coastal im loving my new look veg patch in my front garden but need advice on raising tomatoes beetroot and parsnips from seed Michael, do search our web site for more information on these

degrees of frosty weather in between. I like to think a deep carpet of snow, although clearly at zero degrees or less, is actually insulating plants below from even colder air temperatures above. Hopefully no harm will come to the perennials and bulbs