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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

. For winter interest I have added bulbs such as crocus, snowdrops and lily of the valley. I'll have a look for that one jatnikapyar, sounds lovely.   I grow trailing fuschias on my north facing wall, don't seem to have any problems with them.  Hardy (perennial

an apple tree I'd love to have space for one. I have a lilac shrub which I keep pruned to about 7ft so we can enjoy the scented blossom then through it I grow clematis to give it added interest.As for perennials I would agree with Lizzie hardy geraniums

In September I bought a collection of perennials, some of which I haven't got around to planting yet. They are anemone hupehensis 'Serenade', Coreopsis verticillata, Clematis 'Cassandra' (a heracleifolia cultivar), Scutellaria incana, Crocosmia

Summer is the ideal time to take verbena cuttings. Overwinter the semi-hardy perennials in a frost-free place and you'll have a fresh, healthy supply of verbena plants next year to replace any in the garden that have been killed by frost