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I have a large Alstroemeria in a pot, I understand they are not fully hardy in cold climates.  If I move the pot to an unheated greenhouse or shed overwinter will this be enough to keep it ?  Also if the plant survives, when is the best time

Hi, l lost my Bottle brush to winter snow, then bought a new bigger plant, only to find that dead this last winter. How do l protect it in witer plz? Most bottle brush plants are not winter-hardy in the UK and need to be over-wintered in a frost

Collect seed from allium seedheads and sow straight away into seed compostPlant evergreen shrubs and conifer hedgesCarefully dig up gladioli corms and overwinter in cool, dry storage conditionsLift and pot up tender perennials to protect over winter

Insulate your greenhouse by lining the inside with bubble polytheneBring tender plants under coverSow sweet peas in deep pots and overwinter in the greenhouse or a cold frameCheck greenhouse heaters are working efficientlySpread out harvested onions

This year my carrots as usualwere grown under enviromesh, wateredtwice with carrot fly nematodes. They were super up until September, then riddled with rootfly but still covered, any suggestions? This happens if you plant in the same ground as last

The fungus Rhytisma acerinum overwinters on fallen acer leaves, then infects the new spring foliage. The first signs are yellow leaf spots that turn into large shiny black blotches up to 1.5cm across. Severe cases can mean the leaves drop early

! Should i lift the plant after removing damaged leaves and overwinter in greenhouse, as hasn't flowered yet? These campanulas are hardy so having it inside isnt needed. The leaves are probably beginning to die back now because of the shortening day length

with questions on how best to overwinter it. He's hooked.Wary of low light levels and leggy seedlings, I've set up a small lamp over my heated propagator. It looks a bit like an SAD lamp for plants, but hopefully it will do the trick. Tomatoes and broad beans

. In a 'lucky dip' selection, i've just got some wallflower and primrose plugs, amongst other summer flowering perennials. Normally I pot the plugs up, and overwinter in an unheated greenhouse until following year when frosts have passed and the plants

This article is just a "sound bite" - let's have a bit more depth.Useful info would include optimum temperature for overwintering and alternatives of what to do once the bulbils are "grown on".I live in Scotland, where a cold frame can reach many