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them support now before they get too tall. The framework will soon disappear as the plant grows. If it rains when the flowers begin to open or are open gently incline the flowers and tip the water out, so they don't rot and the flowers last longer. Feed

We live in a modern house which overlooks the neighbours. All I see is brick houses from my kitchen window I want to plant climbing and rambling roses together with clematis up and along my fence. If I were to support them with wire and eyes alone

Hi - one of my 6ft yew's planted last autmun looks like its dying off.  All the others are fine. Is there anyhting I can do to bring it back from the dead?  Just wait it out or remove?   Help! Hi Davey If there's any sign of life I'd cut it back so

Use twigs pushed into the ground to support tall-growing peas, or use short canes and stringFeed strawberries with a high potash feed, such as tomato fertiliserSow flowering companions in your veg plot, such as tagetes and poached egg plants

Compost your kitchen and garden wasteTop up the water level in garden ponds when it starts getting low in summer Push canes in around tall plants like gladioli and lilies and tie them to the stems for supportPlace eye protectors on the tops of all

, weigela, escallonia and kerria where necessary to control growthWater all ericaceous (lime-hating) shrubs, including camellias and rhododendrons, with a generous helping of sequestrene plant tonic, Miracid or a similar fertiliser specially formulated

Check fruits in store for signs of rot or deteriorationPlant new fruit bushes and cane fruitsTake hardwood cuttings from healthy fruit bushes, including currants and gooseberriesWinter prune fruit trees, including apples - but save plum pruning

growing them already you can get offshoots from them for free. Don't plant them too close to the base of the fence and you'll have something very beneficial to bees and then get a crop for yourself or the birds. no. 2 : For supporting climbers

to remove them, leaving only 2-3 on the plant at most. use a pair of tights or the like to support the growing fruit. You will need to water, water, water and water all the way through. You may need to ripen the fruit inside a greenhouse.

My roses have now been radically pruned after collapsing last yearin the high winds. They need staking / supporting and I am determined to sort thisout this year - very disappointed to have to prune them back so hard. Which supports do I use