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Net crops to protect them from pigeonsEarmark your best sprouts for the Christmas table and give them last-minute protection if windyTake hardwood cuttings from fruit bushesGet ready for planting asparagus in spring, removing weeds and digging over

Buy tulips now while they're fresh in garden centres, but hold off planting till next month Plant daffodils, hyacinths and crocus in potsLift and pot up tender perennials to protect over winterClear away faded summer bedding and annuals, composting

wallflowers, interspersing with taller-growing tulipsPile a thick mulch of compost or bark around hardy fuchsias to protect them from frostMove shrubs, including conifers and evergreens, that have outgrown their positionPot up tender perennials from summer

Monty demonstrates how to sow carrot seed and shares tips on protecting your crop from carrot root fly with a combination of physical barriers, companion planting and later sowings.spring-summerMore advice on growing carrotsAdvice on dealing

I always leave my cutting back to early spring, and when I see the new growth just starting to come through I then cut back all the old growth. by leaving it until the early spring the old growth helps to protect the crown from the ravages

I have two medium sized pots in a slightly shady part of my garden and would like to know if I could plant a bamboo - I need height to block an unsightly view.  What would you suggest. Ann Pownall Dorset How about Runner Beans  ??  (early so protect

.  Protect the roots from hard frost. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=60 Yep, certainly is Agapanthus. Thanks

I grew some spring cabbages for the first time this year, I managed to protect from the blasted pigeons all winter and they look really good.  On closer inspection however they have no hearts, what happened? Same with mine.  I have planted more than

Applied to fruit trees to protect them from the wingless females of some moths, which would climb trees to lay eggs among young shoots. A sticky substance, such as fruit tree grease, is applied to the bole of the tree in a 10cm band, 3ft above

old plants from beds and bordersWrap tender plants, such as olives and palms, to give them extra weather protection