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Train cucumbers and prune back sideshootsPick off flowers on coleus to maintain their colourful leavesWater tomatoes regularly to prevent fruits from splittingTake cuttings from fuchsias, coleus, pelargoniums, marguerites and other tender perennials

Last week I sowed some Cosmos seeds - some red flowers, some white.  I didn't label them (foolish) as I thought I would remember which pot was which.  I then moved them around when watering them, and am now thoroughly confused ! Does anyone know

or white. and roses in red, orange, pink, etc but not blue. I quite fancy purple crocosmia in may! I have some very early flowering narcissi but they don't fit in. It's not their time. Glad someone feels the same as me about Chelsea, Verdun - marvellous

Hi all! In the field where I walk my dog I am always overwhelmed by the scent of some lovely flowers. They grow at the edge of a brackish bit of field. The stems are red and intertwined, with green leaves and one of these flowers on the top. I

, Muhlenbergia dumosa isn't fully hardy, so will need protecting from frosts.Muhlenbergia dumosaAs the name suggests, this grass has red button-shaped flowers above mounds of fresh green foliage. It grows best in full sun in a well-drained soil and reaches 1m

i love the foliage on my geranium There is a thistle called Syllibum marianum which has the most striking foliage of dark green and white. Heathers always look good because,even when not in flower, their foliage is attractive, but my favourite

Like many people, I have a resident pair of great spotted woodpeckers using the garden and currently busy feeding nestlings. I've noticed over the past two summers that the male in particular enjoys feeding from the flowers of red hot poker, so much

Hi Everyone I am looking for shrub to plant in a corner that grows about 6feet tall and has flowering. Something attractive for all seasons.  Maybe mix of red and green leaves.... It will be planted once the area is tidy (see pic) I will be planting

and comes in different shades of pink and I have a red one aswell.  Ceratostigma Willmottianum - pretty blue flowers.  It is a neat little plant that you can just cut back.  Verbena bonariensis is still flowering and is fantastic for butterflies and bees

There are several different viruses that affect tulips, each with slightly different symptoms. Tulip breaking virus causes streaking or marking of purple, pink and red tulips, usually on the late-flowering cultivars. White and yellow tulips aren