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by leek moth. More and more gardeners have been asking about this small but potentially devastating pest at recordings of Gardeners’ Question Time, and at talks I have given.The caterpillars of the moth cause horrible, discoloured patches on the leek

the containers the hebe, arboreal heather and ivy will be reused in the garden could I pop the heathers in a shady bed where I keep ferns? or would they be better in pots? would they need ericaceous compost? I have always just used them as temporary fillers

Hi, my garden is dire, i would like to make it look much nicer all year round i have two beds either side one side shady the other sunny and some very very patchy grass in the middle. last year i planted wild flowers which look great but once Autmn

, liriope muscari (bright blue flowers) We had a shady woodland garden and the back of our house faced north and it does feel daunting at first as you hear so much negative about having deep shade. But quite a lot of plants will survive but they may flower

can buy the tubers now and start them off indoors in the warm to plant out after risk of frost. There are lovely trailing ones as well as more upright ones. If you want pots of flowers now have a look in a garden centre where they have flowering bulbs

I have a south-facing shaded border in my garden, where practically nothing grows, apart from weeds and my daffodils!   Last year I planted a hydrangea there. Within a short space of time it started to look sick, so I moved it to another border

. I fell in love with them at Coleton Fishacre garden. However, I found they got huge very quickly, and got way too big for my garden. I made the decision a long time ago not to have any plants here that I would always be fighting with, so it went

or even to hide an unpleasant view. Stretched over the beams of a pergola it makes a shady roof.More garden DIY projectsMake a spiral supportCreate a lead wall planterConstruct a metal obeliskHow to make willow edging

to nourish them.AdamBoth the skimmia and the heuchera will be happy planted out into a shady spot in the garden in spring.Inspiration and jobs for winterCreating a winter display of dogwood, snowdrops and lilyturf.Winter-pruning wisteria.Wrapping bananas

'll have to copy and paste link.I'm trying again this year with some clumps from a friend's garden, some are in the shady Borders and I'm also experimenting with forcing some in pots in the greenhouse. I bought my lily of the valley from poundland as a bare