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Can anyone help to stop it happening next spring ? All the buds were attacked by some insect, and I don't think anything escaped ! From Barbara in Paignton Which bulbs did you grow? I find that slugs seem to go for tulips ,daffodils-could that have

Do you recommend cutting back Stipa Tenuissima in spring? I regular pull the loose dead grasses out but have never cut them back hard. Would it bring new life to them and make them greener the following year / bouncier? Hello CIA. Yep I cut mine

Learn how to plant spring cabbages by following Monty Don's video demonstration, with tips on soil preparation and planting depths, as well as a special technique to keep pigeons at bay.OctoberMore advice on growing brassicasHow to plant brassicas

This is my favorite clematis (well one of many) it comes out the first in spring and lasts for so long.Its droopy petals fasinate me and just swoon over it till it fades.Its very easy to care for and in fact was a cutting given to me by a friend

I have just had this months edition of GW magazine drop onto my doormat and I see from the front page it is all about buying spring bulbs.  In the past I have bought from Parkers and have had mixed results with some not flowering at all and others

Hi,  I realised that I have a border in my garden that I could use to recreate the Early Spring Border feature from the Feb 2012 edition.  I'm struggling to find some of the plants, and to keep it under the £130 - £175 average cost. Has anyone got

I planted this shrub last year and it has put on a lot of leaf but it had very few flowers. I thought it was deciduous, but it is still in full leaf and has a few flowers.  Is this correct? I understand it needs pruning in spring, how drastically do

closes, if you look closely then spring is visible everywhere. We have buds fattening as quickly as a troupe of bun-loving chubbies and the pointy shoots of bulbs push themselves through the cold soil. These are stark reminders that soon things will need

to be in spring.  Shall I chuck all my flowers now and put the bulbs in? ClaireCat wrote (see) I know its about the time to plant them.  I have some aliums and tulips, but with the weird weather we have had everything seems very late in flowering, so I have

to around 5cm below the rim, to allow room for watering. Firm in the compost as you go with your fingers.When the daffodil and corydalis flowers are finished in spring, keep watering and feeding the pot for six weeks before transplanting all the plants to a