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hi, I have been growing a couple of sunflowers on my window ledge, they havent yet flowered, I only planted them roughly a month ago, my plan is to give em to my gran for her birthday in a few weeks. However, one of them fell over a couple of days

is the ideal time to plant bare-rooted trees and there are few simple ways to give them the best start. Tree, tree tieCane, stringSpade, forkWooden stakeHammer, sawCompost, granular fertiliser, well-rotted manureMulch or bark chippingsNovember - February1 hour

at the back of my south-facing border, close to the wall where they'll be kept warm at night. As an experiment, one is planted in a bucket of semi-rotted compost, like a portable bean trench. All are staked with tall, strong bamboo canes. (They're only about 2

Collect fallen leaves from under rose bushes so they don't carry diseases over to next yearLift and divide congested clumps of perennialsPlant crocuses and dwarf bulbs in areas of rough grassMake sure tall, late-flowering chrysanthemums are well staked

of these plants and should I provide stakes in this early stage as the Carnary Creeper is about 12 inches long. Val Hello Val if there are plenty of roots I would pot it on a size and put a cane in for supportPam LL x Canary creeper scrambles rather than climbs

Hi, I have some gladioli in the garden I woud like to replace.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a summer plant that has a bit of height to it ( not necessarily as tall as the gladioli )  I would like it to have a long flowering period

Pick off leaves infected by rose blackspot or rose rust, and dispose of them in your dustbin and not on the compost heapSet up an automatic watering system with a drip nozzle for potted plants if you're going on holidayTop up water levels in ponds

sheltered spot if conditions turn very coldTake root cuttings of oriental poppies and other perennialsLook for early-flowering snowdrops to pot up and bring into the housePrepare soil well before planting new rosesCover branches of holly berries with netting

://www.houseplantsguru.com/cup-and-saucer-vine-cobaea-scandens http://uk.ask.com/web?q=Cup+and+Saucer+Plant&qsrc=14114&o=17&l=dir&gc=1 Just click on them to open. Apparently they don't grow too huge in a container, but have to be staked. Have fun and good luck!   Can I ask if you are growing it from seed and if you

is the stake supposed to be I have been given an olive tree in a plastic pot as a present and would like to plant it in a slightly larger ceramic pot. It has green leaves and white flowers on it at the moment. I would like some advice on what kind of soil