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staking than other varieties, which tend to have dense, heavy heads of petals.Cactus dahlias are perfect for providing extra colour to herbaceous borders, as they have such a long flowering season. They also come in a rangeof heights, so can be planted

leaves in the autumn, so hopefully they'll do that soon after you've planted them - then the flower spike appears in the late spring.  Be prepared to stake them or give them some sort of support.  Lilium Candidum (Madonna Lily) if you want to look it up

, they do not need a lot of maintenance and are evergreen, mind do not seem to mind the wind and they would not need staking. You could inter plant them with hebes, sedums, rosemary, cistus rose. grasses, euphorbias. What is your soil like? Hi kate, my soil

I have some spare 30 and 37cm pots, and am wondering what I could grow in them. My first thought was for plants, but then I wondered whether I could easily grow my own tomatoes or strawberries in them? I've never grown either before, so I have

I returned from holiday to find my new apple and plum trees completely stripped of their leaves by deer. Does anyone know if they will die now or will they grow again in the Spring. They are very young - only planted last Autumn. Thanks. A lot

How long should I wait before I declare my young malus profusion tree dead? I planted it last spring and it seemed to grow well in the summer - it's 2m now. It's a pot grown specimen from a local nursery. The position is west-facing on a slope

or colour in the leaves. hi why dont you hebes they are good plants they are evergreen an they get purple or white flowers on in summer an if they get to big just trim them back. hope this helps. Try RHS plant selector on their website http

until November), it needs no staking, the colour goes beautifully with everything (hot colours, softer colours and, of course grasses). Then it seeds itself and you get free plants. I started with twelve in my garden and now have hundreds (not counting

Hello I planted a mixed beech/hazel/cherry bare root hedge back in November and by February it still looked exactly the same and after explaining that the soil is very rocky and we could only sow the hedges by using a stake and hammer to make

against a fence you just plant them around six inches from fence and cut them down to the ground around feb or march and they dont need any staking,blackcurrants grow into a big bush unless you prune them also gooseberries you plant them the same