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Does anyone know/grow an unusual  autumn plant named Sternbergia ? I dont grow them, but they make a lovely bit of autumn colour. They are widely available in the net. Need a good summer or you'll just get winter leaves. Nice if they do perform

stunning.For more inspiration there’s a great feature called ‘Get set for Summer Bulbs’ by Toby Buckland in the February issue of Gardeners’ World magazine, including advice on planting gladioli to provide 100 days of flowers.

and rosemary, some pots of spring bulbs will look nice and then you can replace them with summer bedding(pelargoniums etc) followed by winter bedding(violas etc). You could try some evergreen shrubs, the following don't need much attention. Hebe's are good

I've just received my Polianthes tuberosa bulbs -20 of them- which I will plant in four big pots to give me a line of wonderfully scented flowers for the summer. In between seeing to the summer months to come, I am planting snowdrops, anemones

SchizostylisExotic, elegant, yet eminently adaptable, it's time the overlooked schizostylis took a leading role in our gardens.Schizostylis coccinea flowers from late-summer until the first frosts. It has dainty and delicate stems and flowers

mistake.One of the very earliest flowering bulbs in many gardens is Iris reticulata, which is flowering away right now. It has the same shaped flowers as its early summer cousins with hanging falls, but without the distinctive beards (more like Siberian

As temperatures rise and summer sets in, give your container plants a little time and care. Water, feed and deadhead them regularly over the next few weeks and you can keep plants flowering and looking good right into autumn.Container plants

i SAW GARDENERS WORLD WITH MONTY DON THIS EVENING AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT PLANTING GREEN MANURE. i WANT TO KNOW WHICH GREEN MANURE I PLANT FOR CABBAGES - MAYBE YOU CAN LET ME KNOWTHANKS My neighbour has a lovely red flower/bulb in a pot but am

seed. Bedding plants benefit most from daily deadheading as it will extend the life of the plants and encourage them to continue producing more flowers through the summer.Scissors, floral snips or secateursMarch - late-August10 minutes a dayThe dying

on their own weight...some of the flowers fall after they get big. Regards  D Remove the dead flowers and their stems and put them in the compost.  Feed the bulbs with something like blood, fish and bone or pelleted chicken manure so they can fatten up for next