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swan flowers forever.  Penstemons come in purple, white and pink.  Hardy geraniums like Wargrave pink, Kashmir white, Elke, and lots more.  Helianthemums, phlox, verbena Homestead purple, white and pink echinaceas, etc  If you included tender perennials

frost (down to about -10 deg C) Half-Hardy - will need some sort of protection (greehouse, horticultural fleece etc) for anything below freezing Tender - needs to be brought indoors if frost forecast Perennial - Plant that comes up each year - either

banana plantsHow to wrap a banana plant for winter.Checking bananas for frost damage.Choose fruit varieties to grow in your gardenView a selection of tender perennials

Taking summer cuttingsTaking cuttings from rosesBrowse a variety of tender perennial plantsBrowse a variety of dahlia plants

Chris Beardshaw demonstrates how to lift and divide congested clumps of autumn-flowering Nerine bowdenii, and suggests growing Nerine sarniensis in a pot. springhalf an hourMore advice on growing flowersBrowse a selection of tender perennial plants

Replenish gravel and grit mulches around alpine plantsPut slug barrier products around the tender new shoots of hostas and perennialsDig plenty of compost into heavy clay soilsCut down marginal plants around ponds, and mulch with compost or bark

Plant tender crops outside, covering them with cloches when night temperatures fallDig out perennial weeds, such as couch grass and bindweed, from borders as soon as you spot themWash dust off the foliage of houseplants, and apply leaf shine product

wallflowers, interspersing with taller-growing tulipsPile a thick mulch of compost or bark around hardy fuchsias to protect them from frostMove shrubs, including conifers and evergreens, that have outgrown their positionPot up tender perennials from summer

tender perennials, like fuchsias, from summer displays and bring into the greenhouseRaise roller blinds, but roll them back down on very bright daysLet sweet peppers develop their full colour and size before pickingLook out for pests and diseases

perennial hardy Aster and a Tender Aster. If yours says for one season it is most likely the tender one. The red tinge is not unusual plants often have small variations. I am still dead heading my plants in the hope that we get a warm September.