Some plants ward off insects from more delicate plants.

1. It pays to think ahead for the garden. Wallflower seeds should be sown in June or July for the next spring –
2. Deadhead plants that have flowered
3. Occasionally water your plants with a solution of seaweed extract as a plant tonic and water newly sown seeds with a dilute solution as it helps germination
4. After a prolonged rainy spell mulch your plants leaving a saucer effect to collect more water
5. Water African violets and cape primroses from the bottom by placing pots in a shallow bowl to take up the water they need.
6. With the increase in cost of all fuel plan what heat you need in the greenhouse this winter. hardier plants may survive in a cold greenhouse whilst tender plants may be over wintered in the house.
7. If you have an unsightly boundary fence turn it into a ‘Fedge’. Weave Forsythia, Winter Jasmin and or Variagated Ivy (hedera canariensis) between the fence posts and palisades and get your cross between a hedge and a fence.
8. For an aromatic low hedge try Rosemary the scent from which also confuses the carrot root fly
9. Grow horseradish in drainpipes inserted vertically into the ground to get straight roots
10. Your salads can be perked up with the thinning from salad crops and onions or leaves of other plants like the peppery taste of Nasturtium leaves

feed the birds by all means but draw the line at Geese.