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British winters test containers as much as plants. Here is how terracotta, plastic and fabric pots cope with wet and frost, what each costs per useful year, and how to overwinter pots when you have no shed or greenhouse.
Before the new seed catalogues land, give your old packets a kitchen-roll germination test. It is a cheap, practical way to find out what still deserves space on the windowsill — and what should go on the shopping list.
A heated greenhouse is lovely, but for most UK gardeners it is overkill for winter leaves. Here is why a well-sited cold frame is the smarter buy for hardy salads, herbs and overwintering greens — plus how to choose, ventilate and plant one.
Bare-root season is opening across the UK, and November is one of the best chances to get trees, hedging and fruit bushes into the ground. Here is how to choose strong stock, handle clay soils and give new plants a fighting chance through winter.