Plant this Ground cover for shady spots isn’t hard to find, but if you want striking flowers, try navelwort (Omphalodes cappadocica) ‘Cherry Ingram’. This forget-me-not relative is festooned with sky-blue blooms in spring, and is the perfect bedfellow for ferns and hostas. Height and spread: 60cm x 60cm.
Plan this 200 years ago today, landscape designer Humphry Repton died, but the mark he made on many famous British gardens – Tatton Park in Cheshire and Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire for instance – remains; visit thegardenstrust.org for details of events marking the bicentenary.
Treat this Slugs are now on the roam, and it’s time to stop them by using nematode worms, the tiny but mighty mollusc munchers. Once your soil reaches 5C you can apply Nemaslug using a watering can. This biological control is safe to use around children, wildlife and pets.
