Plants already present will have the chance to grow and bloom. Clover seeds may already be in your lawn as they used to be included in packets of lawn seed. Other seeds get blown in or dropped by ...

Once peas have reached 5-8cm (2-3in) in height and their tendrils begin to reach out for support, place stakes next to plants. To grow an early crop, try sowing seeds in a length of old guttering ...

Fertilize the plants every two weeks with a high-phosphorus, bloom-boosting fertilizer. While Gerbera daisies are often started indoors by seed, they'll do their best to grow long-term outdoors ...