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What a fabulous Fuchsia! Lovely....

I went to one near Farnham in Surrey described as a 'Plantsman's Garden' which I would disagree with. Pleasant enough I suppose but it didn't excite me. But I did come away with a couple of planting ideas so it wasn't a complete disappointment

We did the same thing yesterday afternoon. We found two little gems of gardens with Bee-you-tiful herbaceous borders - opened together as a pair, and owned by two sisters! They swopped seedlings and cuttings so the same plants appeared but in different combinations! Get a copy of the Yellow Book for your area, Jacque, you'll find some open near you. Blodyn, do the same, there will be gardens within travelling distance of your home too! The entrance charges are usually very reasonable.

Love how these2 match your front door Basket :)

This is a Gorgeous Basket:)

What a beautiful garden you have :)

Something iv never done but im going 2 now, sounds fantastic Monpairens:)

You must have enjoyed your day. It's interesting to visit diferent places. Did you take any photos ? I'd like to see what it's like but unfortunately I live too far away to make a day visit.

Perhaps look on internet and order one by post from the nearest possible outlet. I had seafoam and trained it into a small tree, looked lovely.

your garden is lovely mine is quite new only a year in october i made that border i just cant leave it alone always adding bits alot i have grown from seed so its quite interesting to see the results.

Looks great

Looks fantastic :)

lovely garden

Looks like you're doing a lot of work to your borders.

Delightful : o)

Nice & tidy

Lovely corner.

What a lovely picture...and the garden area...!! (I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.) Look forward to more pics of your gardens.

I over winter mine in my back porch it is half glass but i always put bubble wrap all the way round & like Blodyn the one's that are to cold for them to stay in there i bring indoors.

I overwinter things in the garage. It's frost-free and I line the windows with bubble-wrap, but I also make sure I ventilate the garage well on dry days.
I also think it depends what plants you're overwintering. Some might not like the cold so I only put things that can tolerate temps down to about 1 or 2 degrees in the garage. I bring anything else into the conservatory or the house.
Could you say what plants you want to overwinter, then maybe we can answer you better.

It depends on whether it's frost-proof. Also how much light there really is, as some plants would react to semi- darkness by growing up towards the light and therefore getting leggy. Summer bulbs and dormant plants might be fine in there.

I like that!

Love your pot collection.

You've got one of those pretty Willows! I keep being tempted but it just would not 'go' in my garden. :-(

What a lovely group!