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- Hardy fuchsias now need a sort-out. If the stems are sprouting high up, shorten them back to a strong shoot and snip out any weak and dead stems. If most of the stems are dead, cut the plant down to a few inches in height (F. magellanica ‘Tricolor’, ‘Riccartonii’ and var. molinae)

- Nip out the leading shoots of fuchsias and pelargoniums contained in pots, to make them bushy

- Take a look at self-sowers in paving cracks (Erigeron karvinskianus, Corydalis lutea, Welsh poppy, bronze sedges). Too many? Cut some of them out, or burn them off

- Houseleeks (Sempervivum) lost their roots? It’s caused by vine weevils. Replant in fresh soil and treat sound potfuls with nematodes or Provado

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(Stephen Anderton, The Times)

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