Solution of the month

If ever a group of plants should come with a warning, it’s salvias. Start with just one or two and before you know it you will be scouring nursery lists and leafing greedily through plant catalogues l

Cut back, feed, water and remove reverted stems

Plants are so clever at adapting to their increasingly hot, sunny and dry surroundings

Take cuttings of your favourite salvias to make new plants for next year, in case the parent plants don’t survive the winter. Salvia cuttings are easy to root and if kept in a greenhouse or cold frame

Do you know the name of this pelargonium? ...

Hardy fuchsias bring jewel-like droplets of enduring colour delicately suspended in borders to brighten the September garden