Adam Frost's expert gardening advice

The QVC Garden is going really well - probably a little too well at the moment! Everything's happening quickly and going full steam ahead... I'm just waiting for something to go wrong!

Plants are sorted, paving is sorted, poems on the walls are sorted. It all feels a bit surreal at the moment, but I can't wait for May.

Designing your own garden

One of the reasons the QVC Garden is going so well is because I've kept things simple. My biggest tip to those of you looking to design your own garden is not to complicate it.

Think of designing a garden in two ways:

1. A practical space: Do you want to sit in it? Where are you going to put your bins? Is there a washing line? Look at it as a space rather than a garden.

2. As individual to you: Are you single, in a couple or part of a family? Do you have pets? What shapes and colours do you like? Do you like contemporary or traditional art? That kind of thing.

Then you can create a garden that incorporates both ways of thinking. But remember...keep it simple!

Happy gardening,

Adam

Comments

[Victoria Melia]

Hey,

Ok so about 8 weeks ago, I planted three lemon seeds. One seed in it's own little pot. Two sprouted in 6 weeks and are now very nice little baby trees,but the third seed took a little longer to sprout, which I found was because there are TWO ''twin'' trees growing out of ONE seed, now I've just noticed a THIRD one growing in-between the ''twins''. I want to know if this is a rare thing, and should I separate them, or leave them together? I don't want them to fight for room, or water, or food etc. Also because they are all coming from the same seed are they 'triplets'?? Or does this happen all the time?? Thank You.

[Plant & Gardening Tips]

Thanks for the advice. I'm planning to have a new garden and I will think of this two ways designed.

[Sharon Gasparutti]

Hi Adam, I brought some Irrestible strawberry plants last year, however they're snowed under at present and planted in a wicker hanging basket very well. Will they be fine at the present or should they go in a greenhouse. I look forward to haring from you sometime.