Wow. So many experts here. What a talented group! Looks like we have a forum here.
@gillymary, thanks for the composting tips. Now you said its like cooking, I get it.
I guess you need to keep it moist to get everything working together.
@Heucherella, thanks for offering your skills as a garden designer. What a wonderful job - why don't you do it anymore? I would love a job that involved working outdoors for a living. Isn't it funny how some things grow and others don't.
@JM53. Is it easy to grow ginger? I bought a wasabi plant and the leaves have been eaten by something and it just looks a total wreck,
so I don't know if I'm going to get anything next year from it.
@silverdarling. Those plants look almost tropical. How do you do that in Northumberland?
Sorry, too many questions. However my final one is that I put some globe artichokes in this year and they are doing well, but the label says 'protect the crown in the winter'. Can anyone tell me what that means. Would cutting them down and putting cloches on suffice?