Some like it HOT

To ensure that you always have colour and interest in the winter garden, use a mix of perennials, succulents and shrubs as a framework around which you can create an attractive and continuous display. For instant gratification, nothing beats bedding plants and just a few seedlings will lift an area with cheerful colour.

1 ALOE SPP.

With their fiery spires of (now ), single-stemmed monoliths such as , to stemless rosettes like . Hybridisers have been hard at work and there’s an array of excellent varieties on the market. Aloes like rich, well-drained soil and plenty of sunlight, although some hybrids tolerate partial shade.