Don’t Lose Your Favourite Plants This Winter: What to Protect, Move or Leave Outside

Could your favourite summer plants return next year with the right winter care?Join Gardening with Ben for a practical conversation about overwintering plants in the UK, from pelargoniums and dahlias to begonias, salvias and fuchsias.We explore how to decide what needs moving, what may need extra protection and what can remain outside. I explain why identifying your plant matters, how hardy geraniums differ from tender pelargoniums, and why winter care depends on your growing conditions.There’s advice on choosing suitable accommodation, considering whether to lift dahlia tubers, protecting plants in containers and checking stored plants through winter. We also discuss why an unheated greenhouse or polytunnel shouldn’t automatically be treated as frost-free.Whether you’re saving a treasured plant or trying overwintering for the first time, start with a few favourites and make a plan that suits your space.Your challenge this week: choose three plants you want to keep, check their names and decide what winter care they need.Which plant are you most determined to get through winter?Follow Gardening with Ben for seasonal advice and tales from my Sheffield allotment. Please leave a rating and share the podcast with a gardening friend.Find more gardening tips and overwintering guides: https://gardenandallotment.com Keep smiling, keep shining, keep gardening with Ben. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gardening-with-ben-garden-and-allotment-tips-and-advice-podcast--5150692/support . 🌼 🌿 Stay Connected with Gardening with Ben: 🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@GardeningwithBen 📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gardeningwithben 📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/gardeningwithben 🎧 Podcast – Available on Spreaker, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🌐 Website – https://gardenandallotment.com