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few night-scented varieties such as Nicotiana sylvestris and Oenothera (evening primrose) to attract night-flying moths, which are great pollinators.

If space is tight, grow perennials in containers. For best results use a 50/50 mix of multi-purpose peat-free compost with John Innes No. 2 and ensure there are holes in the base of each container to allow excess water to drain. The nutrients in any compost have a limited shelf life, so in order to keep plants healthy during the whole of the growing season administer a fortnightly dose of liquid fertiliser.

Step out of your comfort zone and make 2021 the year you grow something new. Suttons is offering super plug plants of Luffa cylindrica, which will need to be grown on in the warmth of a greenhouse or well-ventilated conservatory. These unusual vegetables can be cooked and eaten in a similar manner to courgettes while young and tender, or let them grow on to become an eco-friendly homegrown pan scourer or bath loofah.

Cucamelons – tiny watermelon lookalikes that have a taste of cucumber and lime – are easy to grow and a great addition to salads.

These cute, easy to grow cucamelons are more or less ignored by pests and are drought-tolerant Tree peonies will put on a show of big, blowsy, fragrant blooms into the summer A Ceanothus shrub will put on an impressive show from late spring to early or late summer in a well-lit spot Attract nocturnal pollinators, such as moths, into your garden with nightscented blooms