Our garden guru, Rob Williams of the Secret Garden, Mamhilad is here to answer your gardening questions:

I’m moving house and need to take a fuschia plant, some heathers and busy lizzies with me from my current garden to my new home. Any tips on the best way of moving them?

EM, Caerleon

Late autumn is a good time to move plants as it is cool and damp. Dig the plants up with as much root as possible and trim the foliage by a third. As you're moving house I would put the plants in pots to protect the roots for transport. Place it in its new home as soon as you can and firm well in. Busy lizzies won't survive outside in the winter, so if you want to keep them, keep them frost free.

DO I need to immediately rake up the fallen leaves from my lawn, or can I leave them until later in the winter when the trees have lost their leaves? Will they damage the grass?

DC, Newport

If you take a lot of care of your lawn you should be removing the leaves regularly. Leaves on grass will encourage moss and diseases. Grass is very resilient and will recover being under fallen leaves for a month.

Which varieties of tulip are best for the longest display next spring? And which would do well in a small container?

ED, Pontypool

The length of flowering time will depend on the sort of weather we have when the bulbs come into flower. However they will last longer in a partly shaded spot. My favourite dwarf tulip is called Lady Jane, its very dainty and the flowers look great open or closed.

Tips:

Stand tropical house plants together on trays of wet gravel to counteract the drop in humidity when the central heating comes on.

Fruit trees and hedging plants are becoming available in garden centres and nurseries. They will be cheaper now than next spring.