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Across 1 Err having pinks spread around edge of lawn - only works with a good water supply (9)


6 Join them or us having got rid of the fruit tree (5) 9 A small time I have left to exist being moisture loving perennial (7) 10 Such a bother if plant requiring protection in the winter (7) 11 Pub argument? Gardeners put a lot into it (6) 12 Key garden requirement one included in a garden lay out (8) 14 Tree’s brilliant, first to redden (4) 15 Surprisingly it is open at Christmas when you can see its blooms (10) 18 He’d work with lupin, I’m for something taller in the border (10) 20 Likely borders plant with strong scent (4)


23 Bit hard struggling with introduction of biodiversity. It attracts some wildlife (8) 24 Native of Middle East or North Africa is found in the rockery (6) 26 A clan outside of Ullapool gathered heather (7) 27 Chap, one acquiring an alpine (7) 28 Goes round, comes back and does some minor pruning (5) 29 Eye-catching plant one of a hot pink variety (9)


Down 1 Brilliant piece of decking right on the water (9)


2 Note one sat in tree - not a worker then (7)


3 Hardy the one he finally wanted - pimpernel’s only partially suitable (6) 4 Sounds like an unscheduled watering in vegetable patch (4) 5 Demure fern out of place? It’s for the public to decide (10) 6 Him having put out canes should save some labour (8) 7 Aster affected by rot on the outside, have to begin again (7) 8 Outline is essential to distinguish a petal (5) 13 Constant gardener had one well maintained path (10) 16 Old country name ban is confusing I say (9) 17 Exotic elite bush one pruned seen at Chelsea (3,5) 19 Learning garland making - an alluring German maiden (7) 21 One bonfire deprived of oxygen goes out quickly (2,5)


22 Midday snack right among some flowers (6) 23 Supports normally positioned at the rear (5) 25 You glimpse round foreign fruit with a thick wrinkled skin (4)


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Solutions to the September Country Gardener Crossword: Across: 1 Dibber, 4 Strimmer, 10 Tulip tree, 11 Shrub, 12 Bees, 13 Enkianthus, 15 Spinach,


16 Growth, 19 Madder, 21 Cat’s ear, 23 Alchemilla, 25 Lawn, 27 Mould, 28 Santolina, 29 Hosereel, 30 Statue. Down: 1 Database, 2 Ballerina, 3 Espy, 5 Tiering, 6 Ins and outs, 7 Marsh, 8 Robust, 9 Branch, 14 Bandleader, 17 Therapist, 18 Truncate, 20 Reissue, 21 Colony, 22 Warmth, 24 Coups, 26 Root.


Country Gardener Quiz Compiled by Mike Short


Test your knowledge of gardening in our new exclusive quiz. The answers are on page 41. Don’t cheat! 1. This flower is as sweet as cherry pie! 2. What is meant by the term” scandent” on a plant label? 3. Where is the Poison Garden in Northern England? 4. What are pebble plants or living stones better known as? 5. Which giant woody grass provides edible shoots but rarely flowers? 6. What is the common name of Bougainvillea?


7. Carrots have not always been orange - what colour were they originally?


8. Which island in the North Atlantic Ocean is known as the floating garden? 9. Which variety of vegetable is Aquadulce? 10. Who wrote “Come into the garden Maud”?


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11. The Sedum sounds rather a cool customer! 12. What is the name of Carol Klein’s garden in North Devon? 13. In the USA what is an allotment known as? 14. This flower has an inflated opinion of itself?


15. Which deciduous winter flowering shrub with fragrant white flowers has a name with all five vowels in alphabetical order?


16. This flower was grown by early American colonists as a substitute for snuff! 17. Which is the oldest vegetable known to man?


18. Which garden in Dorset could have been named after a famous cricketer? 19. Which wood is used for making matchsticks?


20. Which ornamental garden flower was originally cultivated for its edible tubers?


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