Above: Ian’s partners in the garden: Talia, Yasmin, Elianna and My. Top: Young tree tomato seedlings sprouting high.
complement the morning glory than with the moon flower, Ipomoea alba, a fast growing vine with huge white flow- ers that open at dusk toward the end of August – so nice to have a glass of wine in the evening and relax with their fragrance. Of course we cannot forget Datura vespertine, angel’s trumpet, flow- ering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. For spillers, the plants that tumble
over the edges of my pots, I seeded wave petunia, wave pansies, lobelia, calibrachoa (million bells) that will make up some great cascading displays in the many pots that will be decorating the deck. Thrillers, the tall centre piece plants, are always something that we can have lots of fun with: purple foun- tain grass (Pennisetum setaceum), orna- mental millet, elephant ear (Colocasia
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esculenta), the list is endless. For fillers I have a soft spot for dianthus, gazania, verbena, salvia, and geraniums. Every home should have at least one
or two tomato plants. Last year I grew a tree tomato, not too successfully, but I did keep some seeds and will endeav- our to do better this time around. I have a spot just right for this large plant that produces huge dark red tomatoes. Along with this I also have Roma toma- toes and a not too well known Sunrise tomato. The Sunrise is a smaller than typical tomato but has a very strong flavour and is perfect in fresh summer salads. April and May have passed and I am
proud to say that this year’s endeavours have been successful; I have 44 tomato plants and my deck and garden are awash in colour. V
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