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GARDENING 063
A riot of colour for summer
Bring attention to your outdoor space with bold and bright colours, keeping your grass green and lush, plus jobs to do this month
Caroline Knight
truly stunning effects that can be achieved to create a hot, zingy space by using fl ower colour. The most important thing to remember is that colour schemes are more effective when large masses or swathes are used rather than a dot of individual plants all jumbled up together.
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LUSCIOUS LAWNS A great feature of a summer garden is the lawn. Green, lush, springy under foot, sweet smelling – there are so many advantages to real grass: • Lawn maintenance boosts your fi tness levels. • A 250sq m of lawn releases enough oxygen for a family of four and it
ho says that colours such as orange, red and pink shouldn’t be placed next to each other in gardens? In fact there are some
Colour in the garden doesn’t need to be limited to fl owers. Foliage and fruit can add some vibrancy too. Not to mention garden sheds, seating, pergolas, birdhouses, walls and fencing which, if you so wish, can be anything other than neutral brown. Bright colours are great for drawing attention
to outdoor areas – and don’t forget to look out for solar lights/garden lights in different colours, shapes and bulbs in varying shades.
absorbs the equivalent of 60sq m of carbon dioxide per person. • A dense lawn is six times more effective than a wheat fi eld and four times better than a hay fi eld at absorbing rainfall. • Grass is bio-diverse. It attracts all sorts of insects and micro-bugs, which add to the food chain.
1. Fire up the barbecue and make sure you enjoy plenty of alfresco entertaining. Even better, invest in a chimenea that has an integral barbecue grill – it will enhance the appearance of your garden as well as being entirely practical. 2. Brush down the garden furniture and give it a coat of oil. Danish, teak or linseed are some of the best for providing nourishment and weatherproofi ng. 3. Encourage bees to your garden by sowing wildfl owers, planting heather, lavender, nepeta (catmint), sedum, poppy and more. 4. Sow cabbages for next spring; plant out Brussels sprouts, autumn caulifl owers, kale and salad too.
4 things to do
IN THE GARDEN this month
© Elke Borkowski
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