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DIARY DATES for gardeners • 5th-6th October, AUTUMN PLANT FAIR at Great Dixter, near Northiam, East Sussex TN31 6PH. A great opportunity to visit the amazing gardens of the late Christopher Lloyd, gardener and garden writer who continued to develop new ideas in a garden that was fi rmly rooted in the arts and crafts style. Entrance to the plant fair is included within a normal garden entry ticket. There will be more than 20 stalls, representing a wide array of plant nurseries. • 19th October, THE ALPINE SOCIETY KENT AUTUMN SHOW at Sutton Valence School, Maidstone ME17 3HL. Learn more about these small hardy plants that can survive in mountainous and inhospitable conditions. And, naturally, to select some to buy and take home with you. • Throughout October, for the fi rst time ever, you can visit RIVERHILL HIMALAYAN GARDENS at Sevenoaks TN15 0RR. Enjoy the autumn colours within the wood garden at this beautiful hillside site. • 19th-31st October, enjoy HALLOWEEN HALF-TERM FUN at Hever Castle, near Edenbridge TN8 7NG. Join the spooky storytelling, take part in crafts, follow the scarecrow scavenger hunt around the grounds and don your scariest outfi t to take part in the fancy-dress competition.
Stunning autumn displays
Visitors can enjoy striking autumn displays, free garden tours about seed collection and a leaf and seed challenge for the children during Autumn Colour at Hever Castle (from 1st October) where the gardening team will be helping visitors of all ages to learn how to salvage, dry and store seeds, passing on the essential skill of seed collecting – an art-form that’s seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Hever’s gardening team are keen to leave the colour in the garden for as long as possible and their newly planted Faith’s Garden on Diana’s Walk is a treasure trove for seeds. Free garden tours providing information about seed collecting will take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout October (with the exception of half-term). The Garden Exhibition at Hever Castle will house examples of the seeds collected by the gardeners from the gardens at Hever. Children will be encouraged to take up the Leaf & Seed Collection Challenge
with 10 different seeds and leaves to be collected on Anne Boleyn’s Walk and Lake Walk. Children will then be given a bulb to take home to plant. Visitors to Hever Castle & Gardens can also enjoy a self-guided autumn tour of the lakeland area of the garden throughout October.
• Gardens open at 10.30am, Castle opens at 12noon, last entry 4.30pm, fi nal exit 6pm. For admission prices and more information, visit hevercastle.
co.uk or call 01732 865224. Hever Castle & Gardens, Hever Road, Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG.
1. There’s still plenty to harvest in the vegetable garden. If the weather is mild you might easily be picking broad beans, peas, tomatoes, carrots, squashes, pumpkins and salad.
2. Cut back many unsightly perennials that are dying back and fl opping. These include peonies, marguerites, cat mint, hardy geraniums and phlox. Anything with upright seeds
4 THINGS TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS MONTH can be left for the birds.
3. It’s a great month for trimming hedges! There’s no danger of nesting birds – what’s more, your hedges will stay looking smart all winter long. The traditional shape for hedging is to put a slight “batter” to the top. In other words, shape the hedge so it’s slightly wider at the bottom than at the top – this helps to
stop it spreading or collapsing under the weight of snow.
4. Plant up your pots! Pansies and violas will keep you feeling cheerful all through the winter. But a word of warning: acclimatise them gradually to your garden. They will probably have been grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel and might suffer shock if you pop them straight outdoors.
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