Outlook BERRIED TREASURE


“PLENTY ol' Autumn Herrins lorelell u lull'd cold winter" — Ibryi'l it! Plenty of autumn berries follow ;i


good warm summer. Wluit a wealth of berried shrubs we have to grace our


Hardens and our homes that will give colour throughout the winter, for all this we must thank the intrepid plant hunters of the last hundred years, who braved severe hard­ ship and even death to briny to our country the many colourful berried shrubs we have today. Men such as Prank Kingdom Ward who spent years in Tibet and the Himalayan foothills in search of shrubs we


know today. 'file relationship between birds, berries and seed dis­


distribution. It provides the birds with ample and suitable loud and


tribution is fascinating indeed: nature did not provide ber­ ries lor our pleasure] but as an excellent method of seed


the seeds pass unbanned through the birds diycslivc sys­ tem and are voided, often miles away. Indeed there are some seeds that will not germinate unless they have passed thruuyh a bird's diyestive oryans. The question of taste (to the birds that is) is of vital


importance to the yardener in his choice of berried shrubs to last thi'ouyh the' lony winter, birds in general enjoy the sweet and juicy fruits of elderberries, guelder rose, etc. but will onlv take cotoncastcr. holly, hawthorn and pyraeantha


ALBERT HARTLEY reveals some fascin­ ating facts about garden shrubs and has some pointers on how to add a dash o(^ colour to the grden with a display ol berries.


when no other food is available; just as a child will not eat


dry bread if plenty of cake is available. My selection lor plantiny this month and until March,


except when the ground is frozen, is for colourlul shrubs whose berries will slay until early spriny. Top of my list musi be pyracanlha anyustifolia: a rather


slow growing almost everyreen shrill) carrviny some vicious thorns and In rye clusters of brilliant red berries that will normally last until April. Ideal for plantiny against a south laciny wall of a liyht coloured backyround, it requires


there are now a wide variation in form. Perhaps the best known is cotoneasler aoriynnlialis with it fishbone forma­ tion. and brilliant berries and fnliaye ideal ayaitisl a wall. For an open yarden. a favourite must be cotoneas- ter simonsii with its I a rye pear-shaped berries which may


no pruniny except to keep a shape. Only a little down my list are cntnneaslers, of which


HANGING BASKETS such a good idea


WINTER hanyiny bas­ kets are a cheerful and easy way of brightening up entrances, doorways and porches, and provide a welcome source ol greenery duriny winter. If purchased from the


sphaynum moss and till with a proprietary compost spe­ cially made for hanyiny bas­ er an ericaceous com-


plants. Line the basket with


kets post lime


local yarden centre, the baskets will have been planted well in advance and the plants will be well established.


to make up your own basket with your personal choice of


I lowever. it’s not too late


if you decide to plant hating plants such as


heather etc. While there is a yood lection of plants available,


tbe prime considerations must be the size ol the plant and the fact that it will con­ tinue to look yood lor the


next three to four months. Flowers don’t have to be


B ro u g h to n m m Nurseries


the obvious choice. Ivies are useful for their decorative trailing growths, and their y lo s s y y r e e n le a v e s splashed white or cream provide a cool leafy foil lor other plants. Some of th e sm a l l


shrubby etiouymuss are ideal for lendiny heiyltt to plantiny schemes and can be found in a variety of silver and yold forms. Heathers look pleasiny


and there is an enormous ran ye of I’oliaye and flower combinations to use. Some of the yold-leaved


varieties are briyht lolly after the flowers have failed and they can be planted out in the yarden in sprinytime. The rich blue and yold


grow to over six feet hiylt. A yood prostrate variety ideal lor coveriny a I a rye area of rotiyh yround is cotoneaster dammeri, except that it provides a yood hiding place tor sluys and other small wild life. The berheris family are attractive in autumn, but do


not retain the berries through the winter. They have compensations, i.e. they can be used as a hedye or a speci­ men. Some are everyreen with briyht yellow flowers in spriny and black berries in autumn. The pick of these is berberis darwinii. and of tile deciduous and red ber­ ried type is berberis stenapbila with lony archiny stents covered in briyht red berries until Christmas. The berberis family do not do well in a very acid soil. I’ernattya is a low yrowiny everyreen plant which pro­


duces berries in all shades from white to dark purple and is best planted in poor soil, or the loliaye will drown the berries, and in yroups of three to aid pollination. Holly, skiminia and most of the viburnums produce


male and female (lower on separate plants, so be sure to plant both sexes in a yroup for yood berry production. □


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freckled flowers of the dainty Prince John violas are a’ deliyhtful alternative to pansies when in te r ­ sp e rsed amony fnliaye plants and will yive a lony continuation of flowers in a sheltered situation. It is essential, of course,


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Over 300 sets of


to keep your baskets well watered, especially if they are under the eaves of the house, or ill the shelter of a


Within and around the old walled kitchen garden of Broughton Hall, extending to 37, acres this is the perfect country setting in which to choose your garden requirements.


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porch.With Chr is tmas fast approaching, a choice and unusual yii’t for the keen yardener or cook would be a bay tree — latirus nnbilis -— and this too is ideal for yrowiny in pots and tube within the sh e l te r of a porch, or conservatory pro­ tected from winter frosts. The bay tree is a hiyhly


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