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full of flower, like the agapan- thus, marguerites, fuchsias and the many dark-leaved dahlias I have which arc just stunning at the moment. 1 also really enjoy my lawn. I just
love grass in a garden - not only docs it soften the overall look, it also has other benefits. The main and really important
one for me is that it provides some where for my little girl to play. At only six months old, she won’t
be playing on it much this year, but next year I will get great enjoy ment watching her run around, starting to experience the joys of the garden and all those plants and flowers - which is just how I got started. The lawn will need a bit more
care this time of year, especially if there’s not much rain about. So raise the blades on your mower before cutting fine lawns, which will help reduce drought stress. Also try mowing lightly and
frequently, so that short grass clippings can remain on the lawn during the summer to act as mois ture-retentive mulch. If you can manage to put down
twess! i s J HI ‘ ' W .,1 r
your beer and get off the sun lounger, there are a few jobs you can be getting on with.
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How to help your garden survive the hosepipe ban T
h is time of the year, I really just sit back on my patio and enjoy the garden, especially all the tubs and containers which are
1 will be harvesting my sweet-
corn and other vegetables as they arc now becoming ready. As I love strawberries, I am now
lifting and potting up rooted straw berry runners and also preparing my new strawberry beds, so I will have even more next year. Keep ponds and water features
topped up. Pile the removed pond weed by the side of the pond for 24 hours to allow pond life to crawl back into the water and then put on the compost heap. Aerate the water in hot sticky weather by leav ing fountains on overnight. Shallow water features or those
Hebes and lavenders can be
given a light prune after flowering. Continue to deadhead shrubs and roses, as this should extend flow ering into early autumn. Rambling and climbing roses can be pruned once they have finished flowering. Don’t neglect tubs and hanging
baskets; deadheading, watering and ifeeding will help them last through until autumn. Keep dead heading dahlias and penstemons, too. I resist cutting the flower heads
off ornamental grasses as it gives me something interesting to look at in the winter months.
with water washing over cobbles can become green very quickly in summer weather, so algaecides may need applying more fre quently than innormal ponds. As we’ve had the driest start to
the year since records began, we need to be sensible about watering the garden. There is a hosepipe ban, but all is not lost. Here are my ten tips for surviving the ban: 1. Don’t worry about your lawn.
Your grass will not die if it’s not watered. Yes, it will turn brown and won’t look so good, but it will recover. 2. Don’t cut your lawn too short.
It will survive the hot dry weather much better if it is a little longer. 3. If rain is forecast, make a
few holes in your lawn with a garden fork to help the moisture penetrate.
PLANT OFTHE MONTH: Dahlia Kelvin Floodlight produces up to 15 large flowers per plant
4. Try not to worry about the
established plants in your garden - most of your trees, shrubs and established perennials should be able to survive with very little water. 5. You can still use a watering
can to water your pots, bedding and new plantings which are not yet established 6. Water in the evening, so
the moisture won’t evaporate so quickly. 7. Move your pots to a more
shady area if you can - again to maximise moisture levels. 8. Use grey water (such as your
washing up water) to water your plants. 9. Apply a mulch to your beds
and borders to help preserve any moisture there is. 10. If you don’t already have
one, get a water butt and start collecting rainwater - let’s face it, there has been plenty since the ban began! ■ My Plant of the Month for
August is the amazing dahlia ‘Kelvin Floodlight’ - a truly stunning dahlia with eye-pop- pingly large flower heads in a cheerful sunshine yellow. It can’t fail to brighten your day.
competition, our monthly quest to find the green welly hidden somewhere in your Rural Life magazine. The June winner correctly
stated that the welly (disguised in white this time) was on page
. five of last month’s edition. ‘Where’s Welly?’ is back this
month and, as ever, the idea is simple. Just look through this
month’s Rural Life and spot the little green welly icon hidden somewhere - it could be in an article or on a picture, so look
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