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Lucy and Oscar Foot refelcted in the pond.


A PICTURESQUE village is a riot of colour thanks to the hard work and efforts of villagers. It was feared that recent torrential rain would


force the official opening of the Wildflower and Wildlife Project in Chipping to be cancelled. But everything was okay for the big day and the event went ahead as planned, attracting arourid 50 people.


. Chipping in Bloom Action group has spent


nine months transforming a piece of derelict - • land into an oasis of green, with hundreds of •


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Chipping in Bioom action group memhers and voiunteers ceiehrate the success of aii their hard work.


wilflowers, a pond and seating area. ,:The official opening was performed by Father Anthony Grimshaw from St Mar/s.Church ' in the village. The church owns the land and agreed for the project to be created there. '


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Mr Barry Durham, chairman of the Chipping ■ in Bloom Action Croup, said; "Everything has been done by volunteers from the village. People have been fantastic, they have really helped us to make this happen. The conservation area will be a place for people to


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Aiexandra Brown and Evie Marginson admire some of the wiidfiowers (ieft) and. Chipping in Bloom chairman Mr Barry Durham looks at the completed pond (right).


Sarah’s raising awareness of rare condition


SARAH Sharpies is a bright, beautiful and talented young woman with the world at her feet, writes Sue Plunkett. Sherunsherownsuccessfulbusiness,. -


despite taking a risk to set it up when the ■ ^:4 t..-


• UK was entering a recession, and she enjoys life, keeping herself trim by attending pole


Battling : •-dancing fitness classes.' .a rare '


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dignity • also known as LAM. and a, ,


.Sharpies " •


' disease . 200 women in the UK affected by a rare with


But accountant Sarah is in fact one of the' disorder called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis> LAM is a rare disorder which affects women


smile is ; -only, and is generally diagnosed in women. Sarah


of childbearing age. The condition mainly ' affects the lungs, where it causes excessive


growth of smooth muscle tissue which - V progressively erodes lung function. Sarah, - ■


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•jWho runs SF Accountants with her business partner Darhian Farragher, in Clitheroe, was only diagnosed a year ago. The firs t- . symptoms she showed was when she.. . , ' . collaosed in oain at a friend's birthdav oartv. ’


■ Sarah (31) explained:"! wentto A&E and


they thought I had kidney stones so I had a ' series of scans."


■ It was while she out celebrating gutting her


, between five to 10 years but now there are ladies in their 70s who have the condition.^: ; A lot of the time it is wrongly diagnosed as..


,; asthma when women go to their doctor ? complaining of breathlessness;-'-


" I t doesn'tstop.mefrom enjoying mylife


job to branch out on her own that Sarah's . ■ GP rang to say they had found a tumour, believed to be cancerous, in her kidney.;The tumour was so large there was ho alternative but to remove the kidney and further analysis and treatment at a specialist centre in


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Nottingham revealed that Sarah did not have cancer, biit LAM.


Sarah said: "It is so rare that no-one has


really heard of it so I would like to raise awareness of it so that rnore fund raising can be done to find a cure.- ’ ' "It is a progressive illness but it can vaiy '


frorn person to person how it-affects you. A ■ number of vears aoo the life exoertancv was


• and doing what I want to do.'V. ' . Sarah uses the LAM website for support, . and updated information and there is a also . a chatline where sufferers can speak to each


• other to swap notes and discuss their feelings : and symptoms. .The charity raises between ' ; £50,000 and 60,000 a year and this year *- . ■


. Sarah's husband Matthew, along with his brother, Richard and their friend John Bennett raised the amazing total of £7,000 the charity. Matthew and Richard took part in the London and Manchester marathons and John competed in the Barrowto Keswick Race; , . Anyone who would like more information >


. about LAM can log onto the support group;. ' website and donations to the.charity canTse V ■ made throuah the lustGivina website.


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come and enjoy and we hope to get schools involved with pond dipping." . The village's two primary schools, Brabin's


Endowed and St Mary's, have taken part in the project along with the Chipping Early Learners. The second phase of the project will involve the installation of a sculpture by artist Andrew Beny. The weekend's event coincided with St Mary's Church Open Gardens day when visitors got the chance to have a sneak peek at some of the village's best kept gardens.


Chipping in Bloom chairman Mr Barry Durham (above), and (below) Jenna. - Marginson takes a look at the 'Bug Hotel'.


Arfe HortasXpictured above) really just for shade?


ffiAll,hostas: love a’sHady spot in


^^The^ardenlwetjbr/H^^^ •.r-, any* witK'a white'Sr golden ’fevarie'gatiqnwill tolerate more ;.|^::,s'unshine,-jusbbe;<areful placing.;'


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jfeEth^rri1ri;the;sup.;as thty gr ljke itdiy^and the leaves.will start; l;r,,to. bum up,-so-a moist sunny spot g^would beTdeall.They are very - ■ useful pjanb in the .garden for. -: ,


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"sjgiving tfiat long lasting interest ~' f^7.with'the great folia’^.colour. ■.


.s.Hdw'do I propagate - {vPulsatlljas (Pasque flower)? -


: ;N6vv. these fascinating plants ■ ■ . flower nice and early with their ;


r i furry,flowers in red, purple and : „ /-White, they then produce arrays .>


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'-of seed.: Sowing this will give a -' ^ range of colours, but you need to';-


-propagate from division or root, i; - cuttings to ensure to get a plant ;;


; that is true to type. In February. . lift established plants, cut thick; y:


.'roots into S'ciri (2") lengths and ,1 plant upright iri a seed tray and;;; j watch them grow. But do make ■ : sure that you get them the right- way up!


My Holly.is dropping leaves,; ; is it dying?


With holly being evergreen you : will notice at the moment a flush; of new growth; At the same time ;- they willshed their leav« that they put on two years ago, which


: may cause alarm but don't worry,; ■


out with the old in with the new! ■ . With all hollies just watch'out for,


! reversions on variegated plants,: ; " : meaning shoots that are reverting; back to pure green, prune back y':; to where varregated


NEIL-CROSS


NATURALLY people think that if their soil is always wet then the writing's on the wall for growing plants; however you couldn't be more wrong! Despite it being pretty hard to get those well


drained dry-loving plants to grow in wet gardens, it is amazing what will thrive. To start with wet soils generally contain a lot of clay, which is packed fulf of nutrients, much more than any free-draining sandy soil! The solution comes in two parts; firstly how to


get it into a state of being able to plant plants, then secondly picking the right plants to grow in it! Clay is generally de-oxygenated soil, so it's


lacking air. Now plant roots breathe just as much as their shoots, so to get plants establishing in these conditions we must spare a thought fo r. helping the roots to breathe. The best way to achieve this is by mixing bark into the soil, being fibrous it contains lots of air pockets inside and also vital bacteria which the plant will use. With plant selection it's critical to find plants that


love growing in clay soils - there is a whole array of plants out there to choose from. A large group of plants called Astilbe are great for summer colour in red, pink, white and purple they give great pastel shades. Divide every three years in March to encourage vigorous young growth.


Now for something more vibrant. Hemerocallis,


or Day lilies, are veiy showy with their large, edible - yes edible flowers! For great foliage colour Hostas are a must-have, and if you always feel that


-you're planting hostas more for the slugs' benefit than your own, then you are putting your slug bait on at the wrong time. Apply the blue pellets in the middle of February to catch the emerging slugs before.they lay eggs! Other plants such as Ugularia, Aconitum, Iris,


Jobs to d o ...


1 - Dont let the greenhouse overheat Even though we aren't being


baked at the moment, watch out for hot days and keep doors and vents open and maybe shade netting on in hot spells.


2 -Prune deciduous Azaleas Now is the time to prune if you


want to reduce the size of your deciduous Azaleas, now having . finished flowering you can prune to where there aren't buds and


they will grow back bushier.


3 - Plant Broccoli and Brussels Now you want to be planting


these out to ensure bumper crops later on, feed well with tomato feed to give bigger healthier more productive plants.


4 - Alpine cuttings If you want more Aubretia


or maybe just not got enough Phlox then taking cuttings can


provide you with lots of free plants. Cut shoots 2" long and remove the soft tip, then remove lower sets of leaves and place in cuttings compost, allow to root then pot on in September.


S - Tidy up Rhododendrons If growing smaller


Rhododendrons you can remove the old flowers to help tidy up


.the bush, if you don't they will naturally fall off and be covered over by the nevy foliage in time.


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THIS perennial form of the evening primrose is stunning.


Being more of a'golden yellow' . instead of primrose it lights up the


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Rodgersias and also the fabulous array of bog Primulas, known for their candelabra whorls . of flowers and ability to set seed giving you ^ interesting combinations of colourful flowers. With the year having been pretty wet so far,


choosing plants for wet conditions maybe isn't such a bad idea, just don't forget to divide perennials every few years to help encourage strong new growth, and this also gives you spares to give to your friends and neighbours!


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