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IT is all over as they say... only on this time there were thousands


of people on the "pitch" -this being the Solent and Southampton


Water where hundreds of boats joined in and formed a flotilla


of supporting vessels as Robin


Knpx-johnston led the Clipper fleet home in his iconic ketch Suhaili


(the one that took him solo non­ stop around the world over 40 years ago).


As the last race (15) set off from


Den Helder, in Holland, just one ’ point separated Singapore from De Lage Lariden, who were fighting for the final coveted podium place


of third overall in the race. First place had already been


secured by Gold Coast Australia, with Visit Finland safe in second, so the real scrap was for third.


It boiled down to this: after


spending all day Saturday and the early hours of Sunday racing around a triangular course off the Isle of White, Singapore and DLL


crossed the finish line seemingly glued together and only 100 yards


BILL Backhouse (53), of


Waddington, took part in the fourth leg of the Clipper ' 2011-12 round the world yacht race In Singapore. Here is his report of its final stages.


behind Cold Coast. An appeal and adjudication was needed, with photographic scrutiny of


Singapore and DLL - and


each yacht's GPS at the time they : crossed the line. Onlysevensecondsseparated'


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Singapore got the nod, putting her in second place for race 15 and,


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crucially, ahead of DLL. So, after 51 weeks, six continents,


eveiy major ocean, and more than 40,000 nautical miles Singapore was on the final race podium in


. overall third place. What a magnificent achievement


and what a party there was to follow!


To cap it all, we had cloudless


skies and warm sunshine. I amyeiy proud to be a crew


, member of CV7 Singapore, have made some great friends, have


■ more memories than I can begin to reconcile just now and enjoyed


an experience that will never be forgotten. Only now that it's all over can I


begin to reflect on this amazing adventure which began over three


years ago when I signed up to have a go.


. To all of my friends, family and supporters I say a big thank you, it's been the best thing I've done in - my life... so far.


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answers to those gardening problems


Can I prune Clematis now?


The rule in spring with Clematis is jf it flowers before June no iieed to prune. Now, at this


time of year, is a good time to tidy and shape any spring flowering varieties for example


Fipnl^nas, and alpina hybrids appreciate a bit of lying in and :


• trimming to help keep them in goodshape. - ;


The leaves on my Japanese


Maple are browning off. Help!


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This group of plants are particularly fussy, not hard to grow but just tricky to perfect The ideal situation is partial shade, so it is getting


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THERE are two ways to look at using colour in the garden.


You could stick to set colour schemes like whites,


blues and pinks, or maybe reds, yellows and oranges. However you don't have to follow these rules to be successful. You will find that a lot of plants with similar coloured flowers, flower at the same time. There are a lot of pinks and other soft colours in the garden in early summer, and towards the end of the year there always seems to be a dominance of yellow flowered plants around! J h e great joy of using Heleniums is the colours


that they give you to choose from, they are all fieor and they really stand out, from the clearest of yellows, to lovely burnt orange through to rich, deep reds. These colours blend in particularly well


with the vibrant Crocosmia colours, but also with many other plants as well. Heleniums don't mind a moist soil, which is


plentiful this year, and they will thrive in a sunny or partially shaded location. Divide eveiy three years to succeed and a good tip is when you have an established clump to use the "Chelsea Chop" technique. But only chop the back half of the clump; this will make the front part flower as usual, then when finished chop the front half down as the


back part of the clump comes to flower. The plant will also grow much more compact so ori taller varieties Chelsea chop the whole clump in May to create a shorter, stockier clump. Looking back at the idea of using similar colours,


just look at planting patches where yellows, reds brown up


- like vvith your plants, and not enough sun will not give you the optimum colour. Now if


. growing them in pots (as they make fine specimens on any


. patio!) just make sure they - don't diy out as this will also cause browning on the leaves,


- and one other cause can be if they are in a veiy windy location, so a sheltered partially shaded location for them is ideal!


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After having a group of three rabbits running around the nurseiy this year, we are well in the know of the do's and don'ts. The one plant that was not touched was the Heucheras, we had heard that


they didn't like the taste before and we have now found this ■ out for real!


Jobs to do


1 - Turn the compost heap! Get out the fork and turn over


the compost in your compost heap, you will find it starting to break down in the centre and this helps speed up the


process and gives a better rate of success.


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2 -Layer Rhododendrons To easily propagate these,


take a low branch, scratch the . underside of the bark and clip it down to the ground using a


U-shaped piece of wire, then lightly cover in compost, leave until two springs' time and you


: will have another plant ready to •transplant!


3 — Pick infected rose leaves


, Pick off any leaves infected with mst or blackspot to reduce damage to the rest of the plant, put them in the dustbin or bum.


4 - Water plant pots Even though rain is plentiful.


across.the whole border,


and oranges flower together, but around them can be an array of plants that flower at a different time


of year but in pink, white and blue. I am a strong believer that most colours go


together nirely and it's great to just experiment when planting and get some real combinations as


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water your plant pots at least once weekly as the sun is veiy powerful and plants in full leaf


can easily dry out at this time of year.


5 - Collect and sow seed It's a great way of getting


hundred of freebies from just a single plant. It may not come true to type, but collect it and sow now and wait and see what


unusual combinations you have appear!


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HAVING a bit of a different foliage to ' most perennials and also more angular' they give plenty of interest.


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This yariefy.is low growing, flowers' ~ for weeks on end and has blue ::


flowers held over striking gold foliage providing a vibrant contrast; plant in a sunny location for best success.


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