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have been grown by the spe­ cialists and also get valuable advice about their own gar­ dens at home.


One group of plants which JoRobinsonatlastyear's Pudding Fest and Rachel McMeekin, Jenni Shoreman and Maureen Holt with thepuddings onsale in aid of Friends o f Chernobyl. Don’t miss out on the pudding... or the Hungry Caterpillar party


If you’re in Clitheroe this Saturday, there will be no escaping what has now become an annual feast of en­ tertainment. Clitheroe Food Festival


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takes over the whole of the town centre with artisan food and drink producers keen to tempt the thousands of visi­ tors it nowattracts to taste test and buy their wares.


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ple ofhighlights that, being lo­ cal, you may be able to reach


1 before the hordes descend. One is the Pudding Fest, which is an event running


from 11-30 am in St Mary’s Centre. This event raises cash for the Friends of Chernobyl’s Children charity. Turn up, hand over £5 and you receive three generous portions of dif­


ferent puds to eat on the spot or take home, plus a drink. It ends when the puddings run out so get there in good time! The other is a children’s event at Clitheroe Library.


This will follow the theme of much-loved “Very Hungry Cat­ erpillar” book with the story and activities followed by a de­ licious tea party. It is free, but booking is a must.


| one, at Southport! With the I weather being on our side I thisyear and the gardens 1 blooming, it’s a show not to a be missed as visitors will I have chance not only to see a I beautiful array of plants, but I also enjoy a great day out. I Started in the 1924, South-


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A perennial with striking airy flowers, great for a awiuiy spot and will flower throughout August, it is perennial so it comes back


every year and it is striking to watch all the purple pom pom like flowers blowing in the breeze throughout the Summer months


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1 port Flower Showisoneofthe 3 longest runningflowershows I in the north west,in compari- I son to Tatton Park which was I started in 19991 The show is lo-


Nurseries and landscapers from across the north are ail exhibiting in the aim of being awarded top medals for their displays and gardens. Visitors will see plants that


ince our recent golden glory at Tat- ton Park the next show in line for us is another northern


will be looking at their best. this year are the Crocosmias, with a recent surge of popu­ larity and also being one of our specialities here at Hold­ en Clough, this fiery range of plants thrive in the north. Unlike their well-known


weedy form “Montbretia”, all the named Crocosmias pro­ duce clumps, but with lots of flower to follow, as you can also see on the planted roundabout at the bottom of Chatburn Road in Clitheroe, which is sponsored and tend­ ed by the nursery. With it being an early year


I cated in the Victoria Gardens, I neartheseafront.andison be­ tween August 14th and 17th.


other plants such as the Jap­ anese Anemone are starting to bloom a little earlier than usual and these will be seen along with Heleniiims. I love Heleniumsforthefactthatthe flowers are so dramatic; with the pronounced centre to the flowers and the stunning hot colours they really do stand out. They also keep colour


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going from Summer into Au­ tumn and thrive in our damp northern climate. Similar to an Echinacea


in the style of flower, howev­ er always choose Heleniums as Echinaceas really are a “no no” with our damp cold win­ ters, they willjust die and fade away. Monardas (pictured above) were the plant of the show at


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Tatton Park for us this year and also a very popular plant for their bee friendliness. Commonly known as Berga­ mot they have herby scented foliage and dramatic whorls of flowers and you will most certainly see these around the show this year. As always at the show, the


last day is one of my favour­ ites with the “sell off”. That


is when most plant nurseries andlandscapingstands sell off their display plants on the last day, and it’s a great chance to bag some bargains! So all that’s left to be said is


let’s keep our fingers crossed for some wall-to-wall sun­ shine like at Tatton Park and if you are coming to the show, please pop along to see us in the floral marquee!


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Force Narcissi! Available to buy now, you can pot


these up and grow them inside to be in with a chance of having them in flower by Christmas! November is the normal time to plant them out­ side for Spring flowering,


2- Prune raspberries Now is the time to prune the old


fruited stems of raspberries down to ground level. This helps the plant put more energy into producing stronger canes for next year.


3 -Take cuttings of your tender perennials Penstemmo’ns and Salvias are


too tender to overwinter in our wet


Canltake cuttings from Buddlejas? Buddlejas are a superb plant for attracting the wildlife and they make a magnificent specimen in a short space of time. The way to propagate them is from cuttings, which would be taken very soon. You will need to take growth that isn’t old and woody but also not too fleshy and floppy. Take cuttings from lower shoots on the bush as these are more prone to rooting. Cut a shoot off with two pairs of leaves, remove the bottom pair and cut the top pair in half to reduce water loss, then pot up into some compost and water well in a lightly shaded place. You should then get new shoots in a matter of weeks ready to plant out next year.


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northern climate, so you should take cuttings off established plants now, then keep them in a sheltered place


over Winter to protect them and ■ then they will be ready to plant out in the Spring.


4-Trim box hedges If you have a box hedge, give it


a clip over now, just after its new shoots have emerged, to keep it in good shape and looking smart over the Winter months. With “Box Blight” you need to prune out any dead wood in the bush and feed with a high potash fertilizer.


5 - Prune and train Pyracantha Now that they have finished


growinq you can lightly prune and train in long shoots of Pyracantha to tidy up the plant.


Rhododendrons require an erica- ceous (acidic) soil. If you're neutral or on limeyou will find the leaves lookvery chlorotic-yellowin colour. Tosolvethisyouneedtoim- _ prove the soil by working in some ® pure peat to tip the balance from neutral to acidic, or if you are on limeyou will be limited to growing all ericaceous plants in pots. This wayyou can give them the correct soil. Also remember to feed Rho­ dodendrons in May after flowering to ensure show stopping flowers!


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