‘ \ — -■ i- -—~~r ■’ — .— - ••fi ► * 116 k


J I


& M


i n t o •= a c t i o n , ' .Gardening •; c f e g i . '■«#£.


v ^ x v * 4 : y


, 4 1 / , %


A-?.-:-'.- .i -■?■-■ t I Michelle


l r 9arc*en advice j column w'th


Unsworth.


*.' 8 from So Plants uvuu^ c VJOI UCI . Centre. Preston


Boutique Garden r, .


L,___ _____ 3, Road, Longridge


Your monthly v __ •. x's^S&\ — ■ narrion 3rK#is»A -'


- *


x e V v v , r ..


1 i *j!V‘ / - .* . * ,


Vav ~ \4. 1


^ S/’’ / , • ' .


xA- \ r i . JL'W /


I . \ i .^ v . ; / / rM ***» •*.& m u —-3 . | r t . . f * * V * ' 4 c v>vr~ J. <& : A * 7 s * ", . £ * • ' . '* 4 0 ^ f 7 * /V . -'V> i ; rurauife J -i. I— - - A A ^Wednesday, February26,2014 - , Wednesday, February26,2014- ■ RURAL LIFE


i -


===== 4X4 VEHICLE HIRE —


■ HIRING A 4X4 HAS NEVER BEEN SO AFFORDABLE p re s to f


service, delivering the finest 4x4 vehicles in the North West "■vi'


' ' . ~ ' We have "owexpanded our range to include hire of Compact Tractors, Trailers, Car Transporter trailers, Horse Trailers, Plant Trailers, v 7-5 tonne EurtainsiderLorryandT.S tonne Tipper Lorry;


For more information on the vehichles available to hire & the prices please ■ visit our website atwww.4x4vehiclehire.co.uk or contacUis on


Tel:+44 (0)1200 613600 Email: lancashire@4x4vehiclehire.co.uk


/ • i - u i . « / Vi ‘SC - .1 --,


TUB THUMPING: You d o n ' t ' have to have a huge garden to c


gat some spring colour, these 'r-


:. primroses and clematis can be ^ grown in containers. Below, the >.


r. 4 : <*y *|TO DO LIST ’ . • Cut back any remaining winters?!*-


. interest shrubs such as cornus V • - (dogwood), salix(willow)and* ■ h • forsythia after.flowering. You can :■ ■ p also safely prune summer flowering


' ' 1


--early March"r , - c V ...r _- * ,;v • Protect new- . 7-


*- f- v' p k. - „-? - 1 :■


■'< -spring shoots from slug damage by-." -


"fusing slug pellets,~ or an organic - - ajtemativesuch^ --


* as sharp grit and. , . broken eggshells J - ” , y-*'1 ^ ^ . • Perennials can be7~ cslifted and dividedr--"•■


. now, giving renewed .7 ' r - - ........ - - -a'- - 1 .?*-*■ ■


clematis, according to their pmning'. group, now and into i


■ o. -sp c - y . ; *• **1 ZP“


« FTERavery wet start,tqip^.i i 201 we: a re a 1


.. - 1 .readyforlS 1 spring and; usVally byTnfd^; -


..... .......,iMarch;we liave light at the' i^endofthetunnel. ' 'V . ' ^y7v*Take advantage of the warmer^ gsunny^daystotidy up tlie g a rd e n /1


W early^flowering ip n n g ^ g ; v f4:~:'V'- plants are., . 7


| QUOTE OF.THE MONTH 1 Forsythia is pure


joy. There is not an


ounce, not a glimmer of sadness or even


knowledge in Forsythi: Pure undiluted, untouched joy


. .. ?irrJyl\L'.'.r ■ • T_-


vigour to old plants and lots o f ' ''freebie'plants. J ’ ’


* 2*;-' ^ r


; '^•Mowthe lawn on a high settihgV;iJ /■f^qn dry days if needed, but avoid if d-'- late frost is'forecast. ‘ "


”


■ - ^ • • Weeds will start to appear now t and itwill be easier if you keep on


^


-top o f them’ as they emerqe. • — - '■ '■ . ,c - * ' ' . .


^ - - ( ^ • Remove.surface weeds and -y^ top dress containers with fresh -


^ _ \ c - -


. ' ~ ' ' • Plant shallots, onion sets and ~ -'early potatoes.. — "y- -


J‘ _ \ 7' - A . composts. - T* - - . -• ‘ - 'L -


PLANT OF*THE MONTH i .Forsythia.^ • " ■ ' -


, A- ^ *- ^ . Atraditional shrub which is r / '- f


v>.p]arited in many gardens;but had ww: :vv(ost somejavourover, recent-yeais^- v/\ However;, withmew vari^ies givirTg^t-tj , compact; more floriferousj'shrubs it^S


; .ihas again come b’ackuntd voguei’cWiifi 7 - Forsythia deserves a little‘mo"re^ H ^ attention because,its vibrant'-'v- '


blooms herald the start of sprin^,' Cu‘:s;


a particularly'in the'north of England?*^ It always appears a'happy plant^j^t?


fvS ** * *>


w'tocriss-cross branches creating a Forsythia Lynwood and Weekend great hiding place for birds looking , " are good varieties with an for a safe vantagepoint,,-.


U abundance of bright yellow flowers


- -The genus is named after William i - bome.on bare stems before the . .


.Scottish, botanist and founding memberpfthe Rpyal-. leaves appear : ' ■' ''v v^- Z - ■ ' With'an ultimate height and * 1


. 1 he most common garden plants ^ . impressive displays in tfie early 7 are Forsythia x intermedia varieties^ spnng


horticultural S o c i e t y . s p r e a d of 1.5 to 2'5m, they make -


'^ r : 7T 'i;S r l^ 'n*d- , ; " f lo ie , in £1,o » 5 „ g y iS „qy,hc.ts' ' '


Anne Lindb


. ..woodlancl' . .. ‘id v y e lle re ^ n d ^ ;


/7^a/e,ideaily"suited * ‘:to‘a semi-shadedl Y ^position; which0':;.


||displa’ys their ./-t" .-^b^auly before --,7: . :


Si,the leaf canopy' • appears. 7


7 • yPulmonaria; with -its.striking, often spotty


... .. .:a»c.!>.leaves;cthrows up dusters of purple, pink and blue.tubular flowers, which are particularly -'^-:,


attractive to any.early bees that are out and about . ' ' » - , •.PnrT'roses, anemone blanda/:-3''.


helleborusbrientalis;and spring - bulbs such as daffodils, scilla *»


yyithits.cleafblue flowers; and ^vyarf.i.ris;.create arcarpet of


\A /n l«“ r» . S a « j M1 a — *


colour below flowering’shrubs Y '^ ' such as magnolias, forsythia and chaenomeles, orflowerin'gpum'ce,


I - * ?l3d. ^ .o u r that is ju^t'around the t


Tel: 01200 44 44 00 (24/7 Emergency Service) Fax: Email: mfo@serviceunited.co.uk Website: www.serviceunited.co.uk


'-■.A 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 3 1 2 8


S e r v ic e G h i t e d •- ■f-gd


‘Your one-stop shop for hydraulics, drives, controls & more’


. ■ Electric motors, gearboxes and pumps ■ Inverter drives; controls and switchgear ' ■.-Bearings and transmission products ■ Hydraulics, hoses and connections.


■ Thermai imaging and condition monitoring ■ In-house machining and repairs- - ■ Aerosols, oils and lubrication ancillary products , . Hydraulic and Pneumatic cylinder repairs


- 4 . . v j SHIRE The :Power to Perform


I"', • vibrant yellow of Forsythia - ) ^


w . . . . . o E q ^ s t r j a n J All^^Te r r a i i n f e h i c h l e s | ^ ^ i ^ ^ ; J t - ^ J t ^ H ^ eSSJ ,^ ed ln Clitf}er0e‘ Lancashire offering


Sm a n d tn o em n Selfdme and'’^hBUffeur,driven hires, short term andlong term. Our company ,s based on superior customer


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62