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I RURAL LIFE nesday, August 27,2014 TO DO L IS T * . t n l j "


With a good period of weather behind ’ us, plants have thrived and rewarded1 • ■t


us with a fantastic show, but manv iobs t are still to be done:


J So Plants Boutique Garden Centre SO Plants is a unique cottage garden centre with a contemporary twist,


a haven for plant lovers of all ages. Specialising in British and locally grown hardy plants. Basket and Bedding Plants.


• Springs Bulbs NOW IN ' • t t


• Autumn Bedding and Planted Tubs • Alpines, Herbaceous, Trees & Shrubs Gardeners Gifts & Cards


• Continue to wateryour baskets and tubs daily:'New plants in the garden • this year will also need supplementary ^ watering; particularly important are''


shrubs and trees, until they are rooted through


O Remove dead flower heads regularly to extend the flowering season. Cut off dead rose heads, but stop spraying for


. affected leaves and destroy. Wiste-'- Mi "h


Jive" lfS I f f


h l ° V S 00 l0n9er effec- ■ i'i Spqt has set in remove 3


“ Can be Pruned lightly, new wispy ,


shoots can be pruned back to about , 20cm, but hard pruning -• • i . ■. v. .


should be done in winter. Cut ,


.back lavender and rosemary but only • down to green shoots, this will stop


shape9ettln9 le" y and retain a neat 'i -


• Mow lawns regularly, but stop sum- ' mer feeding now as this will encourage


weak growth. As autumn comes, feed-


with a high phosphate feed to enc'our- •. K 'W VT> w age root growth and strengthen up for"' " * ^ ~


• Alpines that have developed bare patches of die-back, or have become


• weedy, can be tidied up by in-filling ' the patches with gritty compost. This will encourage new growth as well as improving their appearance.


' , .weather stops growth. 'm onth,V.rbena^boli^m sfe^"^f!leJnSj Ctsgradedto our plant of the . . . PLANT OF THE MONTH A riot of colour to


but time to next year


N the whole, we are having a fabulous ’


j summer with lots of sunshine and warm dry ' i weather, which is great for sitting out and enjoying the garden.


. Late summer provides some of the most vibrant


colours of the year, with herbaceous borders putting on a spectacular grand finale with rich


gold and yellow rudbeckias, deep red and orange crocosmias, pink and purple asters and elegant Japanese anemones combined with the seed heads of grasses above multi-coloured foliage." Add these to the abundance of fruit and vegetables’


ready for harvest; and you truly have a feast for garden lovers.. Although the garden is still blooming, it is a time


to think ahead to next spring. Bulb season is here and garden centres are full of great varieties and


bfahto” ?^nations The.joy of choosing flowers to brighten dull spring days is about to begin


Autumn-flowering bulbs should be innow and


^ ' l ln2P°r t a n t 9e thyacinth andpaperwhite daffodil bulbs planted now ready for Christmas.


These bulbs - sold as 'prepared' - can be forced by keeping the planted bowls in a cool, dark place for a few months, then bringing them inside, in time to


flower for the.festive period. _ Spring bulbs can also be planted outside now- he earlieryou do this, the better chance.they have


to get established to provide a great show next spring.


Also:.seeds,houseplants,sundries,, composts, stylish gifts and cards, crafts, wild bird food garden pots,logs, coal and kindling


■ Call; in w ith e r own baskets for filling, or for advice on planting your garden •' Open Tuesday to Sunday every week 9am to 5pm, 10am to 4pm on Sunday Open Bank Holiday Monday's ..


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Tel: 01772 784010 • www.facebook.com/soDlants SO Plants Spout Farm, Preston Road, Longridge, Preston PR3 3 B E


look forward to meeting you there soon" Michelle Unsworth - SO Plants '


VIBRANT SPLENDOUR: Above - rich gold and yellow rudbeckias and (left) deep red and orange crocosmias


add a chromatic crescendo , to herbaceous borders at this time of year


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QUOTE OF THE MONTH I like gardening -


it's H a place where I find A


myself when I need to lose myself


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; • Give hedges a final trim over now. They will only grow a little before cold •


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; be^Ia b 'M ^ p a p ^ V3ri6ty ^ idely available caHed yer-Ti '-r/ .j Verbena bonanensis requires a sunny, very free- -


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i dra'nmg position and is reasonably hardy except in'the ’ " ? ; ; most extreme,winters. It does however self seed or'can " V "


i:: tho [y b® propagated from seed or cuttings. Greatfor ^ s _the border,ideal fora gravel garden orprairie planting *>'3


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