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iursday,0ctober1,2015 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk valley Auctions Autumn is


-ithachillin the air and the nights drawing in, autumn


is most certainly here. The


garden is starting to quietly wind down, with lots of the early perennials starting to die back and the Autumn col­ ours are beginning to shine through. However, the end is not yet in sight for a few plants, it mayjust the begin-


© ning. If your only experience of Cy­ clamen is the large flowering varieties that you place on the window sill or kitchen table, then think again.


rv?\Cyclamen hederifolium is a superb hardy Autumn flower­ ing variety suitable for out­ side. With its beautiful pink or white flowers it’s just begin­ ning to bloom. The flowers


• maybe smaller, but they make up for it in quantity. Naturally growing in light shade, after the flowers fade up come the wonderful silver painted ivy like leaves giving it its com­ mon name the Ivy Leaf Cycla-


im Spotlight Jobs to do....


CUTTING BACK . Nowyoucanstarttocutbackper-


ennials which have finished flowering in the border. Prune right down to • ground level, as this doesn't leave an old stem which can rot into the heart of the plant. BI-WEEKLY MOW Now grass is starting to slow


down, reduce grass cutting to every ' other week. At the same time look at applying an autumn grass feed, as mentioned above, which will help the roots develop through the winter as well as giving a fresh green flush SCARIFYLAWNS After a while grass gets clogged


up with thatch. Scarifying basically combs through the grass and allows


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MUST-DO JOBS...


BUT WHICH ONES? HERE JOHN FOLEY SETS OUT WHAT


NEEDS DOING AND WHEN, AND HOW TO GO ABOUT IT


the grass to breathe. Use a special machine for the best results and top up bare patches with grass seed, but ■


do this before you feed it! DIVIDE PRIMROSES Dividing these plants allows them


to grow and establish again before the spring flowering season. Always when replanting in the same place take out a couple of scoops of soil, and replace with some soil from elsewhere in. the garden as plants like the fresh bacteria. COLLECT LEAVES Don't allow leaves to gather in


the garden too much. Sweep or blow them up and use them on the compost heap to make great mulch for the flower beds in the future. Don't col­ lect leaves off plants that had mildew.


Dispose of these to help clear the area for next year.


men and are superb for winter colour as well. Now. anothergroup of plants that is suited to sun or shade are the Kaffir Lillies. Once known as Schizostylis then re­ named to Hesperantha, these autumn flowering plants are absolutely incredible. If : you want to see for yourself, just look out for them on the roundabout at the bottom of Chatburn Hoad, where they are just starting to come to life. They look quite exotic in ap­ pearance, but are completely hardy. Thebeauty with them is they flower from October up until Christmas or until • the frost plummets to below -7 degrees Centigrade when they fall dormant until the spring. Coming in shades of red, pink and white, they are a beautiful array of colours to compli­ ment the autumnal yellows and oranges. Heleniums and Helianthus are great for the orange reds andyellows, along with giv­ ing some valuable height at this time ofyear. Helianthus lemon queen bears delicate primrose yellow flowers, my favourite Helenium being Rubinzwerg, a harsh sounding name but with beautiful red and black pom-pom like flow­ ers on slender stems.


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CANICUTBACKMY BUDDLEJA? Never get too keen to do hard " pruning in the autumn, all you candoatthistimeofyearis lightly take back any old flowers. Leave the hard pruning until spring, otherwise the plant will die back further in the winter frosts whereas leaving the old growth on through the winter helps protect this from hap­ pening.


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last week for £6,000 each, proved the icing on the cake for some top prices seen in Silverwoods’ programme of summer sales. Pictures by local artists


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If you’re wondering what to' do with other plants, such as Geraniums and Hostas, that are starting to already die back down then don’t hesitate in cutting them back. They have taken in all the energy that they need and cutting down


these plants helps put the limelight on what’s looking good. However, with Astilbes and other flowered perenni­ als the old flowers can look stunning in the autumn frosts, so experiment a bit and leave some of these around the


garden. Now is a great time to plant if you are lacking colour, as you know where it is miss­ ing and the soil is still warm to help plants get established and settled in before spring, and trust me spring has a habit of soon coming round.


SHOULD I DIVIDE MYHOSTASNOW? Nowisagreattimetodoitonce you've cut them back, as it allows them to heal in before spring. Dig them out, cut them through withaspadeand replant Don't forget to put on theblue pellets in mid-February as well in averylightamountasperinstruc- tions to help kill the slugs off before they lay eggs as remember they can live for as long as seven years!


WHAT'S THE BEST FEED FORMY LAWN? Use a special autumn feed for lawns now.This will belowerin nitrogen, which prevents too much top growth and helps the grass put energy into producing strong roots throughout the win­ ter months. Make sure to put the feed on before a rain, otherwise thefeedcanburnthegrassand leave unsightly brown patches in your lawn. . Then in spring use a spring feed, which will be higher in nitrogen, giving it energy to spring back to life and get ready for mowing once again!


Cyclamen hederifolium


ThisfullyhardyCycla- men is great for planting


N throughout the garden, nowis the time to plant and they are in full bloom, they will lightly seed around as


well once established look­ ing stunning in the coming years. Plant in threes for best re­ sults and they are available in pink or white.'


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also performed well, with works by the Cawthorne family selling very strongly throughout theJuneand Au­ gust auctions. The summer also saw the successful auc­ tion of a collection of scenes, incldingones oftheRibble Valley, by the little-known but extremely talented Clitheroe artist John Crook for a total of just over £5,000. The Wednesday weekly


rediscovery sales got two big surprises: a collection of postcards (again of the lo­ cal area and featuring some rare examples) went under the hammer for £820 and a massive gft long oak George II sideboard with a “dog ken­ nel” double door centre and original brass handles sold for£2,ooo. In ceramics, it was the


rare and unusual that at­ tracted the most interest. A pair of Burslem ewers sold to a phone bidder for £160, with a Wedgwood stylised model of a standing bull designed by Arnold Machin going to the internet for £170. Many common Doulton figures are not doing well at the mo­ ment, but a pair of limited edition figural character jugs of Tutankhamun and Ankhe-


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wo beautifully executed oil on canvas farmyard scenes bythe renowned artist Edwin Hunt, which sold


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A fine quality George III style mahogany cased grandmother clock signed Thos Read Tarporley, which sold for £1,200 to a phone bidder, (s)


senamun again sold to the internet for £130, doubling their estimate. Featured among the


“decorators’ items” was a hotly-contested 19th Century


• French gilt metal mounted Statuary Pedestal with a mar­ ble column, which went to a buyer in the room for £1,450, and a Victorian Parian bust of Clytie after C Delpech, achieving £220 to a commis­ sion bidder. An oval Reuge Swiss musical box with intri­ cate work in tulip wood, box­ wood, ebony and mother of pearl was snapped up by an internet bidder for £420. Clocks and watches con­


tinue to perform steadily, with a fine quality George III style mahogany cased grandmother clock signed Thos Read Tarporley selling for £1,200 to a phone bidder, while it was a bidder in the room, having paid £600, who went home with a Victorian gentleman’s i8ct gold pocket watch signed John Foster of* Liverpool. Weekly fluctuations in sil­


ver and gold prices make the auction value of any items


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with precious metal content, includingjewellery, difficult to value accurately at the. moment, but good quality antiques are still selling well. A silver tray, fruit bowl and tea service went under the hammer for a total of £1,000 in June, while a gold and opal bracelet and a sapphire and diamond ring sold to the room in last week’s sale for £310 and £350 respectively. Entries are invited for the


next antiques and fine art sale at Silverwoods, which will take place on Thursday, October 29th. Viewing for • the extremely popular week­ ly antique and collectables sale starts every Wednesday at 9 am, with the sale itself getting underway at 1 pm. Visit: www.silverwoods. co.uk to find out more. Members of the public are


invited to take in any items they are considering sell­ ing at auction for both the weekly and fine art sales on any Monday from 9 am - 3 pm for free, no obligation valua­ tion and assessment, or call 01200 423322 for an appoint­ ment.


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One of a pair of farmyard scenes by renowned artist Edwin Hunt, which soldfor£6,000each.(s)


Rare local postcards, (s)


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