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Bloodgood are two of the best purple leaf varieties. With their rich blood red leaves through the season, they provide a great contrast to other plants plus once mature the character they bear is striking, along with the shaded woodland habitat which they create below them for other plants.


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trees, there’s one group that stands out from the rest - the Acers. They are sometimes seen as


® quite a flamboyant plant, but Sycamore trees are Acers and with their bright golden yel­ low colours they certainly stand out from the rest. My favourite group of Acers


/ has to be the Japanese Maples. They are an extremely hardy group of plants. They are sometimes seen as fickle, but it really comes down to the lo­ cation in which they grow. It’s


• never the frostthat kills them, more likely the level of expo­ sure from strong northerly winds, so give them some de­ gree of shelter and also avoid full sun - dappled shade is ideal. Acer atropurpurea or A.


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Once Autumn comes along and the first few frosts appear the leaves turn an intense scarlet red. Then they fall towards the end of October. As mentioned on Gardeners’ World the other week, don’t underestimate the value of leaves, collect them up and place to once side to break down into leaf mould to use around woodland plants. - Not all Acers grow into trees. The disectum varieties will grow into an umbrella shape. Only growing to 2-4ft tall with a very finely cut leaf, A. disec­ tum Viridie bears bright green leaves which turn yellow in autumn and, like the above other varieties, A. Garnet and A. Crimson Queen bear purple leaves turning red in Autumn.


HOWFARBACKCANI CUT MY HYDRANGEA? Don’t do anything at the mo­ ment apart from potentially removing the old flowers. I say potentially, as these can look very decorative through the winter with the frosts. Prune them back hard in April and feed. This way you will get strong displays of flowerto- wards the end of the summer.


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Plant these as a centrepiece to a rockery or towards the edge of a path as a feature. It’s not only leaf colour that Acers can give you, there are many varieties with coloured or interestingly marked bark - snake bark maples are great, A. davidii bears strong lime green stems with many white veins looking like the skin of


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PLANT TULIPS AND DAFFODILS Now is still the ideal time to


get those bulbs in the garden to make sure that you have some flowers in store ready for the Spring. It might not feel like it, but believe me it will soon be here!


CARRYOUTPROJECTS Whether it's a raised bed


or maybe a small patio, now is a great time to do the work to ensure its finished and ready to enjoy in the Spring. Be careful not to march across the lawn in frost, though, as you can leave black marks in the grass! -


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RAISE CONTAINERS! Make sure to put any large


containers and pots on feet to allow the water to drain through


and prevent water-logging your plants.


STAKES ANDTIES Check that the stakes and


ties on treesand climbing plants are in good order. Replace where necessary to make sure thatyour


plants are prepared for strong winter winds.


DIVIDERHUBARB Lift and divide long established


clumps of rhubarb. This Will help encourage vigour in the plant,


therefore making bigger and more productive stems next year to provide a good crop.


a snake. Then of the Japa­ nese variety is A. Sango Kaku, known as the coral bark ma­ ple. This variety turns bright orange in the winter after its golden yellow leaves in Au­ tumn. Acers can begrown in the ground, but many of the dwarf varieties also lend themselves to being grown in large con­


tainers. Use a John Innes No 3 compost and pot them on eve­ ry three years so not to swamp them straight away in a large pot. These can then help give character and charm to small patios or seating areas. • Don’t miss out next time when we look into the world of how to succeed with planting fruit trees and bushes.


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MANY BULBS DO I PLANTPERGROUP OF DAFFODILS? Its best to put a few together -maybe five or seven - and when planting don’t put them right up against each other, Give them space to grow, so leave three-four inches between each bulb, allowing space forthe baby bulblets that will develop in the coming years. Mix in some fish blood and bone whilst planting, as this is a valuable source of pot­ ash to soak into the soil ready to give nutrients in the spring.


SHOULDICUTBACK MY GRASSES? Similar to the hydrangea, old stems of grasses can lookvery effective through the Winter. If they are brown, or turning brown .then you can cut them back. However, evergreen va­ rieties need to be left until the spring, but still cut them back then as it leaves the way clear for all the new foliage which is ready to burst through. As mentioned though, wait for the spring with these.


Known as the Coral Bark Maple this medium-sized variety will grow up to 3m in 16 years. It bears green leaves throughout sum­ mer, followed by striking


yellow autumn colour on top of fiery orange stems throughout winter. Plant in semi shade and it will grow in a container or in the ground.


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I Singleton and Sons, from | Goosnargh, took the champi-^ ! onship at Gisburn Auctions | CogentPedigreeSaleonThurs- [ day.Octobensth.withasmart j R.E.W. Seaver heifer giving 26 [ litres, chosen byjudge Robert S Butterfield. She was out of a VG Whytil


i Shottle Akke 84 and was i claimed by William Oldfield, j. Gisburn, at £2,120. Singletons j alsotookthereservespotwith a Heatherholme Velvet heif­


er, also on 35 litres, selling to Redmayne Brothers of Sam-. Iesbury. G. and M.A. Smith were


lateoninthesalewithastrong Regancrest Altaiota heifer out of a VG dam and an eight-lacta­ tion G. Dam also selling to Red­ mayne Brothers at £1,880. An entry of Ayrshires from


therenowned Cherrytree Herd were well received, especially a second-lactation cow selling at £1,380 to F. S. Faud and Son, Great Harwood.


Commercial heifers varied


in quality, with Peter Dakin taking top price at £1,880 to a regular Cheshire buyer and J. G. Hall, of Gargrave, taking £1,700 and £1,670 for their fist and second prizes. Trade for theremaining50 was selective, with lightweight heifers set­ tling around the £1,200 mark. A pedigree Brown Swiss


young bull finishedoffthesale at£8iofromJoe Pemberton, of Cowhill. Auctioneers: Richard Turner and Son.


Previouslyunseenatlocaiauctions,the Kubota1054WDsoldfor £12,400.


Auctioneers Richard Turn­ er and Son held a machin­ ery dispersal sale on Friday, October gth, for W.B. and A. Spensley, Downham, which attracted a great crowd to see 150 lots of tools and ma­ chinery on offer. It was clear that Alan


Spensley had not been a hoarder and everything on offer had been owned from new and the few smaller items were well presented. The larger items had been owner-driven and all had instruction books etc. Star item was a Kramer


480 on 04 plates with 4,100 hours and in very good or­ der, which easily sold to a local farmer at £13,000. The main tractor was


a Case CS110 with 8,000 hours showing and with faded paint and hard worn tyres, but still looked a bar­ gain at £5,600. Auctioneer Fred Spur­


geon was slightly nervous of the 07 Kubota 105 4WD, having not seen one sold locally, and with only one having been sold at Cam­ bridge but with only 2,000 hours on the clock and look-


ingalmostasnewitclimbed -v cautiously to £12,400 to a Welsh buyer. Also on offer was a Ford


Compact 1920 4WD, which was a well-used yard scrap­ er, but still did everything • it should selling at £1,650. ' The field implements *


turned up a few surprises, with a Kidd 48’ in line har­ vester selling at £300 and a handy sized BWA rota spreader at £1,220. The fall­ ing price of scrap put pres- .✓ sure on some of the older items, but on-farm sales are as popular as ever.


NEWS


Drive for volunteers to help keep children safe


Three safeguarding children boards in Lancashire are looking to recruit people in the Ribble Valley to play an important role in protecting children and young people. Lancashire, Blackburn


with Darwen and Blackpool Safeguarding Child ren’s Boards are each inviting Val­ ley residents to apply for vol­ untary roles as lay members. Lay members will help


make links with the safe­ guarding children boards and community groups, support stronger public engagement in child safety issues and im­ prove public understanding of the boards’ child protection work. Lay members must be in­


dependent of any private, public or voluntary sector organisation or political par­ ties. Their job will be to rep­ resent the community and the interests of local children and their families. The boards are looking for


people who have a good un­ derstanding of working with young people, are able to com­ municate information accu­ rately and clearly, and who can question people. The safe­ guarding children boards are partnerships that play a vi­ tal role in ensuring that local agencies such as councils, the police and NHS organisations do all they can to keep chil­ dren and young people safe. They carry out functions


such as reviewing cases where a child has died or been seri­ ously harmed, providing guidance to organisations on their child safeguarding procedures, reviewing child deaths to identify themes and trends, and providing child safety training. In addition to the lay mem­


bers, the boards are made up of safeguarding experts from a variety of local organisations. Applications must be re-,


ceived by tomorrow (Friday), October 23rd. For more in­ formation about the role of the lay member and the work of the three boards visit www. lancashiresafeguarding.org. uk, www.lscb.org.uk or www. blackpoolsafeguarding.org


New home and chapter for town’s writing group


Clitheroe Writing Group starts a new chapter in its story this month, as its meet­ ings move from Clitheroe Library to the foyer space in the newly-renovated Trinity Methodist Church and Com­ munity Hub. The writing group has


held its monthly Wednes­ day evening meetings in the upstairs room at the library since it was set up in 1999, when poet and Ribble Valley writer-in-residence Carolyn Gilfillan was responsible for


. es tablishing the group. Since then, thanks to the


enthusiastic involvement of members, as well as con­


tinuing the regular writing sessions the group has pro­ duced several anthologies and run occasional work­ shops. Meetings are held on the


fourth Wednesday of the month from 7-9 pm. The first one at Trinity was to be held last night. The change o f venue


comes because Clitheroe Library is no longer able to accommodate meetings out­ side its opening hours, due to cost restraints. As the group prepared


to settle into its new meet­ ing place, co-ordinator Ka- • tie Swingewood said: “We


would welcome any new members to join us for this fresh phase of our organisa­ tion. “We have people who 0


write poetry, short stories n and novels in the group at the moment, so whatev- * er your preferred writing @ form, and whether you’ve .


just started writing or have long experience, you would be able to develop in your own way from the activities and friendly support that the group provides.” • For further informa­


tion, email the writing group v at CWG.Iibrary@gmail.com or call 07710 409457.


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