Essential Gardening
For August
Flowers/Plants
Greenhouse
Buddleias, Weigela, Penstemon, Berberis
and many evergreens will root easily this
month – Make stem cuttings (ideally
pencil thickness) and about 7-10cm in
length.
Clip back faded blooms of lavender
to ensure that the plants stay nice and
bushy.
Remove lower leaves from the cutting
and insert into compost mixed 50/50
with sharp sand.
Cuttings can be placed in an unheated
propagator or you could use a clear
plastic food container such as an old
strawberry punnet as a cover instead.
Fruit/Vegetables
Sow Brussel Sprouts now, ready for next
year and keep sowing salad stuff such as
rocket and lettuce at fortnightly intervals.
To advertise in
(You can use the clippings in a pretty
bowl as an air freshener or you can dry
them and store them in your airing
cupboard/wardrobe to help keep moths
away)
General
If you’re visiting the beach this summer
why not collect some pretty shells,
pebbles, sea washed glass and /or
driftwood to decorate the garden? Many
of us now have areas of stone in the
garden and these would all add to the
interest, particularly if you have grasses
planted either in the ground or in pots.
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