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September in the Garden

It’s early September and the UK has been experiencing howling winds. Despite this a number of plants, with the right supports, stand proud and are looking good. Wouldn’t you agree ?

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Looking Good in the Garden

Peas, soaked overnight and sown in a length of gutter

packet-of-peas

Two brackets attached to the greenhouse shelf are used to hold the gutter sown with peas

strawberries-in-coldframe

Pots of Mara de Bois strawberries, overwintered in the coldframe, have been tidied and top dressed with fish blood and bone in readiness for an early greenhouse crop

cornflowers
Autumn-sown cornflowers are growing in modules ready to go out in the garden in  a few weeks time

astelia

The sword-like Astelia leaves look wonderful in the low afternoon sun

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