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21/9/2013

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Sorry blogging friends, I've been out of touch for many months and so have you!!

As soon as March arrives everyone seems to want gardening clean ups and projects done all at the same time and things go completely crazy for the next few months. I then get a more calm, maintenance couple of months. When autumn arrives, home owners, who have been renting their properties over the summer months, come back to find their gardens haven't been looked after in quite the way they had expected and they call for an emergency clean up so I'm off again (I'm not complaining)!

All feeble excuses for not keeping up my blog and studies!

August/ September are great months for being thrifty for next year. Take soft wood cuttings from your favourite shrubs,roses etc. and you'll have free new plants for next year.
When your cutting off your dead flower heads save the seeds and pot them up or save them in an envelope or paper bag and store them in a cool dark place to pot up next year. Leave some for the birds.

Scarify and reseed lawns this month before it gets too cold for the seed to germinate ( in warmer climates you can do this next month).
Give your pots and planters a freshen up with some autumnal colours and plants.
Hedges and shrubs will need a tidy up after their summer growth spurts.
Get your bulb catalogues out and buy and plant up bulbs for a good show next year.

Keep firing the Q's at me to keep me studying please. I have my lovely new drawing board. My oldest friend made a large contribution towards it for my BIG birthday so I hope to get time for some botanical illustrations and garden plans. Thanks Rosie my dearest friend !
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Agapanthus flower head with it's paper like black seeds.
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Ceanothus softwood cuttings.
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Annmaree
21/9/2013 06:15:39

Can you give me some advice on planting a hydrangea, can I plant it in a pot.

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Denise link
21/9/2013 23:34:08

Hi Annmaree,

Yes you can plant hydrangea in pots. Buy one that has been cultivated outside if you want to put it in the garden.
Plant in acid to neutral soil ( the blue ones stay blue with the acid soil)and water in well after planting. Place in a sheltered spot in sun or partial shade (some species require partial shade) If your are in hotter climates then a bit of shade is best. Tidy up the bush in autumn by removing the dead flower heads.
Hope this helps. Happy planting!!

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Annmaree
2/10/2013 05:31:57

Thanks Denise, the hydrangea was a cutting my mother had given Ian, he put it in the garage and forgot about it. It lay there for weeks, he then went and put it in a pot out the back, I have not idea what compost he used but I will be replanting it into a much bigger pot asap. I am sorry taking so long in getting back to you.

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Rosie
22/9/2013 20:43:26

Hey, less of the oldest friend!! Dearest, now that's better! You are very welcome & I hope the board serves you well. Enjoy xx

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