Spring is here, maybe, I see the supermarkets are already selling half-hardy plants that’s fine if you have somewhere inside to grow them on! Don’t put them outside until the middle of May.
Why not grow some plants from seed? I really like some annuals. They don’t need special treatment, make a good splash of colour and can be used for cut flowers for the house. If you have any vacant space try some. If you have a vegetable patch, grow some there – it won’t spoil the flower border if you cut them all then.
Nigella will fill borders – it comes up like mustard and cress and will be with you for years. Cornflowers will give you height and colour and make good vase fillers. Calendula, the old pot marigold, will bloom for ages. Modern breeding has added better colour and growing habit. Godetia is a real favourite of mine, nice colour mix and lasts well as a cut flower. Clarkia is another – the list goes on, packets of seed are cheap to buy and give good value. Antirrinhinums (snap dragons) are an old-fashioned bedding plant. Most people pull them out in the autumn but if you leave then in, they will survive the winter and bloom early next year.
Looking forward to our next events, we’re doing an evening visit to Bob Brown’s nursery in Badsey on Wednesday 30 April, and on Wednesday May 6, after a brief AGM starting at 7pm, we are hosting a talk on gladioli by expert Gill Hazel.
See this website for details or pick up a programme from the Village Store, or ask any Committee member. We hope you can join us.
Pete Chamberlain
email: [email protected]
Telephone 01386 861438
Why not grow some plants from seed? I really like some annuals. They don’t need special treatment, make a good splash of colour and can be used for cut flowers for the house. If you have any vacant space try some. If you have a vegetable patch, grow some there – it won’t spoil the flower border if you cut them all then.
Nigella will fill borders – it comes up like mustard and cress and will be with you for years. Cornflowers will give you height and colour and make good vase fillers. Calendula, the old pot marigold, will bloom for ages. Modern breeding has added better colour and growing habit. Godetia is a real favourite of mine, nice colour mix and lasts well as a cut flower. Clarkia is another – the list goes on, packets of seed are cheap to buy and give good value. Antirrinhinums (snap dragons) are an old-fashioned bedding plant. Most people pull them out in the autumn but if you leave then in, they will survive the winter and bloom early next year.
Looking forward to our next events, we’re doing an evening visit to Bob Brown’s nursery in Badsey on Wednesday 30 April, and on Wednesday May 6, after a brief AGM starting at 7pm, we are hosting a talk on gladioli by expert Gill Hazel.
See this website for details or pick up a programme from the Village Store, or ask any Committee member. We hope you can join us.
Pete Chamberlain
email: [email protected]
Telephone 01386 861438