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A Month in the Garden
Linette Applegate of Toddington Manor
This is undeniably the time of year when flowering shrubs such as brooms,
gardeners raise their eyes above their own boundaries and look around for inspiration from gardens open to the public, of which there are plenty to choose from. A list of local gardens open for charity is available from libraries or tourist information centres, so go on, see what your neighbours are enjoying.
Remember to keep tying in stems of climbing and rambling plants, and prune early-summer
philadelphus, and deutzias as they finish flowering. This will provide new stems for next year’s flowers.
If you have an area of naturalised spring bulbs and flowers, mow late in the month and leave the cut material in situ for a couple of days before tidying up. Allowing flower seeds to be released this way will increase the number of flowering plants in the grass.
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