A garden holiday
Hydrangeas in full bloom are a delight of the shady, summer garden.
Create an outdoor haven that you and your family can enjoy during the holidays with these time-saving tips for your garden W O R D S K A Y M O N T G O M E R Y AS WE gravitate towards the outdoors, these handy gardening techniques will ensure your garden is ready for festive fun. Begin by creating a favourable first impression with a mown lawn and neatened edges. Remove flowers which have faded and obvious weeds. Lay mulch around plants, which means less need to water.
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Where time is limited, focus on the entrance to your home and place a front door wreath. Reinforce that welcome with symmetrical oversized pots on either side of the front door, planted with evergreen shrubs or colourful flowers. If the entrance is sunny, fill pots with water-wise marigold, salvia, petunia and vinca.
Tubs of flowering hydrangeas with a compact growth habit and smaller pots of fuchsias or bedding begonia will give instant colour. Try Beacon impatiens for a pretty welcome at shady entrances and on patios. Visit your garden centre and buy colourful bags and pots in flower and plant them in the gaps in the borders. Water them regularly in dry weather.
Begonias in a hanging basket brighten the patio. PICTURE: WARREN SCHMIDT
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