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by Claire Beaton Winter months are a depressing to a smaller size, but should be time; short days filled with rain allowed 6ft x 4ft to do itself clouds and dismal damp. What justice. we want in the garden in these Viburnum tinus does not have months is something that will the prickles at all; to the relief of look good through all the dreary many gardeners! This plant is days and look positively exciting completely hardy and will grow on one of those ice-bright sunlit in the most rubble-filled, unmornings. promising builders spoil tip sold

Two plant species you may not to you as a garden. Left to itself it have come across before and ful- grows into a gently rounded bush fill this role admirably are of about 5ft x 5ft that is covered Mahonias and Viburnums. Both in heads of pink budded and these have varieties that are white flowers from November. evergreen and start flowering in The leaves are a dark leaden November. green; which is why it is often

Mahonias look like a variation overlooked in garden centres. of holly, but their leaves are This can be an asset if you are made up of a long rib with pairs using it as a boundary shrub, to of prickly leaflets arranged up to be a background to spring bulbs the tip. Each leaf is about 12-18 and summer bedding. But if you inches and forms part ofarosette want year-round high visibility that has had its centre pulled performance, you can buy a upward. This makes the Mahonia variegated-leaf cultivar. rather a domineering plant with There are mahonias planted a solid, prickly presence; an im- around the 'Link' centre and a posing feature near (but not too winter stroll from there along the near) a house entrance. It is Westlea Cycle path onto the magnificent when the flowers newly planted areas around come out. These are primrose Lower Shaw Farm will display yellow and in the varieties more ideas for planning and 'Charity', 'Lionel Fortescue' and planting winter colour. 'Buckland' appear on a sheaf of stem rising from the top rosettes MAKING THE of leaves. In Mahonia japonica GARDEN READY the flowers are more loosely spaced on stems that spray out FOR WINTER from the rosettes more gently. by David Greetham This is a plant that can be pruned The West Swindon Gardening WARM GLOW 5th October when members viewed slides and heard a talk on With winter weather getting a grip the history and development of there's nothing like having a real fire modern roses by Tom Sandays. to provide warmth in the home. Many The next meeting will take place houses in West Swindon do not have on 2nd November at 8.00 p.m. in fire places or chimneys but Heating the Community Suite at the Link Systems Ltd. at the Orbit Centre, do Centre. We will hear a talk on not see this as a problem. 'Clearing up the garden for Modern gas effect fires give all the benefits of a real fire. External chimneys can he built easily or the fires can he fitted into existing fire-places. winter' by the proprietor of Greatfield Nurseries. For more information on the Bob and Sue Penfold at Heating Gardening Club, contact David Systems will he pleased to advise Greetham, 57 Rowton Heath you. Telephone 612060. Way, Freshbrook.

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Club last meeting was held on Unit 3, The Orbit Centre, Ashworth Road, Bridgemead, Swindon.