Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

34 AMATEURGARDENING 10 AUGUST 2019

Berries for cutting

BERRIESandhipslooklovelyin autumncutflower

arrangements.Here’show to prep them for the vase:

Bringautumnindoorswith

cut berries and hips

Malusxrobusta‘RedSentinel’AGM

Inautumn,‘RedSentinel’is hungwithcherry-likeredfruits

thatpersistintowinter,whilein springbeesflocktothe

pinky-whiteflowers.Needswell-drained soil in sun.

H&S (eventually): 23ft (7m).

5 autumn edibles

RosaglaucaPourr.AGM

Attractivereddishstemsandpurple-greyleaves;smallpink

summerflowersthatarevisitedbybees;a generousshow

of shinyredautumnhips.It all adds up to a particularly fine

hedge rose. H: 6ft (1.8m).

Malus‘JohnDownie’

Thisgorgeouscrabappleproducessnowywhiteflowers

frompinkbudsin May,withamberfoliageandorange-red

fruitin autumn.It’salsoa greatpollinating partner for standard

apple trees. HxS: 26x20ft (8x6m).

Malusxzumi‘GoldenHornet’

Blush-whitespringblossomis followedbya spectacular

autumnshowof butterscotchfoliageandsmallyellowfruits

thatstayonthetreewellintowinter. Plant in well-drained

soil in sun. HxS: 30x26ft (9x8m).

Rosa‘Scabrosa’AGM

Thisrepeat-floweringrugosais a toughiethatcancope

withexposedandcoastalsites.In summerit producesbig

magentasingleflowers,whilein autumnthe tomato-like

red hips take centre stage. H: 5ft (1½m).

Harveststemsof

berrieswitha sharppair

of secateurs,cutting them

at anangle.

Removeanyrotten

orshrivelledberries.

Spraywithanacrylic

glossvarnishor,

alternatively,dabeach

berrywithpetroleumjelly

orfloorwaxand buff with

a softcloth.

Plungestemsintoa

vaseof coldwater;change

the vase water daily.

Crab

apples

Rose

hips