Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

50 AMATEUR GARDENING10 AUGUST 2019

with Wendy Humphries

Writetous:Letters,AmateurGardeningmagazine,

Pinehurst2, PinehurstRoad,FarnboroughBusinessPark,

Farnborough,HantsGU147BF(pleaseincludeyouraddress).

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M

Ynameis Marcio,andI am

writingbecauseI sawthat

youwanttoknowhowlong

readershavebeenreading

thiswonderfulmagazine.It is fiveyears

forme,butit is verydifficulttofind.I live

in thecountryandI needtogotoSão

Paulotohaveit – 250kmfrommycity!

Evenlivingin Brazil,I useyour

knowledgetodiscovernewplantsand

I amalwayslearningmore.Here,it’shot,

withtemperaturesreaching38ºC(100ºF)

in summer,soit is a bigchallengeforme,

especiallyasI havemorethan 250 plants

in containers:flowers,edibles,fruit...

My avocado is very happy in its pot!

Greetings from Brazil

Star

letter

GardeningenthusiastMarcio,fromBrazil,saysDahlia‘Diablo’

seedlings are doing well, despite the high temperatures

Dressed for

the occasion

FINDINGmyselfgluedtoyour

magazinewithgreatinterest,I feltthe

needtoshowyouwhatI havecreated

in mygarden.Apartfrombeinga

newbiegardener,myotherpassion

is sewingandmakingdresses.

Sohere’sa pictureof mycombined

hobbies.I’venamedher‘Helenand

thebeanskirt’– constructedusingmy

oldmannequinandbygrowingthe

beansfromscratch.I’mreallyproud!

I amsolookingforward to picking

andeatthebeans...

Helen Cutting, Norfolk

I wouldliketosuggestthatyoupublish

tipsabouthigh-temperatureplants,or

howmuchheatoneplantcanstand.

ManytimesI buyseedsfromoverseas

andsometimestheysprout.Rightnow,

I havefourlittleDahlia‘Diablo’babies

thatI boughtfromEngland.

MarcioTrabasso,

Descalvado, Brazil

Wendysays:Asanindicator,select

plantsthathavetheabilitytocopeduring

drought– thosewithsmallleavesora

waxyprotectivecoatingtoreducewater

loss,silveryorgreyleavestoreflect

sunlight, or a tap root to help find water.

Marshalls-seeds.co.uk

Helen’ssewingandgardening

hobbies cheerfully combined

WHILSTI canadmirethehugegardens

thatsomereadersareluckyenoughto

have,it’sthesmallonesthatI findmost

inspiring.Tocreatea beautifulgarden

in a smallspace shows great skill and

designflair.

JacquelineTame’sgarden(AG, 29

June),is a goodexample.It mayonlybe

30ftby30ft,butthegardenis sopretty

andmakessuchgooduseof thespace.

I welcomeseeinggardensof thissize,so

mucheasierfortheaveragegardenerto

relateto.Moresmall gardens, please!

AnneOglesby,

Matlock, Derbys

EditorGarrysays:Icouldn’tagreemore!

Thebigproblemis findingsmallgardens

thatcanworkfora feature.Wegetour

gardensviatheNGS,andtheytendto

belargerthanaverage.We’dloveto

hear what other readers think...

More small

gardens, please!

Come to WGC!

IWARMLYrecommendWelwynGarden

CityParkwayandHowardSquarefor

beautifulcolour-theming displays. 

AGiscombe,

Welwyn Garden City

Localparksofferideasfor good

planting associations

“Thegardenis soprettyandmakes

such a good use of the space”

Howard Walker