Amateur Gardening – 13 July 2019

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 21 Cultivation will need to vary according to type, but all require a well-drained soil, so consid ...

22 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 Pick of the very best ̈ Graham Rice chooses his six top RHS Award of Garden Merit winners Colc ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 23 The Award of Garden Merit is a mark of quality awarded since 1922 to garden plants (including t ...

Plant the dry corms when dormant – usually in mid or late summer. Do not make the mistake of thinking that they should be plante ...

The flowers of C. speciosum ‘Atrorubens’ are a beautiful amethyst purple, held on purple-stained stems. Plants reach 8in (20cm) ...

26 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 ... But there are also white, green, yellow, pink and red varieties that are suitable for hedg ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 27 L. angustifolia Little Lottie (‘Clarmo’) AGM Perfect for pots, this compact variety made its de ...

28 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 T HE garden in autumn has much more to offer than a few short- lived golden leaves and some bu ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 29 6 autumn bulbs for the border Hesperantha coccinea ‘Major’ AGM Very hardy, this crimson flag li ...

30 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 Colchicum speciosum ‘Album’ AGM Inarguably one of the best autumn bulbs. Robust enough to stan ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 31 Scilla autumnalis Short spikes of lilac-blue flowers appear before the narrow leaves. Fully har ...

W HETHER or not you’re jetting off abroad this summer, you can bring a flavour of your favourite holiday destinations to your ga ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 33 Main photo: Gap. All others Alamy, unless credited 9 easy Mediterranean stalwarts Vitis vinifer ...

34 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 Mediterranean style pointers n Bin the grass – lawns rarely feature in gardens in Mediterranea ...

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36 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 Ask John Negus John has been answering reader queries for 49 years Q Why does my healthy hydra ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 37 Write to us:Ask John, Amateur Gardening magazine, Pinehurst 2, Pinehurst Road, Farnborough Busi ...

38 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 Q When our blackcurrants have finished fruiting, how far back should I prune them? Gordon Cox, ...

13 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 39 Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: cherry problems Q We have a cherry on a dwarfing rootstock. ...

40 AMATEUR GARDENING 13 JULY 2019 A S summer advances, many flowering plants start to set seed when blooms fade. Leave them, and ...