Amateur Gardening – 21 May 2019

11 MAY 2019 AMATEUR GARDENING 53

THEgardenwokeupearlythis

spring,nodoubthelpedalongbythe

extraordinaryFebruary‘heatwave’.It

is delightfultoseethenewshootsand

leavesdeveloping– however,there

arealsoa fewthingsthatlookedvery

nice even before the leaves emerged.

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Thisstunningclose-upimageshowsanAcer

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Oneexamplein mygardenwas

anAcerpalmatum‘Sango-kaku’,which

canbeseenherewithitsbeautifulred

barkshiningin themorningsunafter

anearlyshower.

Afterstudyingthephoto, I didnotice

a coupleofblackdots(seethebudon

theright-handside)whichmaybescale

insects – something that I will defi nitely

havetokeepaneyeon!

RobertHinchcliffe,

Bottesford,NorthLincs

Wendysays:Totacklethispest,scrape

intoa damptissue.Heavyinfestations

maybesprayedusingplantoilsor

fattyacidsafternymphshatchat the

end of June, avoiding nearby flowers.

HEREis a pictureof a

ovelygardeninggift

oughtformefromoneof

myfriends.It’sa lovelytin

withnicegoodiesinside,

ncludingbathsalts,

arriercreamandhealing

andbalm.Whenthey’re

sedup,youcanusethe

n forseeds,markersor

wine– it’ssouseful.

CatherineSmith,

Manchester

Gifts that gardeners love...

INresponsetoyourrequestforb

gardeninggift(AG, 30March),he

is a containergiventomebya

friendasa Christmaspresent.

It’sa gorgeousChinesestone

sinkthatwasplantedupwith

violas.Sincethen,crocuses

andminiatureandmulti-headed

scenteddaffodilshavepopped

up,andtulipsarestilltoopen.

Needlesstosay,it’sturnedoutt

bethegiftthatkeepsongiving!

Sarah Marshall, Frome, Somerset

Thispothasbeen

full of surprises The useful gardener’s gift tin

Invader spotted!