[JEAN’S TOP GARDENING TIPS]
͞/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞŵĂŶLJŐĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐƟƉƐ͕͟ƐĂLJƐ
Jean. “And I don’t garden by the book.
ĂƌůLJŵŽƌŶŝŶŐǁĂůŬƐǁŝƚŚĂĐƵƉŽĨƚĞĂŐŝǀĞ
ŵĞƟŵĞƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐǁŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĚŽŶĞ͘
͞/ĂŵĂĮƌŵďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝŶŵƵůĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚƐƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJǁŝƚŚĐŽŵƉŽƐƚ͘/ĮŶĚ
ƚƌŝŵŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬƉůĂŶƚƐǀĞƌLJĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛Ɛ
ƐŽŐŽŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵ͘/ƚƐƟŵƵůĂƚĞƐŶĞǁŐƌŽǁƚŚ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶƚƐŇŽƵƌŝƐŚ͘͟
tŚĞŶŝƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŚĞƌƌŽƐĞƐ͕:ĞĂŶĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ
ĨŽůůŽǁĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͘
͞/ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐďLJƐƉƌĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ
ZŽƐĞĂƌĞĨƌŽŵƟŵĞƚŽƟŵĞ͘/ĨĞĞĚƚŚĞŵĂƚ
ƚŚĞŝƌƌŽŽƚnjŽŶĞǁŝƚŚĐŽŵƉŽƐƚĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ
ĂƉƉůLJEŝƚƌŽƐŽůŽƌƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĞƌƟůŝƐĞƌǁĞ
ƵƐĞŽŶƚŚĞĨĂƌŵ͘/ĮƌƐƚĐŚĞĐŬŚŽǁƚŚĞƌŽƐĞƐ
ĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞĚĞĐŝĚŝŶŐǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŶĞĞĚ͘
͞ŶĚǁĞǁĂŝƚƵŶƟůƚŚĞǁŽƌƐƚĐŽůĚŝƐŽǀĞƌ
ďĞĨŽƌĞǁĞƉƌƵŶĞŝŶƵŐƵƐƚ͘ŌĞƌǁĂƌĚƐ͕/
ƐƉƌŝŶŬůĞĂƚĂďůĞƐƉŽŽŶŽĨ ƉƐŽŵƐĂůƚƐĂƌŽƵŶĚ
ƚŚĞƐƚĞŵƐ͘/ƚ͛ƐƉƌŽďĂďůLJũƵƐƚĂŶŽůĚǁŝǀĞƐ͛
ƚĂůĞďƵƚ/ƐƟůůĚŽŝƚ͊
͞/ŶƐƉƌŝŶŐ͕ǁĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŚĞƌŽƐĞƐǁĞůůďƵƚ
ŽŶĐĞǁĞŐĞƚŐŽŽĚƌĂŝŶƐ͕ǁĞŽŶůLJǁĂƚĞƌ
ĚƵƌŝŶŐĚƌLJƐƉĞůůƐ͘
͞/ƌĞĂůůLJůŝŬĞƚŽƐŚĂƌĞĐƵƫŶŐƐĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚƐ
ǁŝƚŚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŵLJ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŐĂƌĚĞŶƐĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĂ
ǁĂLJĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌLJŽƵ͘/ĨLJŽƵ
ĂƌĞĂŐĂƌĚĞŶĞƌ͕LJŽƵĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬŽĨĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŝůů
ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƚŚĞŐĂƌĚĞŶĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚƐĂƐŵƵĐŚ
ĂƐLJŽƵĚŽ͘͟ххMy motto is: footsteps in
the garden are the best
fertiliser! – Jean
Japanese flowering cherry
(Prunus serrulata ‘Ichiyo’)