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1884 TheWorld’1sO38ldeysetaGrasrdoenfipngraMcatgicazainlead2v0ic2e2 6 £6 Jobs for this weeksaum&–bass0te.c3eeioous3fnsp.or0uulgaryek3gas/3erMd34ea18ny12i1n23g * 4 Beating pests and diseases 5 Protection through prevention 7 Chelsea chop: the kindest cut 9 Mid-May catch-up 12 pFrlueseheacnhdinyascoewaisnegetdips,s Great garden ideas 24 Linitstlheabdeellasnodf gjorye:atthfeoyr tarrieckhyaaprpeyas 28 Sfrhiernudblsy,foearssyu-mtom-mear:in1t6aiwnilodplitfieo-ns 33 kHnoowwtoabgoruotwthaellsiuembsu:lbaolluysobuenaeuetdiesto 24“aTrheeasseolfittthleebgealrlsdeanre,”gsraeyastCfoarmtriilclaky Gardening wisdom 14 Bob Flowerdew 16 Val Bourne Wildlife 19 Lucy Chamberlain’s Fruit and Veg 37 Ask John Negus 42 All Our Yesterdays 45 A Gardener’s Miscellany 50 Advanced Gardening 52 Anne Swithinbank’s Masterclass 55 Letters to Wendy: from AG readers 59 Toby Buckland Garden news 10 Beware plant thieves and scammers Reader offers 22 See our latest hot deals erutuF detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ,ymalA llA 4“tIr’ilcl skhsotowhyeolup skoemepe 33“gHueidreeitsomgyrowing r1cpowfswp“aoa0WcrpaloosairrI)amnpethnuusapmrdooiaetllernddshemrotrxatwooimthv(uoailahsuneoanmucimpacgssuvihstthep?eoyllaatdhyeplhnneaRrtparoatladeohgdwasihuvacrcnoa,snwitepeciastsh.dbvutrtGeoouriiELneb’olbsusecsrltnibaedseoonhetttuctnrhsotightroeItetw’rtiletsehetfnottouyounaihhqohnawrwnhlusrsplCiapufotgtingoasehgbhlteaeaoaknep.awholis”tnixnennwdhnretttrwipytgotlsethitpalbneltlhecsroAroahereoeyd)readlisGcaxsiooftrmt(fa-khptteasppobcWotrtdeonrleshkoloieeoeeouoeoulediueloaial.entlwlwalotnnddponCidalawindwedkannogwbmbsgrnayvoleeiye,kiysidnes,g pests in check,” says Ruth alliums,” says Graham 28“Shrubs are back to fashsion and here CoAEESnmdutdaibvatcoseitlcrr:uitraaiisspml::itna0iogt3en:3u0s0r:[email protected] are my top 16 choices,” says Anne Cover: Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ (pic: Alamy) 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 3
GYaorurdening Week byStsetpep Cpeosmtsmon with AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes Four culprits and how to beat them Uslsuegsbeaenrdtsontarailsp 1arenpdLleilisaileyqtsubaaapesnpehdtlilcetfharsiettiiamollnan,drsoietrohsdfe. GePirtireclaakrzrtevthhareseemm4shLworilfeiytfhd Beetle Spray. Uluonnawbdleoolccfoksimnnageilstsh,uewrpdhriricsaheinwIafosuannd a ymalABeating pests and disease 2 Cthreearomoytsvoinfecwoneteavinilegrrpulbasntesa.t detiderc sselnu erutuFOTackle garden problems by being proactive, says Ruth UstshueRecvceboeratahstlhsehfrpuowlluluyerg)setwoktreayunsinndbbglaloo(nmccdkkeearictdftiIfeurlly bcppooluamttnewtensest–iatcolablynpycrbheoeevnliepntengontipudnrrgsoweaiintlcvhcteuitvshresi–siwoasnhunsemdnbmoyiuteprre, sts Uoarss, epweahcesifnoicltuhnteieomwn aeotafotVdhieenreaigsWaweinaesrvtmitlheKer,ilmlues.re tthheoubgahtht rI’odobmetdteorwcnhpeipcketthoemdarkaeinsuunrdeer andOdnistheeasneesxitnptahgeefiIrlsotopklaactes.ome of all was working as it should. the simple measures supplied by the 3tnishaeismtbuCdpureoattivtrbuetabamrsfnaltsigtae,itensseowaybwonhraueiatsrteys.vpcieclaaagtnsept.rsaPpatriclenlahvdretsponltaliuonrnte ebIhafnavuoedptTurwponpyihdrtplyhoeuaitnnntehegacIusltpwitegflotedaeesdsdfcirtftliotluovohmtegweceshtidnthphorgeiaenfipsrnonrnocaoptilhvesie,rnlrygs,gBoeovsiegbilaenrrtywhasogeaarwtciincaflsuynttlhtpueurmat ilnsaceAgwhplsavalialeirwlncibstseey.etlGtlavoapaisghrhdietlihadelpensntpuaOflsnoarudrngataslslnbuhiagcetslttp,hleIast 4spreGwadreeianekgnednaiinsnedgabpslelaa.cnSktqsfluayinsshducthkesmap, , eleImfeeanrttshaantdthpisreydeaatrors. gmouollseeinbemrroyths,atwhefly and gmpweeoasnnyte’sbtrahaenlalaydvbemdakiidslidleloeawndsienethtsfeo.erTrmheoff ppascsltaatrnitcpetosprupeapidnllladetrhfoserfuolsieftuwabmvuhemsicshehefrrhsso.atmhvee setopnrvcaiosyuitwr(atihgtheeairlanladoryvrbgaiaerdnfsiecaasnsotdloulantiocaenpwahininddgss). and now our gardens are I’m not particularly worried filling up with new plants and that the loss of leaves makes the sftoeornmItdnheetehro,befyatochduoenglumgumyognssr.otocwnotthmh,emitroiisgnahgtfaiIerlolddoedknaapytests nWpinelahaenaudtttsutchlmooenonicrk,elrereraanptvshleeemnsrietssohhmfrinaeogddsetdthiesaedwthcaaarnyotdwnthasnetauyfdor.arlly at this time of year and through into the next year’s flowers and berries. summer and on page five I talk about Chomping caterpillars prevent this ysooof mtuOhmeef coapoyfruotfhrabsecleeem,mtoohsvsisewtripestrhjgeueavsarctdloaeemnmntieindnrgsiustmweeaiolfslrnaetcshtsio. n tthwhhaiealpltbbpIeiecrdnaonitnnapghbiicslgeokh. ofaoflfreatrhntedfongrelbexaetbffeuylwlcyawatederdepkitloslaIrs 4 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
Monthnseoxftcwoelogeuakrr:IdWseunegtgahrereostiunwgpharyismsuoemfpmclraeenrataitninngdgtieanrtcroiotwoloriuyn,rtsfeuor.l Protection through prevention TGood husbandry helps keep plants strong and healthy dHpgraeEorfedbgnelaecnrmdehesayniggseairemi’nsnasefitinrapstnatodiltnienimnnegtaioakgflinogod hnMinueustlplrpciserhinnkinteg-greiacpwnhisdthoailcuotummpnost pErnecyaorsniawwhaitsepflsy sure soil and plants are well cared for. bmygoaeaursYndtrousetuirnmwerinisettoohgti,okwlsiedseoeoltmlph-trehaoitikbtsrteieecisddshusrciopnroecrnmiknyuogpotruofaiehsnimtendatapsanlr.tudhoTtyvhueemn, Pick off tomato mother caterpillars ideally after rain and never when the sbgpryoeAuucsvniifondicigdipscaefrrsobotpuszielradonn-t.udaptdiooisnfepaalnasdent- gPrreoetenchtoinugsethe by changing sites for plants aroSunnadil eagpgosttbeudripeldant agnrWodweciunthtgtiinngkgrosou,fbngudretfteohnrehyiroosuutnsilegl,swpalaasrnmatssafe that are prone to certain avoid spraying on windy days, avehyeonanSgudbvni-girttcahoaiaeietnlnsssms-faweuoenaimrlndltmtsmbsmeauoeenfafrftky’kescesptucafsertontostirhcntpwsetgsu.mhsaoiartfieydrteefeilnynaa,dwlneianrltle- r fpsupanonFgtsaaaiiellnuspdrraeohntbodollelvdymihoosolsa,cosskucwscawihnthiatchlsreerauafstet.a Nepvrekeciarllisuoptsuoheslelpipynelaawstnotilitlcrsdsi.draiefntsdapnyrdoayupsroootewnnntially tgaignonlrsamBedeseiaoschnthtlaoohsotgoctmuhiuhcsoaseeattedlhcrsceaic.nodnTantthshbterpeeeroispdlebesielnolaaarcurrrmlegeso.hisiptdteereoedsandallanifnotdoerry bsouiilldth-uapt aouftmomicarotibcaelslyainndfescptsorneeswinptlhaents. fbloewneefriscioarl ibnlsoescstosmthsaatspyoolluinwatiell wouipre out eawgwnnlaaaTdvssshippsrpeohssryneotahimyunnasocdetelnnubtartdaee,cnewedkytElhsleepenpswecridesathhetrtisathsre.itemafeylyifatoweatrsinml.ldsotmsaayites, popnouerkScisunhwcgacsitteehhsrolsouffuuspghllhgalenathatrsdve.eeBbnsuaiansyngehdsoetwfaatlirthtthhseyoap-ultoottothr.okeointgs eppelealsNnwttseos,mraamarnestdowdedeiaedvtseep,llyweosaphtviescad.hiltaaobretleaproganeraltinssieptiecacnidfic cofgoafrfrSYeteyroetoiorulnpltu,shnihrlolaseuauenemrslsddveiaedmtsonscoad–boureseniltdnd’wvssaiitgeivislosileollnaravmysnnetsaadnfarktopeitelriaispcstfkeeyuidrtrnfheegaecn!mtd areCshuoitoesdetoplyaonutsr agnadrdveanriaentidesittshat often stWocokrekdwinithgnaardtuernecbeynctrreesattionog. that plants are not crowded. soil as plants that struggle to a diversity of plant life. aiphwrlgsnaougelrabsaoosaaIPttnefmwcreillnuttlyea,rhsscwotgpntyofttouteitievpl–iglabnkpdeebrstledroehsbteeeihtwoniytfsspweoesf,tfaimtrhetnaprphnteuanroieedatokcdsmsmdutbdeatefesaselinlesdsfeqneadtemwuruodncaomafisnhdlsanalt.eoeetcnhgdhmrtsdeiueeas,lirenupceaadsresl acetnoh. dnetmProalacalrsaarsvtseaiteripcobepaiwllnnsiaagapdrrasereipwoecsnrhiusasec,l,lnthybraaoayicmpbvBptscaehhesepostMegineaodlvnureerinri-sxpggftetfdotaaiisifcaallolbnla,cointaadctlinowentrlails-tvnygswe.eteaeKtcadriirronlsrehtdsaepise.newamlieisTlftgpclicetcpathkrhabot,ariiscsssnriuc.rcougidattesncpnsy.dhedoaiatsunitsordsn, s byStsetpep AG readers’ top summer disease issues 1 2debaPiloiftuwantdegesarlpydlamisneitlsad.sePewrothitseatct RemaRoovcseoemabnmldaocdnkispsprpooobsteleisomf. 3 4mulcaThghinaeignb,sertesbtdoduxecefbedlnigtcrheimt ims ing RemCsoulvedemdaeafnfteilsyctwbeuidlttgissrtnori’kwt eftahstatol. ymalA awagraeatnein’rtsectdriatambnymdkemedeakipneintsogugpreelathtnhetesr.y bawfuifterhycatreefdmunlaegianicviniedgse,satprneodaretmsp.ulalcnhtsto aftoonrdaallqomuwoarnmatnhotrbieneionfopgreennepswlhanashptirneugsb.s Dhweiasatienltrhfeaycnmtdpamrtueunrliicanhlgaptnoldaonlbstinraoniotd.ts. 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 5
GYaorurdening Week with AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes WOhant’s ymalA ymalA HeleanCuhmeslsbeeancehfiotpfrom Iat’tsCahmealszeinagFwlohwoeyroSuhocwan! spot hLeavgegyfaNlleenpeotuatwstaermdss 21 May: Hanging Baskets 2DGMW2eauorvsMrdokeeasnunyhmE:oRXRp&o3a,sG8rReeaHm8PrPSdolaHeoRnn.ro,tssTF,eoCamrirlrai,onvAogemrt,rotReonHrn,icSan flTNohewepeeartnabnneuetataleCtrahanneddlseefonarccloohunorgpaegkreesepitstoour PMG£a27nr2aai.do5rnMdr0goyeaa,rp,nyNrBls:duoP,aesTrtlntachuoson,dn.BntoPHAcrerR2uioson7sratyBieodDMrn,s.sMu’1Ffs0aoeaanruimorf,mar-Ni5Pr&oparmrtko,,n Rp92CCoa2ulBamsn1Mvt1cce-4o4aorQrypidnn:mLeg,C,C,Wnlp£ahrl1AvueSfes7soarhtrf1ihfniBfrreagoeDinrLWO.wiWtpAtitleeah7nldHs1SGaeoXtnaun.,rsa(EdeUvse,)ss.neesx,, Chelsea chop: the kindest cut 2sETBcemhn2eaigelaMdslklalraaeeenlysenld:tdpfP(tairohnelyapage,ntePc.dtnhleaF)e,mna1dt0iosr,c.s3fSor.0ott£atam5ammge£fe-on14,rit.ndr3y0G, pamte. IRuth explains why a mid-season trim helps many plants 21opH0ra4o.fr3-tak2e0ci8lna,egHmMb.ooa8tlooyyk:wh1R..ca3eHor0ldlmS,pyFm/C-lHpinh.lPaFtesSnrlhseCte.ierolaewregFCyn.dlutHor.kyw8/cae7lnrwSdJyd Tcflao’Snwtebhreeinctgiumthebearobcfakyceoeanorcuweshtpheeenryecsnetnratiaratilns darenomdwoenvnaecnotdhuecraowgveeeirgninhegtwtlhagarrgtoeiws ahthroetladhsaintogwf tbihlolegrmdiveer, SLG2(Dsoh6eaunorvmMddwoemoan,nnyReE:oRSrXA)yoW,3aYRs83leeHHm8a4SorPSoRsiHLnopo..rYi,stoaTeolum,rrCroiGhnoeagr,rltsRdoeHenan,S, cwtshehoecoTrmoplhdng’i-lsbdrofoaepofmwlcrkuoaioisnncuuhggessdoernRoufeiHtbrbaecuSltoosiassoitnnlhmcycdoaiisdwnlel.eenoidsncrdwtoLheuoietrrnha‘tdCotghohekeneea.lesepa ysaywaoonemuudIefaegskytnseopa,tueglaaaxghsntleaoetwvrdnneetodghllsteeetaedrescvsdfhleuleoaorcaawrpcovlpeeiucnsirlnniugsngdimgosotonphpvmseoeeoefrgribfoaautldrohnfde.oecewumnt,s, st.roy 2BBDC298aaaeggrrMMsbppiynaauusgyyiizzh::teeoiPRr,neHlaOarWDonexutEfaPosH6tlereaud1,rnS,nsKAtThtienF.sir1rhgae0sbis’raOt,oFomKXuani-ri1n4rn3:gpe5sm,tAo.Xn. scgteraonONrwttrsousatrtlobolbaencaralogryueleldtasicofptuleeusllmesmyiospitnulnooltaawofktNkeaeerldsedpplssyers,iotnlaaengta(tcsrvbaahiunctomtgtwitvhit.nehet,e)nit tsphtleaaAAmnt ytfnstsooebautrhracaoecurukretntonoidnp’ntgtylieeoobafnuatcrcwihsbkiptotyohlroadclunoeurttrt,spswho.laahfnlifscthoshof,mftrehneeeadns 11am-4pm tgehvrroeeBwnayitunreepgndstaourtcooaiunshngmadltofhitoteh.festhrteethmiresleobntyhgeathrt,hpyilraodnuotsr tgitnhho,eeowmirdarnwtoeeoirtsthgsaeaarenngeadrartkooneuuhesloalpyrldwafeinenrdetitldhmisseeuamrl,cttohbhiaeasytrnu.ofruoenrakdnitd eenvmWeaneiltswthyoeouduldeatlraiekilehs,otowldhitinehgapr.hPaolbetooaussteifany ocpnofoDmgssoeiitbnalgiels,totoofpreruevteshsn.h.tsayceosrr@efcuttautretinmeet. How and what to Chelsea chop ymalA detiderc sselnu erutuF 1 Use shears to reduce stems by 2 The Chelsea chop extends the tlehnegapthtlah,nitrhtd.eonrfeeveedn, wupatteorhaanldf tmheuilrch cpahtlmofxlion, stw,eeEdrcuihnmignsao,cfAepcaehrailelnendanhi(apelilcsetununirufelmodw)s,.ers, 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 7
GYaorurdening Week with AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes It’omhfeelepdtihnegmouflropweerretnhneiiarlsbe(tshtisthisisasnumasmteerr) Usignrgeeynohuorumseini Dahliawsealrlenoshwooting erutuF llAMy mid-May catch upgGooadrlifcomrbuustttaerrdfliiess iJsofhunll Yoaftgeoso’ md itnhiinggresenhouse TwgexHrrepoAeltaeNninhKinionyaugobsuweotsuho,tasatthhltlaehorieriunymrgurienasaedi dvtheiceresirawsnhfodor. IIt’s a busy time and some jobs can’t be left, says Ruth yaaerntadi““JcrMIolu’heshsyannsinmvaeYeglmivannyateieooggssuwirinaerwgs.meranloiavnhtseeiotdg:uyr“seseIoeaelimrkni’sesehadpootlutyfaaoslncaeuthss.rted eeTtimvvfeeeerreyyoltsdfhpyaineoygasinsrdi–obthnlaeeent!gdoassrtdpileel nnndoattagtllheditsay, rfeerttuIOiflriotnshreikenregrsdjuopicbethsrineatnhasninsGidawrlowsewwaetmkiethiorneracedlguowrdraeeVnldluiatlfaanexrdeQdwi4nil.lg sstaoohausletttv“ehulIitoeamhe,sarbnEpeva.uedecTorkafmhninlwelyuedmamcdglauliecbtosutwb,fstfmaituptighncyleeghpgn,ssealtieIaynrttastooagutnofeecsdkme.uIlotanaisnn.st,d awcruoreenvGIeiarhddaioapsrldtalaitctsorahttmoirnmcokuuouoaslngantd-arhtgvhrnaatduharndaienstneadabdgnneiteicsndfeheogse.e.fwIpmlhsehoyleeikeakredbot’hstfshfeaptennhuckeressettoo AkufreeenfrptettOeiielplritatshthpteheeltraahreotnei,mnrtfsaedapphemoopedfrloaitiJnaclrutgeanhlttywygiolaoeainttrnnheieedn-aaMrfaalrlioallqymsywuAeotiedaaunrswgittnkohuegs’msse.tadtwitmfoielele.d btlpurraapogn“ipnIssaasfoelgwsfraorpeetoohrdertaasivsntoeoooeweranosnr.oalIyimftntFiesaferoshbproerrtuiwaucatskoereiyndgfugarolnoawdusti.t osgdmraoarwSanlihlcngleeemorpntpuhiplsteahtrbnaedutr’sdssttoaespintlruafdalrnynsldeedciaanhlevtgaeeasravtpssheimleilstamaoirslsmlta.woefhorooiotftedthoef aivpunensrcoindnlputgaidrlaivseetohetkiaadderdi,yenirngpgegligsanufusgalsnabthptsriiencacogignorrttcrh.ehbeeronutenhsmohleiupnasegvereoawsntuebarlyle- waadkelnoeseooMawptthgaihsterohetirlthryaiieodnnmfewPtfoiatniothuicorecgshfhtrpeweotlroaeoffnnrntshotdhasemroy.”owu:Cu“siHsnaeette.ehrIrrpienhgisilslyto aTfpdlaosroocwnydko’etlueuracsdiwetodbitnlhleroitopfaonuelrllsynesaetssnedpedmrepsesdlaoaadhfnnsettdsehaetegdodosptsedhroaseebovycleeneolammotorp..paonstd pfisneuowpmtKtleafemrdceoeepmurtpaaoennaacdsecreyhacaeuuptttoeltuainnmfnlgodtnsrca.i,afhoenlirraobthsueehsroyepocmlatasnonttvsobeotedh.liaAesnftd rulaoaesfmycet“eheidInrseniottthbglhfyeeresedshrseetiehsnpmleavhrlneivaonysenugtesthslineientnotd?sgthaSoasedunnodrgeyevoraoleeynnfreesimetnacxihistnatiorloeneaunasaenesd gfwSuihavllaWOieotriuenfahlrgauygmtoptaoauiirnnrdrbeieategiynnprpoedesluraeas!”nnuwnthsdeeiondeaugtdospvyeueiocti.auser,scsweuferiotrdhre?lnintglys Two more essential May jobs pr8ehaordutoethrs.shifbapyyoedssrs@oibpfulpeti,unargenmndeehte.acloplinmoethaetr 1 2Lift any tulips that didn’t flower well. It should be mild enough to give olensesLsec,otthnthesenpmicreudporlyuasnotfpft,ahdretismocfaitnrhdeaaugntuayrmdronetntine. na nlaeswt yyseohauorr’osptsge.rnoTswhteetmhnodfenoeswdanattnroidmthw, eraeltmoewro.evisntg 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 9
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GYaorurdening Week byStsetpep EScohwininagcea with AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes Starting your seeds in a tray pEcehreinnanciaelas‘tLhaartgfleoFwloewr wereelldi’natorethroebauusttuhmanrdy detcirtseR sserP 1 Soriepvoet,steaemdpcfolamtpaonsdtdinatmopaetnray detcirtseR sserP with tap water. Plant yourself a prairieEchiinnathceeabweeilslpull 2SepaSprocaastetstiebarnlesyeotehndattshfeaaslcl otthomignpelyothsaets.r. 3or velCarmoyeviceruroltifthesee. esedecdosmwpiothsta, ptheirnlite ELarge pink echinaceas are well worth growing, says Ruth fVloEwRYerOoNrEtwhoasanadfauvpouthrietere in recTohginsiwseedekv’asriferetye, ‘sLeaergdes aFrloewfoerraedm’.ore tatahhuneetduirfomaoctnhpt,eethmlhrnooyapondtotkeaotlihyilnpsiewngytyaohsftawrrotteuc)rielsneilsnsff(llw,EioontcwichgthhkeeiwnrtCwohawoacetseyhenmlealbpm.oienaIsetilaorosaenvntddhede TgclwikehrioelnelCwatyalrulesptsmosouronh4pgdne8-rfuoyliodncwrsemo(p1wn2poine0itrngoliclnkbmhinfbuar)lecsrotdtoaeoytln-lamd.tplarlseasinrwitneeeiinmtrnhsngsiibfastryhloosoai,nluttzahrceneadyn tghwherieataIhmsvrseoyeia,tnhswli,oesaruerutre‘dIporabrlpomaeegicrlngiuke,eic’acdkpshylcaaatolnnokntdysbdsSeistotuiaoaiclbnc(htlhseh)ayeatssoyn.logdhanrtohtgewis tsspioomowitAletieesstddowhoeisenonalltwvhtahy,es.ebsweEoiicnnwhtgieinndrg.aaIcttrhekweaaasnsseende’etcddtohslli,ednIgibadsluesItoal gytoereaoerunhr-abflveoedwsae.drdeeddvaarcieotuyp‘Glereoef nthTewuinstuesru’ al twghrirolelwpelnasnewteetdhllleisnmogIsohsuautvrleavitpveeordtttheaisdnsdthpheraimnvgeo. n and Potting on seedlings detiderc sselnu erutuF 1 2The Echinacea seedlings have I watered them in and will grow 4on aiAnlidgadhctaowlladinbdferoalwmanseid,ll.garelidenahnodupselacoer gonrompwuuthtltoiapnnudgrpoaoorsederrecoaoodmtsypatoonsdgt.ostirnotnogptootps parlaenlttahoregumetseiidnneoth.ueghgrteoehnahroduesneouffnatinl tdhey 12 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
GYaorurdening Week with Bob Flowerdew, AG’s organic gardening expert Slecaavlelospoefdtheidsgcerisspinhtehaedhleotlteuscoef) laeraevtehse(awsowrkitohftshneails evihcrA IT Bfoorbth’setowpeteipks Ifntkhwoaetilctehhh),oetihltse’essinlbehtiaarhdvveseeesptdreoigacfenkthsginiu(sgalasr 1heodegWt!eoApeonesndydysbtoheguisersrmuhmrooeiennt.atohte,kseaoenphdoagers,ohhwaorelpik, e evihcrA IT noStocomhfienletgiammf-ecasuy,twtbeeirthbthereoessweos,rk Mind the gaps 2 nCehwecskhwooatlls-thraeiandeidngfrutoitws afordr s evihcrA IT OtSotrhaenlgpeyhoouledsodingpeladnistsa?stBeor banrdevseaalvlsagtheeymouarincrcouplpsrits pthreevweanltl,ctohnegnersetmioonv.e these to growing whcpUoeoeRnllrlefg.sesHeacarqotdpul–eepesnaenniaccndare.lnetTwhahleohvisnoeeknisssupapodlillfcaodltniwuetttrnsleleliayg-rhet lltaneehdoaaeutvvncleethtssshe,,ediaistin’rpasdliaebstrucihvrredeaesyses’apraielgeotncdtnhkogoeiifnntrvhggoie.nolBeeetussdw.stg(ecJdeueuasrvsmvotileafdg,e 3fborromalSdiokosebwtetcoaardnlomsap.yoss,–tetaxhnceeyrtpeht’isnogsntiitolhlnajustsyatontiudme lteoapvaesssoththreoruwgihs,eilhluidmdineant.inTghulosw, er occansoiotnchailnlyg, smucahy basewcaituhsreodsebsy, 4 Growing plants need an inch a modest percentage is no benign leaf-cutter bees.) pglraenattsp–roabltlheomufgohrimt iasny anTdhseheodogtsesniobfbleleadvaews ay anmeeodnogtfosratwiynaotauerwr cmereookpres–osehrmolewpstsyt.hteins vlaikinsedusaoolflyfcsuoanulaarsdtterlaewcaitvtihveetsh,iet fcclhooouwlmedrpbbeinuwdasop,oaitdcclkioc;ueifldwonhich evihcrA IT is totally unacceptable. possibly be earwigs. clTmceauhauuleTpvssosetrieinfstsisgr,thsofaarttpuhrvweieemtosmarorlounk.rugdTeogshtuhuheatobntwmloeedhnosrssa,gs,nyttulaoielesiikualssev.tlihynagtsrlaigsCphaotthtfaleyeatrplneialalasftreuswgdrerthgaiaueedtmisrnuegamttheaenoybyuuwtmstoemCmevraeateahltyrlleoahtardihopdlieslciealolaranselsrldisystnattfcrhoorthoefnmemtnehwalleaaekntipanefelgrandnegta.er, scalloped holes in edges and middles. Seedlings nibbled through and found If the holes have triangular notches tumbled over (in the ground) will be detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ,ymalA segami llAin the edges, especially of succulent ccwaTauthitlttaelCewbcrrheokeposriabmlm,lrayteshpra,saoeg;tltdairhnc-oredadgurnooensworcdurrfn-soselip,ouavieirtrtn’e-csllegetswsvglm,aeogeraloelvveldaldedhelnivocplafeillukeramenasng.gtinsBaatuil.nt. mdbtheeooassslptet hwoaatibttvehoed.vYieanotacunroekigmnthhomtewbomynwtoihossarttcthlhtiekolyiegdlchyoa.t…,nWthohefatnet n w“coTaroukssiotnougpttwmhehomaret”,is 14 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
GaYorurdening Week with Val Bourne, AG’s organic wildlife expert until late spring. However, in the past ten years the rainwater tank has begun to run dry earlier and earlier in the year. wTdsoheileclTthalrhaeelilr’soesCwydaheatenahlemrseweitigcawgarPoarladchsselyiesmsnhmicatooptuGethsyaeearbmrdpvyeereeonrsagjtehremlcayntsucMtchyah.artch, ymalAQfiVrdausrletyhep,aHnas’retfnlaoioailftsnitcthihneeudhssetuh‘rLmagetmmaifreodtrhneienskmWmnaiiolpnlrwhyeoeodfifrhaooasuuvagrenhptdtloa-tdnoraetleshprllwiaaanicsteth?ibmCbsuehooitelrtndeellsyrareamuasisenoPecwnhdoiaytnowtsedrihcirnreaGagnniansdrrwyedtsaahetlteenleymrrhencsaew,osesliplldoelleaecthldtdsia.oogtnebwdteaatntoekr detiderc esiwrehto sselnu enruoB laV shpargotohp llA and this will help, too. The garden is going peat-free and plastic-free, in the cwpaliatfThénhtmasisnaadsnrehysohsgriomtaaprpgd, bleeyynone2forw0ts2p,ab4teee.rrfcowarumillsirenegssoodmnuaeeteto ltahcakt folofwreegrulalatrerrainintfhaell,seesapseocnia.lOlyvtehrotshee years I have relied on a tall yellow daisy, Hecluoepluiaadtnsotrohiufuwms i‘,nLceeam-lrleeoddnf‘QRloiuweeseeernns’.s,Tcahhneidrmcao’,dnwutristakhsyt wCheealtsheear PrehcyosridcsGfaorrdteennhyaesarbseen keeping bsuelttwryereonunthdeeadcpriudf-fysealrloewsudpapisoysaenddtothe Troubled watersVallooksathowclimatechangemayaffectwatering tFimyoeu, y’voeubmeuesntahagvaerdneonteicrefdorthaelong gocacrduepnie,sthaesCohuethls-feaaciPnhgy,sfoicuGr-aarcdreens,ite add drama from August onwards. nrHeooatwilclyeedvderytrh,biefoytth’hreepfdilraosnitntpsgaftarhtileo, afsnsaudmmIe’vmieneor itsher Is19u6m0msree(ocrhew,natthsyaveteamrrysa.mkAeusscamhteaeecfenaeaslegseoorfoitnhldrt)heee peoTphlies’issgaadrdileemnsm, tao,ob.ecause plants in wpfinhaersadksaienyigssdaaunttrdriinbagutthtehudenthdooeGtrsaetnoodrrmgpe.rTeIIhs, wuismhoably change in the British climate in yards from the River Thames. It was my borders are not watered on principle we16sh7tea3brealinstodhepthdoesarisetioawnnaaist,pgboretehfaoetrcedaetrhybi’asstpgeaaarrbtdicoeuunltainr iasnadfftehcetienrgramtiacnrayiNnfoarllthwAem’reegriecattninpgrnaioriwe astointetdhwheiagTshhcawhmaoelslsse,neis.nTclihgloehstaealltnuhdveifagrleaserod-idel,rncalionsineg, pIetohvlaaernevntpestulaasacullolecyth,tihInawesmmilalyshwataeiutvrhtesumamtononddrebeeocdcirrhddoieenurawgachhente-adts,h.er cthliumnadteerwyasusmknmoewrns ofofrthgero1w73in0gs.thOinugr s ebneacbullitnivgaatellds.oTrthseogfamrdeednicienvaelnplhaanstsato tdoalehrliaanst. Ip’mlanwtsre, ssutlicnhgawsikthnihpahrovefiastsinagnd owferBlal,rinbitieisnchaswpuisrnientegthrasenwrdeewsrueemcreomlrdeerga. nudlarmbaunrystosf of7rlfub1it9oin7fg6ripothelievoyelicvtroeelsele–actnaedLd,oiannrdtehocenohrredoctcosrurodmp. mofer mgroereenrhaoinuwseasteartftrhoemmthoemsehnetd, toanod. the plants coming into the country during If you’ve never been to this walled tlihkee1t7htehMceendtiuteryrrcaanmeaenf.rTohmehmoottsetr climes cgiatyrd–eans, ist’os amnaonaysbisootafnciaclgmairndaenbsuastrlein.g rcwciilvreaecrmumrsleatanhtnetad,cntohldanektdrheeitesbiotbyhneresecradamruueasclaeisnlwmwgaaafrytkoesesrcttslhdotoeasrmeaeitsaroge. Trateachincneuy,gfreraaoatrrsedstewaannnesddattaethhfxefitsrhrerhaemevcelepobsrhdetesheaefntomakrnetphdereepdipniagcstt In winter the breeze is warming and, in sunshine. During this time they’ve summer, the heat is dissipated. noticed that things have changed It’s no accident that our first botanic dsssnaheerayoeeM.mudd“allHadiwnntaiybgacretsaodelfwdlrfytrirnhh.oin“geesSktn,psuienilddtsagdpsanhieemtnsoncatiuihnasgletdletloyhsbrcetumeihtngrsodu’assdrsryewedf,”rlieaunutnrhgimttehsetyethh.”at nPeeeladrgliottnleiuwmastearnd plectranthus TgwwhraeeetaeetCnrhhhfereorolummsseeeiata,sPnarsnhodymosfwoiacraneGrdmwatreahdrtieseanrunishdseanddrerviteeeodsrlteassdt. “mIet’miscdreoergccleliamnrceaydt”ea TIP vSeurmymtheirrsbtye,dbduitndgrocuagnhbte- stpouelcelacrraugnleotnnsticusemnnestee, pddl-evleceatrrvyaelnidttthleuswaantedr. 16 AMATEUR GARDENING 14 MAY 2022
GYaorurdening Week with Lucy Chamberlain, AG’s fruit and veg expert Starting off ‘Violet Podded’ in paper pots ‘Purple Queen’ supported with canes Scrtarinkbinegrr‘yBobreloanttsi’)Fwreitnhcphinbkeaannds (walhsiotekpnoodwsn as Focus on... French beans PcColilmoubrinegdocrrodpwsa. Lrfu, fclaytroervpeeanlschiloswhatpoemda, Fkeresnucrhebyeoaunrspofildl sevhearvyepalobtiwt oitfhoroahin-lbao-lwa Ginivbeonththdew(tIhCPhroahieKgmrarfEheesaDteangcowrdroeolhnucwfedlseinmniwvtiFubyocrloingenruosangnparcvigsnsha)dfa,brininateeredvtaeairentaitelssthamn.abdneleenrt, JidsmeuranpeCiedonh,rsinotwa1goen2sst-iconfaoigilnnriant(ah4slfle-uu5sslnlocesnmwuey)n,aods.ruhleWyteesocilpdtrreokeinrp,eitnssode.aaCsttlpiioftnrotmeglteeeis- dwbTphooeitinlnFhslie’rntttefhranianteteiicftnrelhaoagdtlmb,setseoosoeatmbanieneraalfyJlkarouleacywlsncyuee.dsnrsesdlsaeeaitdberr-lceessoasotveovweilnfbir-ngecgreesosa,p.ssy. tnhoewBye’ilslinyagiegalrdeteaanttadtinmeraeastntoonusunoadwl,incthogemrmapt.eo,sat/nsdoil owsslunuinpegdessyr.opCswhplioiomnstgbps,,ehwaranshtedeyiripeferlyadoostcuedoccwntatasniner,fueavadvalollriyniiedgftrivsoeemfsrroym FPricekncphobdesaenvsearyredaanynuals, and so the atetmlepaestra10tu°rCes(5a0t°sFo) wisinnegeadreedim. Fpoorretaanrtly; produce pods in flushes and often fsltoawrtebreininggraptreosdluocwesda. Ploictkoinncgepsoedesdwshile iuscnorntowodpeigsnrrg(ogpwdloawdbsssaa,gritnfshvleaaanntreidetrJtasiuelnindsseepin)l,tahlyaneottemuseMcoeoaudurtclldiinnhsglatsatert ‘aBnrdunrihcihldlye’tiwntiethditpsopdrsetty violet flowers msitmhuaempsyasmacivrteeetrh.yySeoiepculardnocsgipn, asg–onasddno‘odbletewhaaiavsntelede8rasiiinsnly’g(eiann0lsshcouimgreh)s May. But if soil is light and free-draining, between plants and cultivate sizable and you live in the south, sow under rigid plants with strong root systems to boost detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ,ymalA segami llAcloches now; wait until May in the north. fa‘LbCloinenowdaFgbnoeuprrraaooicn’pd,dlg‘tiPipmi.oFarWbnuonisodatnhcutigneeoccrFo’t.liwrnuoEe’dnexnoceltclreodh‘sPllumtebuurnearinnptxangldineimnwfolTgiosaepwe‘retBfieopyoFrinerreienlseoldg,n’ttstcro.yh aTymeonoeudrpre‘Pseruueemr’cpaomlnemdeQmr‘Suoeoefnbnedeenasa’,ttin‘oaNs’n.orSsimg,eahaentdpdn’,aok‘Ggwiceo!klsd0teanfrot r asw“tFoirlnleyinsichehilndbgaertaaantnse” 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 19
GYaorurdening Week Lucy’s cornerwith Lucy Chamberlain, AG’s fruit and veg expert seed in your packet, sow two seeds per pot or module. Make a 1.2in (3cm)- Sow two seeds per pot and water in lightly w■bdtaheehieCtaeheasnpacerstehoeeaomdadnlnsepdpdiorwnwoscitpattuh.htaleetgairhvadiaontiotblleiriob,gaonehnr:rt,ldLoyaa.ncnPbodalevathlechyereeoaoniutnvrpelrace How to sow French beans in pots di■nedPviivecilkdoutphasel iszrmaigbahlleltpprooootts:t Ffsoyrressnteocmwh isbn,egsa,onocsrhlcaoarognsee modular trays. Fill with a proprietary seed mat. Seedlings should germinate in ■aconHmdoapwlolostwot ositrotmwou:dlWtria-apintue.rIrpfyyooosuuerhccoaovmmeppaoolssott.twoef ll owsenaeermdwlienegneokp.ueTgrhhpetonottpahnliandntgtoorotuhwtesiosdnterou. nngtiel st evihcrA IT s’lligrehtoF rM sllahsraM s’lligrehtoF rM cLhuociyc’es Tasty French bean favourites to try this year 1 2 3AavalGtreiMc‘erGnltiiimoanetlsbdi2v.iee0nPng0oto8Gdb.sgaeIrttaaeenor’ee:frfnTeeshtacrrsienisnaidvgfnlerlaeodets-uypsaneo,nd-sdc-RodpaHteobcSddehdinegd vpseahrceirene‘2tCoty0m.ot0oHbe0erhn,aaiaag’l:ltnhhGcdyqriov,muevpayinpgliibtoanyerngoanRunacHsbdhimSplcitlraaAyo.rnGpkAtsMcygilwaeiimniilntdbh, iitnsahgeto cpcooolodoksuw‘Ai.nr.iTmtgBhh,eeepbtihnuucygrotpssloalttee’u:darfEwlmofyaaweidnr-efecgprsasrltaetcaonthsatgi,inwnrigtese’selvtlhngaaerroseiebnateytst sure to pick young for the best yields. harvest the pods while they are young. for pot cultivation on a sunny patio. 5 quick jobs Ttoipp 12345KdCryIfroeKheifwWdoaGttuetoawInurrhfnhyoefrarineuearrtalceertoesietyioyrnhpet’eaghtyularuedpsemlurnecemlseoerphol’,wrarpuvie,,yrsuornemariooydcaedaraitoeprngrpsrssytvonototevuasepchfgeeoeabnifrdnerdrlsaearavurlnortity’lucsgeynrheunithancniicntsotni‘drpiuliditeditodhaa,nnneannlvogaemsmtrsaelteeeegpgech.lminteoymodoerrWinurrs,iadtiasacsearvcnsdoihppeasteikbtevlem!rtt.’oge..praiseyemoAeltnraeJedueraalmfsnnwgtunilestbglryfhutwdotlhasdapoemiediierlsduttteolaglofrlotdbteobaikrebbrtuhurnroiweruacexfensaehslisgynonrceonwiengrrleciyb–ei,oeunfsaytpl’lcbrayMoopsmosngtatoowa,ehuntsostnntagrmtftosihrerdiioteisltvstyraeo,ehuahtieo.heftelennnotlthsoa.n.std.teldoy.er Sweet edible flowers of Malva sylvestris eWdHibILleE, mthaisnsyhgoartr-dlievnedmpaellroewnsniaarle ttohaetvtehreyirosnleim’sytatesxtetu.re is not really aspdggpreraimeoerrdsucifnuoenieulnndls-taoimavflnlrneyaedelbcelyoarlloyoewnoas’ct(mdeatbhsensrieddidonsbeygf)ieMvtbmsaeaueuyrtllgtsvfitfeeoahuslnefls.ftywmNloolvaooweeswraesteettrIrsis YFfblilkooruiewuttTtwethecelaehrlxesnyth,udtntorhhioetemeptanntainrnssyldvkmcaaabmon?tltotiCIlehtdoareomsltrlihlwaeisnenechmatdeaaettvienflbelimacsoaavapwocblualyuufrd,urat.stl-eorf- (pawreehrfiaeclhcstoafroeerdaaibglsleeor,’csaalftolhledodduetgrreh. Teith’msefaalellioratwvoe)ssaarey wpstriyotlheseabccacrtoete)a,rm.thSyehydailaplore(waun-ftdrtieeardlgyaladnsedsliscoeiforvues.d ✃ 20 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
pNeetraxilkltaewasneodemkqe:uhFineoorcabu,schuoatnrtvinsegwsstesaeontcmdoeurnse,edsbiobiwrledcfnlaoellwtatlieonrgos.,, Time to sow some Florence fennel ‘MlSoiSpone-wstpemtbneaoimacwnkbciefnoorg’rin SwpcadoiuIbicNtlehekrCaolsteioElusa.etigIwtnidsrto;sedsiwhtsie’dossilneiercbtgni,deotIticiushlaoohsilsvmn,aeacenerfsdsoeasopenuka,vnipsIteecwainlhn!orAaegiusnrlfsloeedostdrnttmoiak’etnpebnbolnatee,wtsaeend, ghwsinherotoaoaBrwdtklu.ieigSslnbohiogffmtwyeesoeennrunsacnroseoosoilmlwosrne,i,plaaqbdonnuursddiilterbeoapsssmroowoaspuiirlstltgleilorboaemnewnaiiofd,ctusiiismlnltylteusaaianirtzdletieetty,htdrsleeo erutuF :tesnIswwbaosaoewsbIr’wekvuinseol(bgwnftirhnfi’siteeeigcnnd,honobsewtutoehlt…wcderheurisnenaeog)il,cltlyetoianhttlti’elhstyositsgimishmecneotre’aotdtovtapuoililbpytes.urstseal,wbfrwe,tobhrlsliuecttnhotsOtchhooceawmPttmoilsenabtagcaeesinanrinbdroglaymnwabwaieycduall-blotrlutaduchmtshlerboenwsJu,ouiibglflvnuyhpeeotrmreyuwtosihliwedluelirgmswcvhioevifn.uertAtohledbnmeruopsirll.tibachstkeer evihcrA IT 3 llA bttoheebsbeoiwghagnrevdseitrseytcieetdlidn–sto.thtihsedeeafirntihtewlyhgeirveeist is mteoaapttinurogreloqpnulgaaelnidttyshiafaryreoshsuuflrrivopesritsisni.naOgrltyehgehiraowrndisype.r,one Train glasshouse tomatoesbyStsetpep Ganedttyoogur’lilpbsewsiethtfhoorwdetolicbioeustst,rfauisnsc-forerdeohnatrovmesattsoaelslsuunmdmeregrllaosnsg: noWt thryy..? Amorphophallus konjac 1 2ttTghohlaemesyiCaynsgo’thdroreroeoedutgwsoesenraemtnras(eeailnlblrsiaaadeonltceleydcaa)autltrhlfsaloeeiinnrd.ed (usgktprinomoawuwTrbelvahnamitigmseaoossbtvrhiootdaheuoleeswm-csllyiaehal.lnaioTntedhora,esetftirnnie)xmtiinot g 3fstaortruelelsomshwfTe.rihgueAsehi)dtsewcltborlhiuylwulesprtetihiepnrtorhedtssoenievm(cimfdtiaarhuasltalotaien,tld Devil’s tongue abskwiesoditershenpo-easorhesinnoimnaotghostsleveyi(onltsehugtaeesafsmenjeoe,yiasntrohtese)m. iytattwhorpeoiuneurgernpir.odelAadeslnintctetrhasirnolnlcgyuaastwtriieeveietfdeuhlyalilsn,yvottewofsti.st ualrteoelplamao,vcwgaehetssotnshestuhelsynabfsldrieugningiahtgsiptn.ttoothofefecmaaons.liyoTlyuhris bpdAHasueumAstvdVohyeeIroelNvpoudiGhpl’mstosogptaaorehoylnaaawbgtrllgeniuuteesltaeh,sokseisorisdt’nepssibjlleaeaslenoncpt,thcia,amaoItl’tnsrdermoatnbyc;tkeaattnihlmvh!oiesa,w,risdn cotohonrardlTytmrhiieseewdsdtoiu,barcsslkeohtseoapainlstebrcmeaietsailcleitdk.o,deTobohgkuneeltu’dgtitteee’lsianlkatt,ehtgiitenairvotapieunwoxsgt.tautroe, Catch-cropping to optimise space rpPgseturrrlooeerIptwvta’csiodsihnsbeegeeafw,ensmmtdritetthiiomxldieasigauedfrlmrrloewegwaesirtbu-ahkdicnolprihutanyeliajenartslosicint.menigTnoua,harolneticiddp-chloseotlsro.m.w- bCeOpMlaEnmtinidg-Mouatyc, goruorwge-yttoeusr,-soqwunaesrhsews,ill bp(tisthhoeehetPpapcobrrulodtalosltytneioavtbcmraouteteustioad’ttshlpnsfiederoaoretlhfmlouowapmwlnhagsdeitlreeytoihsffiwnerto’o’strtlhsemiatnaislsolv.ftlnveohiosnawtttg,eosro ksacwonnondecweseqtncpuo–tarotsnhfhaegenrvsodeuwrsntiwindcgeeaelrtrntsaapwiltoieunteragettcpooouefrmstnh.pTieskhcwienoesrnll cLaobobsea-gleeaafnledttkuaclee growing between pifteloedfaffsrloiakmnet)as.pKdreainehgpliauitnfowtirelwalluiwntutaemtre.nre, ddraynindg lends itself well to this groundcover crop. 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 But there are other tricks you can try. mb–rpeaAulsolsmlnimcspake–simnrlieskb,qeesurussirameovmfowtyehidrceeascqbsuupbcaaauscgrhiben,i,gtoBfsuar.tumWdsoisilnyoetrlesr sprouts and sprouting broccoli also demand generous spacings (these are gaps. Sowings of summer radishes and cposounlallwtnyivthneaiedlteeeodtqhuutethiiycen’krJs-etpuotnaa-mceke)ia.nBotgunurtctiemethcetrehotseopeysbcmiurnolaktpthuusepre,, csbaarnaoldbapydhsstatuorarvnnfeidilspl ttbseh,adeobrisyntprptaahacnekestcp.imShlaooenis,tistcqtaouanefklebeozesoeslgae’rero-gmlewearinnf !
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9 for borders and cutting 6cPoluoruprlse ku.oc.srewoflnedragdlowstoC detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ymalA shpargotohp llA AaCpabpmuespaharyinn, mgulteahdr‘Soiuaumrga-hhseJtruiogly’htahnydbAriudgust. eCAaasrmtluypnsnapinrniungglaprlgiaglnohttmttohetrraoakuteaghd‘Sitsuhppelaesyrubsmafr’moAmeGr.M WfCoaritmnhapataugrnoauolilsdains‘PgparienualmdFoiunrrgesehw’ailbdiet,rthpilsanistignrgeat GmmcTolueiolxemriesardtpan,snifbuetaomroltroifdlpnepehgarsa,sroiteitd-ilsuc.ehomGasnohd‘tAorrealudbsobuttrosrmsowgu’sroeneorl,slwig.wt rniinotehwaedins SGfPsocplralheiraneeagtamtiednfeomiwnsrgaleooklrvoleisdsaseerragmhwioniiz-ioelwodddmoflgsooerowdosill,euaitrnnnhpddealacacsonrauetvrnipaennsergy,.ttsoopfoo.t. fSstloooceoxlhepgkertlaeomgtmvoeeeobsmsd.e.ForIc,tlso’oastmwnsbdoebeiristlnsstteeeaarmdppinpawserpaittaarhferrroutfsrmspothurmiaargdcdhJyiedutalbaynuntdtodwill HxS: 24x18in (60x45cm). H&S:36in (90cm). will happily self-seed. H&S: 24in (60cm). CtsThpharriomseuaipsgdahaenrcb,uooblmarudtp‘eVgariosckotianadngndf’odcrnoponlattaanintnineegrndtinhisudpsrliiaaftysssti.c ThCclehauiismgsthceptara.smFnolpuofalwlaanevugrelliaonnmgdhaeeesrarfadrlloteyawnin‘seCetrhaslyeroopfslaimencaeeks’deoAidnuG,mM CMTThhaaeimystitpasolaalAnssutuheglomaursspt-tylc,ivrmaaerarmdykpiildnoegaarldeaissnsnotrifaikfllioonwrgbedireissnpfnrloaiamyl. Pubssueplroomcroidogmmunhcedster.sf,HsltbuelxusomShtas:y1db.o8syItuxocw2cuf4iapltiltnnuifnlero(gp4nw5lbceexoafr6cluoi0knrwaciegtmesaer)rfs.ilaryosnt ts(Iint6hhi0istashxdaie9sles0raoaigcsnemhpdatr)s.ecmyoaodtnoisdetgri,t,ribaoounnwtds,wowHefixllsllS-und:2nara4touixnrr3ase6ledisimnesoi-il. csgcauaonronmndwtopaairraninesngeegutrm.lryaepHi-adesxtishsSaaps:s7dplac8eiyluxl,it2wntrfg4yliotihonfwovs(re2eoarmrmstd.xheGo6eouo0efbocdtldmhegef)eo.lorowf a- g3rolwowers yelkcuB nahtanoJ/moc.nevaRharaS TCapnheadirmsfossprupmanrneneuayrdlisanipnctohgate,srpfprlioaegwtchiicteeadrsirnAiysg,GawfMrreoelmll-iadJbrualeliyneudntil dACsmrapyma,oslplpteouasnltnayoruafvlacraerrpeaieovstriycwteetihtnsha.sWtpcfhoiinlloladgrgssriooaawinhl laoiinkmAemeGoMinstthe aCAfillalsfgaomvawpopoausrrniikntueswlawoafpelSlolsla,sinrtchahpihsaoRirtsssa,kdvoyreonanuns,gwtaehhetoptoublesaernasknistt.tIot hHtahtaxetpShep:en1il0fydrxono1ne8ftxAinotuft(og2au5Ebsxroti4g.r5Gdecerromer,na)it.tkwaasirllvgnirneossuktnilaedncuosv.er lIrsatou’svcmeeknmeadsreiyeer.rst-Ho,poxgurSrroap: s1wle2e,xfadl3ong6wdiinneigsr(s3fco0tohrxvrp9eoa0ruetchgdmwhi)nat.hyes. saHFpnlxordSwe:aa6esdxrssp2aa4stopihnpite(e1cd5aagxrn6iinna0gelcsaamonrl)wdy. osthurkrmivinmecseoirnnatfnaudilnlisetursn.. 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 25
6 white and pink varieties gCsoAuneaumnmtnhtmilpeqyeautnorne.orTudvnhladaaeripin‘sePagetirynfta,l.korwTewOhitqehecurtffsioiltno,epaewuvl,mesidg’roesoslriatcopaaupstsee,ifaaatrnnhfdderosobmupeieltelfsnlaourpwnlyanelteyor-lhpomaicnisdakbt-ipoeenetsnals uKsfCropnoairomlmi.gwCpshnuuattpapnbspluaaotlnhacrtketslia.anmcGfotiteloikpfrolyeofdlnbroafeawol‘rlreLeflsoroaiundwsngdoenoririf,enpytrhloAaaiusnnrettndaaiainldsl’bnvAwa’otGirtrwihdMeaetmynrsotmiiastimgttobhotusnbetgfelfeo-nsrtetehilfeeeitdr . right at the front of a border. HxS: 15x18in (25x45cm). Can be propagated by division. HxS:48x36in (120x90cm). ku.oc.sdeeSnretlihCCampanula persicifolia ‘Alba’ Campanula medium Pink ku.oc.tfolyaH Acsdsteorucymnrlaotdia-suysisntha.iecanHrd‘dsxpe.SeitP:aawl3nac6idnhllxt-ssl1iepun8arnimnevneao(i9eddis0r’vtbbxiba4oeu5rlrldthfclweiomzrweos).lme.l-Arde,lrtsshaotienoaesfgtodeormsmoosdillaacarrhgneoedrieccdelloauftmnoivorpetlslalyeirngteitr wsafAluonernwdellaaeJdlnurlrsyadly.id,Hnpieetax’lsdriSct.a-:isoI3tghu0wrasexod-1alre8otk,iopsnakews(i7rnlee0oglnxnlcni4gnai5amabcls,ompwttahh)i.ntehbusotlaoar.dlillI,eniusrbpsrelraoilgnaohdtmitvpsebotleeytstmmw, asoenteihsdntaabtMsusauctyuitst CAapmrepttaynvualraieptyu,nwcittahtpaa‘lMe,ilaklymWosatyw’hite double flowers. Perfect CThaemKpoarneuanlabtealklfeloswimear insao‘nEelizoafbtheethm’ ore exotic-looking and stIftohuarrcolascuoesgsumhsniatnookyneAabsulolaygrdufgleosotrwo,stdeohrceiintubwgtlfoipllololalwomnoestksr.wlHgiikol&leokSaed:2lelci0puoimnmcos(p5mal0eninmcdmgepf)n.orotpinmpgiMesa.y tesdhumeinseenpisryggaserpge. Foreeltno.aHwht ee&exarSiarn:tm3-gs6phfrilanoepm.(6eIt0dJgucrlelmoyaw)tv.oseSisnefarpotlomewmw-bshepicrr,ehitatwdheiinllugtopmlreiograuhtntesdatewmiths 26 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
DaMtpvmcwsusgsliinhfeetiunnolatoooaoaesiemtdwonrnptnuyrpcdirdhgianotyniar-casieiienngudczmancandavtgthosangnbyecspe.tommdoaodhbsoTraticgfhemcaadperhnwkfeertetiaaioupevoesetdfunfolhlieleauieodamostuafetssnudrstiweglfnaieyamgolrs–seygkeonosw.rrpnerowmIomt–sldfiihra.snlutpeyileiasserlngnttlrogaonnhraeogsdudesmsapekuar,-te?geamclcoepdbeaeorlrmp,yotuneaidvebrmmvtsseesiyebete,tpsrhrylosfsse-r Cpaatmhpeadnguelsaapnodrtgernasvcehllabgeidasna is a low growing species for iWAnmhaotaatnighsetthihgeehtttaaolllefle6sstfttis(t2yCmpae)m.opfacnamulapapnyuralam?idalis, coming evihcrA IT ftrfTafwHsbrlroeuohroovoogeiswemmatwoidporaredeiraaflnmerelmoailastwnparayn.orgidfeinTndtsdl,oosyhetmeatwpeeestnjoreiyuvyreradrrpeweirinaettgserpoelagys.tosorllheoT-lsiootweaphiyofdtfsneleeupfa,cfara3eansom,attr0sohturmieiao0netprtanonephgiosgsy.aetil,pshWnalnvriocenetlaudlrihcaatiarilahgeisintaneeimimndaandstaigpaeernhcieneetssaiaailnnre.mttbth,shuhggmiaepterea.iavcoanrTnfelteanrshttdem?eub,ertnlseyiyahlhdeyrectao,enorodcnemkeciysdye 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 27
MÉAefftaogeniolceyot’,,dsaahesrfxuasabvinmosgupcleralietnseipsboeePfchppimilllaaaenndnttesesml,dpohawrnuiistnRh‘ogBgyrelooLlulreaiponsuc.saster Plantipp.eu Shrubssufomr mer flowersPdlawnatBrbfurbtetueedrdfldeylersCjahasan,vdineycblsuerdoriiuneggshtthues SSplharnutbinsgasr,esabyasckAinnnfaesShwiointhainndbaarnekb, arisllisahnet froervleoawls-msoaminteeonfahnecret,owpilcdhlifoeic-ferisendly MshAruLbLsERhaavnedabpueshrmiearntheannt trees, reliability in flowering. I adore the all- which looks rather like a large, dainty gehevaerigdrhgetrneasenfs.otnWdrr,umdhtchiemtteuhthierereentmwrsodiaifogewinngcsosyid,toassudthyoryauousdcfsttemeuomororeusssttaanddd wfpaaneivtdrhoviuatth’rdsietireniergwacfdeirtanihlygtbrraaeavlenmacsilaeaarbnooldfoein.otstfhlwuehsrhiti,neistfelioscwatse,rs plflawoarlliertwaeeginngeretdnressa’blsrhatorip,rvaoualenatbnsecnsdhdtt,o.eIaf’Dmrsssoomtbmhpnyael’etlcpylbautrmrseuteteniasendikcnsgaetgsowruetoihatsduhakettvesfoauepnlpfayfelrcoawoeunmnt ga bpftwlhoriereowdTemvshedidearfsseininareadgnllerdeasraoetefgtoycrnralsesuccttaidltenoitenmgsfdgoesa.rpgnawoadnilrldlnddineneliafsenetticsi,nntttgagooroi-smnr,iistcaeehkscetfso.r Enveloped in the scent ltt“sdirhIsiaetsettyeeihnm.ndagIiluonlcirmnnglionooetsgtoeunelrdatoaagctmshnakilrdyrdyudoewfseowyhnarengsswsietinnthitthghea2einna0sbgui2gmeni0lntamntwesayesrhnsdtoeuoeifanmaewtreImnbiwnljyyoeearys bfflDoaorewvreAuope,tutcldzatoriehniatmreetsixnpsohr,gatosahcuusvetencevradheeberaYnesrsudeniokpneoniianfbCsttkuhhho-s.eeffylrfosarpwycmraeBoillrdelioeau,sdrpcslioannmgt at pwarfTleosheeawertldfhlroepyeerrlymtiaanoncrageiatmnesnmcdhpebarrnueonoobvyfwwseycaoohtitnhuefatearrroealgolwcdasuthradetdlrariumnefpruenienls.sasgoTunaihdlmdnaerdymsy’sslleolpizrtnea-egklslse. eneahdeannrvvwcTdieoocglbupeorrapooaicsewgfktmdeotwhiytpnshhlrteei‘usBonntdebieteslhllovetDeheoÉieflpmoltooefplwtiolhlmteawee’ersfenslnosretficrnaxoiebgdtfnuyesstneth.t”rdaoooRrano.o,gtys’s dosahnnwrdlTauyrrhby2fesfbstrioubn(6mdam0dcecielxeomoejfau)dtssah.bnepodsererdaeesgnuronsmoiwamdlisterhatronb-fcgulorelbewoasetfreing low-maintenance structure and colour. detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ymalA shpargotohp llA piCSsluhaamoncotmhssmaienllareg-nfnflroRgoweom,yesLrmoianaIngnacsyfaaklsoveteovderurtlreyointpenoloawmnntisendate Where to buy g“w“aIIrtfhvoahiawcvalhoussueItinorwiittaboefoleumsrluPdoitmhnssi’tmlthaabaednerreyd-wlfispnlooihetwhiusloaessu,nr‘itBtdnh”egefhollesferahsicÉtrasuttioibdti..le’ JABCRaVusrcohrkRncwsuocooosgnooe’dsrseNNNCNuuurrorurssscreeesurrersyiier.ecisesos.uRkVAJR✆aBsochu0gkwr1nse3oocr4.oonc4dosonn4.suuue7krr.8css✆eoe0r.r0ui0iee0k1ss7✆..c5coo10m.41u27k✆20✆29028106361870483241605109297641 28 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
9 summer-flowering shrubs ku.oc.esoocnruB ku.oc.esoocnruB TAhbieslniaexwgarbaenldiaifhloarsasSpuicnilny-yscCehnatremdspink AClethaonuogthhumsa‘BnuyrCkawliofoordniiia’nAlGilaMcs open BIfuyodudlceajan’xt cwheoyoesreiabneatw‘Seuenngaocldu’ltAivGaMr of iafsCnaenhtdmodoeoaiyd-eeus,eltvrlueoeamdwrgsdnhbri.eselEohelvtonepemrufneorsdpaliaaf,letgsgeuaserneifnflnprosoyatwmlepsevompresseiridhtgrissaoriuevsnmeeto.nmroerr bwtfulhoneeewtfliiollr-erldbaerrsltauermeiensvuefuelcodmahwlsmi-noleoegirlvsraceainlndundssdbtpayeersrbianshregleoye,lftstaerh.iurcSisethuudw-mnba,lnuites ttfhblhooeeemwltdwbeaieunrineettbtdneaariBtlfnhlls.yegs,btlBtorwuu.bsxcoohtw.usP(arBeeryu.wadenhnraeiodavhsinideamairibd)pisloroionraovoMhmeryaasbnracrgirhdee- grow in a container. HxS: 4x3ft (1.2x1m). position by a wall will suit. H&S: 6ft (1.8m). flowering. H&S: 10ft (3m). TfDehesiutsivttzaeilals,iusgcphartibginrhaet,a‘dCrleoycdtiodsaumloliudPssinuskmh’rmAubGerMiswahen fCEaalresgriloeysdtireianAindGerMudmtotmricahkoetaomtreuem-livkaer.shape, rTHehelaepttsivaeecvloeydnnieusowmnimnfltoircowodenuricootifidoZenhs.eIAtjihaGanMsgsismaall wHlptahaxhregrSittbei:eaa1cl0fclslouxkhw6ssatfeodetrfre(3ssoixoonu1ptf.ge8heormonopn,)d.efel,tuyaws-lsshec.ellGe-ddnrwortaewiitdnhiednpdosinuuskbonlioeol.nr ctwbshhrehiirmsriurtiyesbso.afalnItonliawstlsrateagtcerreesssndeeuteamrmcecei.hmdrHugwe&oeritSuthto:hs1aaas5ttuufuttnturu(-q5rlmnoumvnoin)i.infstrogeagrant s(sbg4euruxompt2wafm.r5liasnemggarr)nai.andnsttoaawtatsrhumaittcuaetlmilfvltoenre,wbseeah.rrHrksim.xfIrStpo’:s-m1cw2olxaelo8tlleuftwreodrth LgTuhropewiensvuresarpagirrdbeloeynrienCutoaslaiAforGorMnuinadnetdrebeulsuhp,in HBThryiigpsheStrt-iycJeuolmhlonw‘’Hsbwidloocorotmtiess’doAuvGeeMra2reinv(i5vaclm. ) SSstppyaalenrtdisiurhymbgrjaourondmceeniussmwidheAeaGrleMfoitr cMaendrietevrerlainnean- 1Hpath2nr&aoidnSnda(:uh36tce0tfihrtncbe(mg1ai.r8)ycblmeeoelonl)os.ugtws.inTlfulheopeawinsrelesyrbatsorupetmiksfrietdaislgsl suurampmnatmtolleerr. aiifmnnucsissrdpsousiesenucssmottbiromsrlnihigeg.rhruhTttbtheossinsha, tbaumhdotruueirvsmd.itneHnbgr&esaiSnnfor:dona4meafrtraoe(n1f.wg2themoero)tl.hfesaositls pmgfseueriwendaes-dtlnhoiekisnlecateietdfelmaounswosudu.emTswrshmlee.eHleasl-rvxedebSraasy:r,i8eynbxeegu6ldlatfotarswl(ao2m,ni.lf5a.drIasxetsg1bd.r8oeafmfranor)tms., 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 29
3 short-growers perfect for pots ku.oc.esoocnruB ptsdtfrDTadYprhiohnnhoueauoeesatdmirklcsussierpdgktie.etasclCedehzGe.agioietsthHaarrfsaemuluoaeny&ndaxtlwprddzfsSssrburaiuyhao:aifbyrcnom2otvsBrtmhlloso,fewaimlteaduoainatd(egrien6eksznd-efsceer0sor.lioisoapsccLdramptmasarapuueitnltnoata)eus.grubyrpmt,sieoarniflng ue.ppitnalP LaBcoisutstndloetdacLliineailejataerdddoearwlicvvitoiehduribsritButyhdauedrtdtlfeeagrjmafalsiryldibaCeuranttnaoapdnneydarSijnmuegsrintipeiaaasstnuLiirircrteeltelspesilsaLotniiflbatfrleeaagtsorialbynutatlctilecarocflm-ipemus.ropHdl&eaStfel:od3w1iinenras(80cm). DWieplel-lgtarofwlonrisbpuencdimaeAnGsM uaodsbunfelsomtfcihougimdesmhsusteiyenotr,o.gultHahbsirniaegssrhheedliorakyCulerdblahysnsinadaenrsee 4 unusual shrubs nIosfmltoopemwnem-neefslrdsoianuiwasgntefne,arcylirynupbgatoaffoltscoenikwtreioaessn.re. d ‘CHleutmhrmainaglnbifirodli’aAGM H&S: 10ft (3m). KfsdiTnlwohenmwecoeiweiedldotrunnstpooagaeus-lrpalseawptssecehhtlisroirntuubevgmbeuawsfmldlhhoee,iwttrreh.eoirsrs HAdIneGidmcMiigadoluafoyeaurnas sihnhedrtuiegbroabinsuttahita ssaaaucncpeniddonoibtctreou,pdfhtteauearrmrntifcildauiaelscass-etr.htioGrcaauhdrcosestwobinieilneosr Ahdidrneeiapegcmrrsbeoilabanladgceanewecrdadkointpuelgitlske,areownprswteia.sthrtCehsunitntneoimaulst compost. H&S: 4ft (1.2m). rofflroofospwmyien-pmrnsuai.drtHpeslu&efomSpl:imea4ageft-erl(i1bkj.oe2yimne).d vTFhiehaoaeblatiChachnereiaalesiAeammnGbMvbrilioeclasetatafgaf.ilasent lahwtnaugeehvbaeaeiutitdennhlaldseeorte-rrfltrliwhioknheewituthhbleeeirlrsaaissgrvhcwgheaotehssw-ge.osArspeweaeelnell- npHperaxeluSefte:ro5arrnxlet3codfh,taaa(c1ls.ki5dlyexics1amopvieH)l.ss.isturn 30 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
MiCPnlaaalariknytee-olsepsuautrevmereimcdsoexvmrecarplsanoindosdntaoisusnotwuefmenthlsnli-isd,sbdr‘aSueitunctimehddiumsoavenuardsrSipesotlgaarabnntetdetmdt’hAacekGueclMtoihvnaatnradwinsielolrmsitnaensloudnwo.usHth&irnuSba: 3scftothn(1atmtafi)ln.oewr.er cCalinppreinmgoavehefldogweearitntghestwemrosng time Do I need to water my shrubs? AplLaLntsehdrufbrosm, bpuot tessipnescpiarilnlygtohor ssuemmer, sWhhruybwsoflno’twmery? fwoirlltrheeqfuirisret twwaoteyreinagrsdwuhriinleg dry spells Wdiraetcetrinngewthlye pwlaanteteridngshtorutbhsetrhooortosughly, awstdFhhrAooeerwIruLspsnUbttresueRtmonxtEhaepstamdorctuapibfnnlrlolieronsywsopginemoraigrnftcipgfntlahro,euntewhnauwierisnslryrucgobsaunauultlgrsdymesatbmi.wmeTeaehry.eIf establishing. Apply water to the roots lwowbbikfuyihelsdlwetpsseri.rmenmeTtsavehshleriltsrnohwuctebarafidstlpnoegeawrhenlroaeesag.prriBngepndaigegndunm,galhiaaofsertsrlwuayodrliitterllhrloiiatsmucoftagmaosuhieoelstutsdered acaonrondud,niiftdiposontseesrmiboslve.eA,rptmlhaoocreisotausgmohiulwlbcuahtteonrfoisntogil hroicitghhhe,-ropproltathanesthss.hfMerurotbirliessheliagrdcheat,ndabioreuatnabdcyuare. aenvedriys fbeewstdaapypslbieedaitns tdhaeilyevsepnriinnkgleosr evihcrA IT evihcrA IT the morning. Matching the right plant to tMheedriigtehrtrpalnaecaeni-styimpepoprltaanntts. are dwroooudglhatn,dwohreigreinasthtrhivoesebefrsotmin usually more tolerant of harsh sun and humus-rich soils and partial shade. Pruning summer-flowering shrubs EsfnauoAbmCpiamHrnueantyr)inptaogerea(wmnpinlroluuhsnataelevcdveuewittrssgh.reoInenwegtnnhepecnreieruarfnalnoilno,wsgthehrurreussqb,huhsaiyrvtephemaeftraeibcdnlueotmsdof.mraAoniimnmdevtoairrtluyally remove flowered stems back to non-flowering ones and cut oTfeloahuwretloyepltrdroeuernmrsesildditke-essmhpbsrruuigndbgrdosalwhenojiadnugalbdntloordeooctmataairnolylnoaoprsnttianeetrmtuihsrseaamlrwoearuodctulnelntgthehda.eiLrrdseaatcbemtai-oecnks.einason.shsruuTmbrimsmaesfptrerflrinoflgwoeawnreidnrging 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 31
AlliumsThis week... GHRowOWto WITH GRAHAM RICE Ornamental onions will add an architectural dimension to the garden RhpurisogivneigdseapbhaoecvroeensotortahfseAtrloleiufamforlyr‘mGsluombemmearssttearlw’ arts, Globreesseomfif rbAellewliuosmprkassrckhsuobfertii A rLeLcIUoMgnSisaerdebinystthaentslymell of ggaarrddeenns, wainthdmsuannnyys, uwietallb-dlerafoinrehdeirloom ideal for the front of a sunny border. tchruesirhleeadv. eEsd,ibelsepteycpieasllyinwchluedne fmloewaedroswasn.dTphoelylinaaretoarlsaottrgaocotodrsa.s” dried STwomoekianldliusmosf ogrrnoawmfreonmtabluolnbiso,ninsthe onions, spring onions and leeks. Herbs Many alliums are good planted same way as daffodils, and eventually oganrandrlaifcmla. Oevnorntuaarlimnognesinoitnnacsl,ltuyadpreeesgc,rhooivfwteensnfaoknnrdothweniras wbehtiwleepeenrepnenreianlnailalilusminsmarixeesdhboortredrearnsd, mthaakt egrcoluwmfrposm. Tshloewrelyasreproetahdeirnagllriuomotss. How to buyattrOacrntiavme ehentaadlsoonfiotinnsyefliothweerrgsr.ow from bulbs or make clumps of fleshy roots and THE most economical way to buy most alliums is to buy maIynhaallvaelliaupmasr,tivceurltaicrlaylpstuenmgsenatresmell. baluslobsfinfrdomthea wmiadiel-sotrcdheor ibcuel.bBsuulbpsplaierer, awlshoerseoyldoiunwreiltlail tsohotufapanrpn-dseyrhedthadwpinseigtadhnfrcfdolloumuwspte2etr0orss1ogo2rafi3ntth0in(e3ytr0oetcudmmbianu)natlaoycrrhooersasd. s isnasouuamtrPTusvheeemeertrreinismyeneaseennixasmidapnslpedboarnullegdlsyisauiivsbrnmdeiuvgseelwb,aniaarsndclyctleeihultunnoamdttcrbisaeenursfngeyr.otctrfmhaehersivbbmienue.sltpbB,teoaserrttasetvreiaeunrlsuatfuolelosa.wwollyaeirst.ouTlnhdtiisiln small avAagilaobolde cinhoauicteumisn Great performers pots by mail order and also in flower at retail nurseries. detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ymalA shpargotohp llArTttThoehhrm3eeeBfyaarlteeidm(n9an-lavg0tikey&rceesmdB,emio)eenlracoaubyknwnrygbota’iselaay,adsswduelieutnhrunria‘cimdGnnhegnldoir.sfbflalotaenhwtmdeteeaaUrrsliSmanten’gsordo’st.oturpp obaspnnurilaobinrnscgsuhtppihteeprocrlifuetougrrrsmha,ltebedaelilrmsalyuuestsniu:fsum“ioOllmynr,netboarl.omtThoehemneitynaagl dladte Where to buy ADR.veVo.JnRaogBgeuerlbrsdrevajarvogogenerb.rc.ucool.bu.usk.kc✆o✆.u00k1617✆25201 8414476200222226942177 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 33
Alliums from bulbs Alalrlgiuemvi‘oGlleotbfleomwaesrtheer’ahdass ALLIUMS that grow from bulbs are tlifsmnelhpoaaephwviuneseearlrysrpimscltaaehgenl,eedhtliitdlmeatrhraeceuedamsisdnfhlsyocaetrwditaocoeerkwlosryadpsoslelterpieudnwrmmiwnthhssgiitte,e,hewbmf.foiuTlteolhtiharwaeggseeertsahte mtfs(3ihcr0aeehTywcushmsibozeter)eaklfrralotstoir,ifdgw,oawyeeribsnitrtthhahgfeseliaoktasswwedliptagsebayhrlai.lhtkellelye-,paaseudsmxrsippnacllloeAalednl1rl2iinbuAignemllium ‘ct(hGdehaenlrvoienesbpitsefolpobmpuwaharlielpsi.atrlMeehnr)eda,’aAn(tvdhyliloseioulsaefmebtth)oig,ne‘uiPcgtmluautrhondpesteletesupiSzmoeepnousflaaatrion’ Ta(isnlipshlahheiTnceahd-a‘epAeedrimneofslkpocbt)eh-wapapeseunhssrrdasapizd‘lalWoeeorneorfhl’afoio(tarrwefeetleeGdasnrrdmisgaitsneiaoghtlfmlh’-eAp(twralluylarihrubpnpimltadeleec.)c).k,oeomdr ,e m‘Jeaaynbineeg’a(ytehlelorewd).more loosely, as in Dusreieddfsoereinddhoeoardasrraarnegceommemntosnly Ahelliaudms o‘Mf irlolesnyn-piuinmk’flhoawsesmrsall Care advice IiAhcnnuaVsttnthOtegehIaDeihndofd,alaomesswaehdte.hehAredhelleltaoaoadswdditnrtooghyffeffbtohalueretlwabtfhvloioeneuwtssbeetartorysisnpedfteiaeaesdrn.eeds,t Hardy perennial alliums Perennial Plant Association Perennial btenthhoaaeerctFylksbyepaenserripadeinnrtigunicgnorghggamiwdlrwloypdi,tiwllehaeltnpnthae.rdogslypevebaiundrsleleootrwhannel.unfmteirfiretothinlfiefstswyedrahuirenerning HARDY perennial alliums are mainly pcahPoneulaldrrConbpfuth,loeorbivlf,ifuuaepttlghsifnt,eoehkoreaYfomercneraooewreunahidrttnhsiihtbe2seel,0eaafal1n.dor8desw. boaeofrvsptahaalulrfeleao-bwleers IbafnegdyCroorluewnmpdthlpdas-nefttoaaidrrnmthsseitpnoargdisnailgnollg.wiuamdnosdwnaense, pldifrtil,nitdgtlievfeicdeaedre. ssffoaothnerloiAaatlorhgdltlneeieiulgrymmtethahara,t‘arMattknhnseileatdltaelblrytniouhusnometiitnuyhsamagtfsesro’ontiqohsmdudertiebcocylkuoeasllantypbivrdrsbseei,teplaiwyocadionntshmesfo.wer (pbinluLkeo))owakinthoduiAtts,lltpiourome,ttfsioleyrnAtewlsliiscutemendcslye(paaunvreepuslem. -, hrpouosgpyeu-plqainurkaacnflrtooitwysseortfhss.em‘Mcaoilllulehnnetnrayidu, wsmoi’thfwiatss 34 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
GHRowOWto WITH GRAHAM RICE How to choose aPsusropcleialtoelliwpoelpl wheitahdrsosoefsAllium atropurpureum cshndthuaereuCnsirmerhlaoigoosnohtofdimctssgkepinrolloteagyosccpdaeetelislnd,isuaagraamlnttishdhnssoeaoeiusgracgievirgahle.yhtTrettsyhhvuwemeamyerfuilmlaeolclwtwhleyprieatfrhoresrfeorf nfpngtoheereloTieraiewhrdgnepeuhnefpiilidaaostiklwnhds,.grresoyA.oriutnstgtgthhehoeumhspsesaatrohbmdferyoeafgwlltloiieumnwrmaleeensraaisuwvsameialrsllesli,uamt pnefpccworoosreaoinlPplltrlnuohaeehetmumnroicodrenbirsefaeniitaanalnhnltyltsehsesiaasugselanlo,noganoefcnoorldlialadyaidxutswtgbaelmbsiliolneotolwsihresuvrdead,sermeowrlesolerslrwhfaeaeignoanianstogsdhvd.doeeoetldhsofnco.eoakaTlsi.tkahestghetoeeirne 1When and how to plant P(l1a0n-1t5bcumlb)sd4e-e6pin evihcrA IT Dig up and replant offsets in autumn pwliaduPnesltaiisnnnpggtaaiacslilbnsiuogummlbisbepsutloiamlbmnseteesintrismoauureghtsguaeamnlssdntoe,td4rroe,-6pwciolneamnl(.1tmV0ine-eg1rn5yadcdtmeead)nv.dseeereyp, How to propagate TsAmhLeLaIlbUl buMlublbbsuscl,abonsnpbtrehoeddusuigcdeeupooffifnstheaetusmt,uwamhinnic,bhaunalbdre. 2(Iisg30nnocoDCimrnteolwu)abanamuoptotpeutathr-mrpfltootlnhwagremnogilstlreienppidngresoousrpevprgeinfrdgrrinneoeeignzasae,tnlnioanoiaerl.nlliefsuafve,mllpeciuslntaimvaninesstiwdgncaegrionneatupebbpreoa.isufpttblha1ue2nlibtsnesod.ilThey btpinhioeestCcphselrmutishnmaeaglpnl,lea-sdfrrpogrolreiefmtfpsifnillenaottgonwstaaeereldrlniipunuilnmgam-nnssbteiecezwadreno.sbfobusiellmb. dsauallgenrudp 3are happier planted with their compost at soil level. Do alliums come back every year? types, and also allium bulbs often YES. All alliums are long-lived plants wssflohoilemwl dteeatrkthiienmegaeirssfseizienweel.dayesrg.aTershnetuosmerebcaeacrnhs,sbpurotut, ipanlltashCnoothgueigvgdyehisnst,ohtshieoleyomwrmeirnaooysnthhfgaaedpdrelecal.acuwema–py-sfiuofcrmh iansg Wanhdagtaisrltihcechdiivffeesr?ence between chives iGsaarluicsechfuivl ecsul(ianlaliruympltaunbterosum) aTnheonleioavneysfloafvochuirves have evihcrA IT CgrHeIeVnElSeahvaevsealonndgh,osllelonwdeflor,whoelrloswte,mdasrk- 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 35 ltCapeouhmaprGivpnpileadeelesrsdol-iaepcnbnicincyodhhkrniloivofvflueooelanswssv,d,eoehsrcu,raoslorsum..fsfTteletahetntierm,sdswelooihgsfm,ohkueltnesldyouphpwalealanlyanle,adtrshsaosf waglahsroBiltieocctoffhllmaoavweroeewurvrsi.at.hlTufhaloebwlweehirnsoltienhepoltkahintectrhhceaonsl.oaCumhrsiiv.ldes
Ask John Negus Jroehadnehraqsubeereiensafonrsw50eryienagrs John will reply personally to all your gardening questions every week Aanudtupmrunnisintghea byoeustntgimweisftoerrimaoving, training oSneevdelrinygcsolmdanyignhetesd protecting erutuF QSeedling worriesoyonuantaIgnlniipvgdelhahtninawtvsthh.eDeeanongtoIernermteehpeneedharotsaouttusoperfueStfsucmliolnyottlhfaheneadter detiderc sselnu ymalA When should I move a young wisteria? gErveeelynnhoFuosrdeyscheo(wviaaroeumnadil8)°C(46°F)? Q AshoulTadgwIaopinryusentaeorusaranggdaomraIopgvleae.nIi’ttmeadswatohwneditseetenrirdniargil,s ygeosrotuawwbilniilsglhgriiinvggehwtthineetllopalDasnerotctoehtmesbcbeaerrs.rtycohnance of slow bYgoreoucwrasuinesgeedwnlieignllhg.tsTthaeepmyppemeaarrayttoubrebeeas ilnittsliede aBroebtwBiansinsgetatr(ovuiandemthaeiml) selves? tpahhnarauysIRtnnfoeheiJntgehuaialsedllyrhlrdtteohhgindreerg,oAlfrwolupeongtmrwhuguo.ne,svnirtnsee(g,twhtb,heouleantlatwdceteoehranrifpll’tothgpwreryeoesmbwrteirontathvtgnesedr)s 8ytofahov°naCeuI-ndrrh(4eigyed6aoraeel°utlFayeer),lrn,citnwaohhtnoahredourincgdsdcheeuorsiacsau,perrr1eeae0agm-hhp1eoo5oavgrvrdteaoiinecrfofiuggnidnlrgtietugowearrraotshelawlelforelnteowcheut.ercnirced Ahas gyToohnueerbdweoissrtmtetiarminaetisatonladmtelooavsuettiutasmnldenapovrneucsne.eit ppdtWhruigeaetWipttwuhianhpiesrgeeatwneuntrihtnysihaettteie.rlneratieiluamliwtsuueoppmcrlwaononmitgththiienevasegrsyssslotyapruuoragcuwceteutilialmraennreoetdooetottdtorbataoinll ataD(athnbsheeyoopcmsuelaoetrmant6pigobnirnfeogbtr(dhrr1ooa5uenwrccmcJmetahhda)ns.iftnurDthohafiormsaranytym,w’yetaoeashlluuwret)mhrwobeermaaktscnh.etktIeernt-tymopojrskoaueitnnbheeuapdt temperatures rise each morning. aaws pIafoyysotosuibpdlreoevathenindstimnthoOevcreotoaobntsedrdporlyraiNnntgoivtoesutmtr.abigehrt wsthheeorsueeldpwrbuilelnbesehdotthortee6fnilnoewd(15etocrsmtwn)eoinxbtthuyeedassr,u.amndmer What rose would suit a small plot? Hcaenmbpeacogmrimeoinnvyaissivperetty but Q aMnyddtahuegrehftoerrehvaesrayshmota.lSl ghearidselonotkhiantgisfovrearyfrsahgerlatenrted QUnknown wild plantJcwiolitlmhHitnihpPtgcillsaehonatcuitsnotiey.sc?kcIct,alImutCnissaltyyeyaosrbbutooeHtfuefyftrlldloo2mowmftnee(b,6rwDis0rhdjecuavmsstoett)nehhdiisg.h Acocoaf ImnUrenmslaaTuaogbhnanreildnilmyi;punifmoltoaEinsnu)n.ytnsgAi(cdlnEanauinqnarpcdutdieaevaatesenomtldwrisoipeuiWn,lwmdsiafsuhlloenehwsnreeyema.rnp,pdliat’psceasrt,s rpoesaecwh,itwhhaicflhowwoeur tldhabtelosoukitsalbikleefaorpaeosmnya,lilngpaardleepni.nAklosor Sisuthzaenrenae rSohsaewth(avtiaisethmoarnil)less? ibttesenetBdhsesreawtnaoaddrr-eamlimkoaefpnpabylglaooenothtaminensgrdiainbtrsieenececaontmsbj.ooeyrdeaedwrbeayesdit. A Ifosruagngyeostftthhaetfyoolluorwdinagugahntder opts Aarlol gurnodw8tfot (2.4m). s‘Bmraelal-tghroowf Linifge’riossae 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 37 accommodating climbing roses, which The only fragrant s‘a‘CBhprooreimucalotpdhtabboselsfoiiLoodimnfee’as:’:lDaFfoorrerauhgbberolearrnngsteaadlramdollueosbnnu:l-empimnke,r. gptDhrirnoeokrauntbhlcelionhso’as.mArcmlsbim.ooItbuniisrn6b,gfhotorn(o1w.v8seaemrviie)essrt‘,ytZep,eimrtposshnciheeriarntiovseee- apricot and orange. Repeat flowering. mildew so should be sprayed with ‘Scent From Heaven’: Full orange fungicide to keep this foe at bay. rs‘CiacrlhmimlyossnocbnelnoCtoaemsdc.saG.dRloeos’s:seDyoagrfrktehreeendyleeaaanrvde2s0.17. wfoiudAneldllytihnaevgaraoilrasdebeslnemcoeennnlitntrioeensa.enddhmearey abree
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Ask John Negus rJoehadnehraqsubeereiensafonrsw50eryienagrs John will reply personally to all your gardening questions every week TsuhffeeflrofrwoemrscoofldthaenCdhhiulenagnryladneteerrn tree can aCdadmitpioionnsstomtahkeegdaerdligehntful erutuF QWhere do my Chilean lantern flowers go? QPAlease ID plantwkeeeapthtTdhehirsrreaeoeperbpsyoeuemdaarsreisnwtghahi.gniIcosghtIehswleusaebps?srgoeibqvlueeenmnatdlcyrrofinluoogwdheet,rnepdder.soStnsin,(abcbeirodthuse,ts2nq,4uainilrlr(o6erl0smcomors)mthoiicgfethh)wtehibethuddrys AGill Chant (via email) Wehave lost the label from this Dit faovreupRsl?aicnht,asrodspl(evaiaseemcoauill)d you identify budIfsyTbtoohuudeerrsasedrhlayrrourmebptpoiwsirnnofgainpc: gerinoxsgbpuaeonbas, luasetrn,ecdfaroodufzrsfoereounssgfthoetrd. aTphpeefeatrcshtoinbgepalafnotrimn qoufedswtiaornf pacEcoaburomuorTobluhpdpateibebo2nl,en-yA3a(SSigSsn..iaiakla(ei5encan-i,ans7eifukdc).ielmtiNIsifi)s)moithisrniiitslngdhigonhiAghro,,etmtlahmyneenotornaauircletsilitaevtti.resoh, iatonf oGuagtTr,dahitreedwnneionnaugignldaNgih-nanat,uaivftreuyaorlalayunl:lrya&s.dcavo0nemd1r2ys8es5oei7flf6ies0cdt5ruy0pin5og,n RpmtboruaaordbAyubsbspbaiwttfbesuoai,rdlrirPetbemy.iguv, duodepouossrndqiensiusgyaiacontpkhudpleyreDmbaaeun.resIidnfhr,tgchwwe,aalhilttsnihicsiamhGaremarallsaziakeberslse iwftonlhofadipswAtiecobesartyriaftnoebfsgeruhpelid.eotdSiatdnitanvae.segrRvstseeiynutlopooumuepwrnradmsitaenhennfgrinedcubxtibr.etreonywpweceiytanha.r,,Otsismtuvtmaleoprranthciytnaohgtmley,e Japan. Both are pleasing evergreens. foliage unpalatable. It’s available from in April. Do I prune my beech hedge in summer? Q I have a hedge of Berberis, firethorn, photinia and beech. When is the best Salsify is a British native with tasty roots KeithtJimacektsoopnru(vnieatehmeabiel)ech – should I wait until August? A eWvheargt areweonnadnedrfduelchieddugoeu!sA mix of AQtasty arrivalAlantCBhoeautrrlhdya(ysvoiinauvpealmdeeaasdile)midyeanlltoiftymtheinstp. lant A I suspect that the flower is salsify, tissrpimtehIfceittihebienseJbwsuteolteyrimk.cJsheuwintsoeeslctli.rsliaApsgslaiggylbhoye,tulyeysoceauhayc,hrlAoeyuudtloggdues. t clip it as little new growth has been aiStslosuroAIistcihcupnh-ogdrEpovgiaugebesretastpenbtEldeotlnyhuv‘gagaesltoaggtyonaeaotdtrBsuadarbbenintelnauedair,entrIiurdt,seroic’selbacagcpinltoruedaoor..nwrmBidnnusge.tfoniitnrjoisitys made then. wpsaenlherdivaceyshoadanurrtnaeagwbnslidanhndosceoahlltiasecdad(kstlne.ikofelwacvnhoaiucsroe‘rcdyhaaronrdodsts’) ionfNAPNouleevgwaeusmssinthbpgoerloyur,tonsbirtnehDginaeagtcareeepmvbpebeeregsatrrr.esahesonar,trteheneseudlt firethorn and photinia can be clipped in late spring or summer, but not in BiAneuwegciunhstteharenddgneeswarsehboeostst psrhuonretedniend wfitloiinnwtaeeurr.itnIufgmthinne;sbifpeerrivnbeger.rgisreisedn,etcaicdkuloeuitsa, cftleipr 40 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
All our yesterdays tPwaort from the AG archives Guide to hardyplants MpInepreanrtntiwalos oafnadsceornietisn,uweewloitohkoautrhcoowmptorelohoeknsaifvteerAyBoCurohfasrudiytahbelerbpalacentosus OST hardy plants can be rbboeeotlttaesrrgcfoeomrelfnaoowpbrrgtuluiaaetgthnbahptlayelstadosamnhnmataosdclo.rlcttHss-oohtpomapcalenoemdsdnreomlvsedmehidtanoatttiyuheerolenbdtwhteleyel, crown of the plant, where shoots join rtrFhooineooetttssrs,oaotwonildebslhbehoeajuunmslddtallebdeeevoerrfeilrfwomtuoirtwtnh.eittdhheaknrsouuurcfnkadlceetsh.,e March and April are safe months for planting almost everything. On ilFpnigelahObntrctusitnaoogriblysec,aarp,nnbldaubnmtetoianrniygskwamyles.atoysboceoilsmreamsuuetumnmceendin groSwotmh ethhaat rtdhyeyplcarnotws dmtahkeemssoemlveusch out. The quality of flowers can be isamhnopdorMotsvic,eshduabcehylmtahasisnthndoiansigseieoosuf.tdtehlephyionuiunmgs shoInotmsarenmy ionvsetadnccaensbtheeufsiremdyaosucnugttings pa1cionnovdl(y2ewtr.h5eielcdlnmfowe)rifmdtihlemraeo.psCohtiunsettresienatagnoddsfigylaylrsaieofsiipsnl aiosnrertarictbeudolaxrly sscuacbceiosussfualnfodrainncthreeamsiisn.g delphiniums, dwPeliatlhnpthssitnawikuietmhssho,erwabivlalymnbebleoodoomscusap,nlpeikoserting bUascekt-wtoo-bbaocrkdetor lfeovrkesr ppllaancetsdapart SThuipnpnoinrgtinisgdtoanllepilnanAtpsril and early May. tDwhiiegthpatlhahenotls’esolrialorsogutersfaesconeothueghcrtoowanccisomlemveoldate ibrCnoeutootptteislnatdgunbrstdeyiyndmspoeilduarttsneuitndsm.gtmhoeoendr,swshohoielutnlodtghbreeoywwceaolnnl Many hardy plants are entirely self- supporting, but some of the taller kinds khpdioolnaldcdneseusebp,deatnhsnetedafiikrstiohfnremgoa,meveyssahpbloieltortctloeeiamralltsysh.siinnis-tesaxtnepcmoesmteoedd erutuF erutuF detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ymalA shpargotohp llA Stakes or bamboo canes should be inserted early, either one per stem for bfshoueiguclerhflnpoaiewusrmeMprslsia.cIlnhifktasefetoadlrmkemealsposhardeirnaebiiusiunimesshsse,yraotnterhddtinhsgroesethoery tghreoiwr ouwpnthsruopupgohrtt.he branches and find ticbsheeetnhrtceeraetyasopienuaeorndtfgssfbcooaeurrirtncseegipdpldealinaspctniieantscrg.de,Eestvhdteeh,reahytxadcsrihedvopisutioilndn Dividing plants incline outwards like a shuttlecock, Many hardy plants benefit from division should have shoots, or growth buds, and ghsbperroaraFinwnlotcghtrhhsacewmlnsodiaslclelaablenpetropbopeteplhaaeetnrhantprsneul,acdssnetmutiwsnpat,silollalotbntwthedheigaibmsgtoosypttihrleoimnvesd. every second or third year. Old plants are roots. The most vigorous kinds, such as hscinmaatronaedltflhuopellriyecbclloiueftrmseddpbeyraafnhnodadrknetsdhittehohnerrurslesppvtluiebtllraweecdidtkhi-anttoptwo-aborta.cItk bMnsueiNgcshgepaexlietstlwtumiopeaneissnkdtf:ooWarsiseainiehcgsoeleanrbntsiadhncougeeoootwlsudsiwethbnitroohorurddorsepo,rl.tcasan.nt 42 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
hsTeehcirsboeanxcdterioancuatssfpreoermireesAntGnhiaa16ltslAoopkrisl 1a9t6h6arisdythe 1884 TheWorld’1sO38ldeysetaGrasrdoenfipngraMcatgicazainlead2v0ic2e2 ABC of hardy plants Plant suggestions for your herbaceous border MvAasirctieherati(eeMlsmiocafhseadietahlmiesriaeAsssdatearerisnieosv)i- aanndd Oallcbtoloboemr. VinarSieetpietesmofbAe.r bbl[aTeSheenayegllvmggrleiiiepaiis][,heaS,woy]ry,eoirmwthtoariptfisnchhAmhuyd.umoonomtoobwrtivechnnarhoyseouvhl-femaianaenynv-geolsvia.i-e shaTniiohmngevghearlleealeun-afsaldor,neawbglvulelaiasrarsbhieeyoint,auiwerAtesi2ut4hofgt-ful5(aA6sfrt0tsghatceeinmgrdh) . gthaphneaaedlriegsdie-henlatnscvfproveoealnomcrdiuieee1rt-srif6e,raofvstnam(od3ryf0wstinihchlvgmeieteif-rni1,yr.s8-tmo)f, SgdMoampraeaoiepserwcntileelhnussmsoiitncburiasaeaAnbltrpm.ibeoAroisenll.tsl,pMatmblraauieocnntvhyeAteeaassdedsoteliiimilnlnyraansd pSsoionmmkeetomhvaoivoreelesotiranlngedlsescfrdliomowuseborlnse.,s, stbhpeersiynt dsgpivorierdaaeuddtruaamnpnnidualayn.lldy,aarse Symphyotrichum novi-belgii ‘Dandy’ TAhsetislbeeare graceful Astilbe ‘Fanal’ Bleearvgeednsiaax(liafrraggee- ) Bergenia ‘Eroica’ tJfwpfeoouliarlnlglnyontr,yewtobsrlueeytanhdatndhav,diteenledtsfhJveiieruneaondltswheeopeawurarcipnnynhgd, foeTpcolvhrluarecesntrrhsttigemeserritesasrheorloaaennftrhgpalfelaeironaen,wkvadg,eelsrmrsrooosoawmsensnetd poMi9Asrl0suonctcmsiorlmtbimemae)srshoseooirigme2fnhw-tpf3,hlholbfiatciwutn(ie6fteo,10rfpltsi-ai.nk pssisnutpreoanrmidlnnmuysgo.cooTesrnthdsaeshinnhyayowedrsayitol,rlplisgylltaarooncuwedt, (iisnn3oc0silrcpeamranins)d.geAcdoallrbnliaykbuedetiudvmaismnio.pn abonrydaduicvtauisnmiobnne. iinncspreriansged Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’ Campanula Acrreteammiys-iwahlaitcetiflfloowraeprsroinduAcuegsust Artemisia saCl(obhn.neadpglpelJfesrluostdeliwycmf.lieHofosrwe)liiniaegrJhhsutaonissnebell- ast2Aainfrlltvtldee(e6rmAr0il.siecsluAamiadv.)eolsahcsvcih.gictMmihifaluoiwndcriatahtiha,anrea l2wpCfaruo.ic/tgrmhtfpitlfosll(Jeo7mmur5fanaelcoelrimlwasett)roe5.afrfCAlstho.(uaow1.gsn5eum1rss8t)i,.n swwAtaaunuihltnldgh.itnAuegsylsrmlfotpllo,iawlkgawlelsrceeceotrreospesn.5eaiTnlmnfeht,a(ye1v-.5ems ) iaIi(innnn4nc6ssadrcpuneJmnryauins)orleygser.tasoebAshrmylolaadnasduairievtenbui.slgmJeiournosnn.oweinl AwaIgvnalr.emcerlrlaiyloee-cdtsaatitriensfaalesdoinnprbsyaeriyledsvwdofeseiiilrvollr-.iglislelisrgioao,hvbnwte.u, ditn The views, information and opinions expressed during this series of extracts from past issues of AG are solely those of the individuals involved, at the time they were warreittdeonn,eantoddaarye.nNoatmneesceinsssaqruilayrreeblervaacnket otsrdeevneontleegmaoldtoedrnayb.oPtlaenaiscealtrneaamt tehse.sAeGpaacgceespatssnaoloroekspboancskibaitlihtyoiwf rtehaindgesrswfoelrleowdoandeviicnethgeivpeansitnatnhdesneotanrteiccleesssfarorimlyphaoswt itshseuyes. 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 43
A Gardener’s Miscellany Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke Laburnums and cytisuswTiteh’seis:k TworelatedplantsgoundertheMiscellanymicroscope grTeHelanISteerwdae,ianentkod, Io’hmnaevceMomsisobcmeinellianinngtyet.wrTeohseptiylnaagnrte obmfreosohamrruesba.slFbkenowoopwsten.oTaphsleecnycttohisueulrdse,foaisniltethoeonfgotrhtoiecuep Laburnum and cytisus (inset) i‘swkngtniootfoLlhrlodwieelweatns’nbsecvrusroaanrtrnanioinornuwtuemtwr.sceTsiltteyehhin’da.elWsafswube‘hlgilutaeohfrlrnonletdhuwIegepmenamarsr,csd,!thswheagenhianyitcr’rgdheoieveranesres tm(basahtocelaettyhmsmhtsoisdseub)ue.sgosScohtiohidfnm…pluefaeuotn’alusly-sfltlioahkakwaenevdebearle,opscvorioedamrvecgestwri.rceeTaaedhylnlseywrtlloyeietpohaaekfrlseeast s The laburnum-cytisus graft hybrid LABURNUM and cytisus are cousins – cytisus flowers. It also produces a mix both are in the Fabaceae plant family of yellow and pink-purple pea flowers (along with peas and beans, lupins, that are specific to laburnocytisus. wmnuiosrOrtseeenrrbeiyaemd,ssaiawdyneeinJsee)1t.a8pn2e5La,osiunainsVdAitrhdyuannmedagrerraPdfsaterids,the tNPhaaerItitiasow.tntIaetasgnletaaioidnnn’eiHnodosftrfamatinmcetumehltiaubt,sreaeransdpdoeocfFtLaeramannSteicaotelocoiiénfttéhe ka(epoLnvnic.neoautkrownriysiaonaohguntabrysesurr’toonsCreoikahdemsaoet–fmsoCa)nnayaciaetssiomshcamuymenstmdieespnouxxutpsnLr,epaptlharuubibemrrueuprreuerunnnssrouetu(c.tmulyTotsotwdi)saauyss mitwanhmiuathUhctiimxbhnctyfousohnorgaresutrvuaiogdinnffhteagittnrht-aetgaeoblfyottlceewnforoeson‘rcgpscAertloaaadpufnnattilttcmdhlyoiysb,nbdmtehtreo,iepdfreare’t:onrnsaeddouetutlhhthcmiieneseogerd,rt.y AxdLaambu’srnlaobcuyrtinsuums adamii, also called aofdbaomthii –itsthpaatrreenttasi.nIendlattheescphrianrga,cittehraisstics htraede,baenedntocreexapteladin. EavnednjCushtaifrylehsoDwairtwin shed on the laws of heredity. toSaacdqluyi,rneusrtsoecrkiessoafrtehinsotrteaelw, saoysyoauble Cytisus is the biz! 5dgiaffredreennctyctoislouusrosfCYTISUSisthe yellow laburnum flowers and purple argued over what light, if any, it actually may have to search hard to find it. main ‘broom’ gogteehnneiusrssta(btaheneindg sCpyatirstuiusmo)f.fers Bright yellow: Cytisus scoparius Cream-white: Cytisus x praecox ‘Albus’ js3suoauhps0fhserrctuuisodnygpblgeoteesolaucl–aobnrierwfaedrusanl(msyosdluaefutmtcehecymhertiiglfesalhourrtgws).e–CeTryr,thsthbiesaeuurrtesgemexnaanr’ptenuraaysalewrocoafouyxnsd the low and prostrate forms have been given their own genus name of detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ymalA llAcsauhnHiadtamycbbhalreaeid,lckayclatytihrsteiousuubs.sgeMhsatorteahsvetpogeeiadrxhretdradeep.mnsesboseioslstfgaarrceoidwn Cream‘aHnodllapnindkia: ’Cytisus in mixed borders with other plants, siting taller kinds at the back (as they can tCtshho.eemxisrpeporteaiwmceniece,soasx,sbi,ensapccroleeumcdbimeienslegetnwgthpghelyeas)nn.hStsasoep.meenelyoonf aDnedepyeclrloimws:oCny,tliisguhst ‘rBeudrkwoodii’ Red, orange and yellow: Cytisus ‘Lena’ 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 45
A Gardener’s Miscellany Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke JFUFOUSRTN AG’s Garden Wall Dwarf cytisus DOUGH Wood Ground Timber (eTpsaabvTd3helsHheaesoC0rtrvedcuEanuyc.iiysnnbdRgxbmf.nigalusEsnkTi)ysri,oeedfhheahoopuweierdegrrueosywedophassctbne,nra;iwaytechostfirtruhoorafioiatses,hlsnsriuas–i.alzsetiknoet.dhednsitsaaolsgnhnCrleeyoyeawgtttis,rtouochfsow,pmwxsrpbehtaeotetcany1tn2siiihnirsuab LOGS Pine Lumber Pods cream flowers in late spring. lisasmtCaeo.nstxhepbearietrneaagdnn.diwi –citohomfgapoalsdcim-tysielmallroahwllesfilghohrwut,bet;rhsitisiins SEEDS Bark Kindling Wing 360 :oN tHhiestworeiceakl:g1a7rMdeanyin1g87e4vent of bbcwotGItha’rrrasiriitnpccehrtdnkkihemBseosrca,LnteaossObrWfoeueoeCrtoarlsmhKinolnela.ockustiTtaev.rt.hEphedjTuiaied.shtsTca.ewtfhJlo-hsfaufuoe,birlsirrrlsrste-icwtfcrcuobaekoenmrrarhmeidpcrparktesuarshinzinisrnnazteegeledeeesedaia1fd–afcic2neilhhfAlfrbpteecGchrlrnoioaec’estcuuknowerrststshoaieenern,dord,f toYbHcaehooliruiltannuhitpnnttneomc:hoeriIresnaenfcioryntdeoeinodifncbioinsneotluyhsdjnousietsntsfophaettpaahlsocourtyetntozis!soezckAoonloemcnffuotosfaoerriwr,serlowoeaeentnbscodrhs,eturietsdabrhfrhnosneeclursyhloobmweaduwrave!iirfccs.erfk.ihecmYssuco,aoloutrr,ue’elrlse. ON this day, the world said goodbye DOUGH kthantorntuaon8odmpaw1hbe-tyiliereeoeoesdnaunaggrs-leaaoflnlaleloodbvarweleGveel.i,edgHrwosaaeirhrnng’ddondeewibnhnGegisegleuerch.ncnuHlcynapeeyns’s.dHasenhesdad LOGS aaopgtornraotghdripcdaauwlneevlainaessr.isenaHnargegeohwba’fdirogssdbohhpeekolaynsepwipnneasrgnrota!hdclHniefomdieclfuieaarwmsgvlstreanioptnzeietitnnrusroes,ranofend SEEDS hdh19aiisstphGlhipklcaeeeenndnndneptytudeorwotypopagubslabeeorliidpnsoehintnnhieniioengongw.faB!tothuereltddhm,oehofaasmdltsiaod- doeovshisfuetratctvairoosebpplllilolcaitesopbcthnoeotmagndrcaueeauteniilnpnatageorhnldfywidstawhiwwntheittarihiacdstinatanihnyynge.ocdsang.epeHava.reedHbnfeleeenlling ;)’doow‘ rof sdrow lla( gnildniK ,rebmuL ,rebmiT = SGO.)mLu;)’nturunb‘ yabl adfeowsotrlalopfseuboynaomsiollap(lglan(ikWra,Ben,siPdo,dPn,udooroGW==:HreSGwDUEsOnEDAS wmpaonfeiat“drHhgtiohtaefhdlezoseiiscrntiatiacelolrluysttmeal,mtilduaniarngc–enclauanwozdnemienidrnrepiegensedcotwceoinothnenenicddcnbehu–eecotccshtfteaeeetduhvd,eseeral apwAwnenritioroHhtsintnooehygunemstsutraronwounutfghyislhgoolhyilsnei,psesmdrdoopafefihonegaeiasanthsnzcti,icotnnoaiugaenellsddltydhwbhiebtaeiutsfshitsncerkpghumeieentpe”ar.!ftpu,l Word searchW£3IN0 6N2o1: lpcolravasecstoeicfsagolabfrmodoeidkn-siVnhigcetalopmreiaodnnsgEtisnmtgtuhlalaentdleo.wa er This word search comprises C L A B U R N U M S lwaobrudrnsuamsssoacniadtecdytwisiuths. They U C Y T I S U S U M btahraeecyklismwteaadrydbbsee, ulropew,ad;dionawcthnroeosgrsr,id FGL PODSOOH diagonally. Letters may be RADAMTNR I S shared between words. ARB T SOOBW I tmEhraeroyrenaeipsopouensaloyrriondntuehpecliogcrarritdeec, wbt uotrds WDPA S CHUO T solution. After the listed words DEV I CACRLT are found, there are 11 letters T NOAN E RH L O mreamkaeinthinisgw; aererakn’sgKeEthYeWsOe RtoD. I PNONKASEC LABURNUM T NANDOB E Y S CYTISUS HOW TO ENTER: Enter this week’s keyword on the entry form, BODNANT and send it to AG Word Search No 621, Amateur Gardening, Future GARDEN PWuinbnlisehrsinhg, RLGim4i1te5dT,PU, tnoita4r1r5iv,eWbiynnWeersdhnTersiadnagyl1eJ, uEnsked2a0le2R2o. Tahde, ARCH first correct entry chosen at random will win our £30 cash prize. PINK This week’s keyword is .......................................................................................... YELLOW ADAM Name ........................................................................................................................ BOOST DWARF Address .................................................................................................................... FABACEAE ................................................................................................................................... MOROCCAN Postcode.................................................................................................................. PODS POISONOUS Email......................................................................................................................... SCOTTISH Tel no........................................................................................................................ SHRUB sFoulteulryetoplpc,ropcuebslissyhoeurrocfoAmmpaetetiutiroGnaerndteryn.ing, will collect your personal information 46 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
Laburnum warningntpwAoaoLoxmdLoicspdesaad,ubnrabtadsfsrtsotkeae,frn,letewhcdaeeosvu)cleacalsdbol,luenyflrodtonauwucinymbetaeriss(lhri,ieonigvoehet–sl,y, omvaeyrhLpaaonbigsuoirnnnguthamepfiosnhd Crossword ...just for fun! 12 34 6 5 the cytisus! This substance is an 7 8 asahninlaumkuymaislplaaoeanriadrts,to.tvohStofhaymaatmthliatpoaibntfsogunamr,incdcsuoihaomteirfnrmhlmeaoi.bcaSeauyawlrin,snamtudlrlmuouucwcsptecuionlerfigaesstoapnlapinsomgissino,cnalbiunddgoeimn inal 9 10 cramps, headache and, crucially, coma and lung paralysis. 11 LpuasoRebiseduogrtnnaorufditmsrleheabsbtsrea‘oilnrorfciwtthha.eebsialiotbyvo’,ev‘rleihv,aelanrbgduiinsrgonuradmpeorlesn’adavnaedrse‘wmliekigreerlayoitnnoec’e, 13 12 and were also used as an antidote for arsenic poisoning! 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Moroccan broom 118s91tftD1e‘nts(11a_Odo1ta7Af1_molihhyhh3645218onsrxa_faPCwanp_TSeirrcooticswmnV_aiaITCLGnDneh_ihRaenalntcwwacanMiiiedhuoieoeoeoaenrbOaosr_detmtgbyfresrahflhtgintul8’ffw_sd7)liwsSlierirJoi!aefya(sneu’zrtoinc_omils(Ss(ameohnaetloq)tg53steaibdip’mticne_rciauhoseowiur),se(nlounoeoa4rurrclpd_menkniagongoeetusaawfrlr)lgi_r’p)hutnpceastspfs!rlolsdn‘fsgetehsdhs_ay((noslolnlhfMr34eAeoaa,reiie_aatfrudGn(rn)t)nrmanvn4nikiowam_)asiisnfgtr!itsut,unoko‘beec4sh(ig(s(_mgemn3f3sIoiulejmeuosnrwe_emug)t)fuownslakbnogotl_cvsbiauiduatotnyjt(ttarwlheeitimnbi!sktst’fahnrathsas(rc,oyiejia3nein’nee)stnr!an()sdgctd7u(y,3to)s8)f) 12oan9af0gtmSehTineeynpudgbes!ien(o4osgf)tf flssaeptderanyeds,leauhfssat,eesfrodbwrefkohesro,nsemotcm. e(9) Dt2CaM9aw3tp6obw451pcw1xuh07onnfolldoOeaiTOMTaeRLegattmddsCehrPterinyhexteWtentaeispwttionalkétmaedltcnielrdiaamhveoe,’leNpsriiosluhtioentiepeannwebunatibogoMrngntesis,dtlcenhcloftani!siaafsno_bli1loruavatu(srtyue5sn4h_noooe(mstcnndlmy92(ae)ie_wtrfe5nislbtiam)cta1lanrhea_!l‘oe)aesnl_oln–fg(easobocbys6soti_tdncuveunitaafrsm,pac_ar5ayelbassucouonnre_t,te)t-moeubeisgetnaa_r_(nthsactejirsmq_iiencp(nseteblPnCn,4i!u_csrnreetraetne(ch)goeteo-eh1igsaiena1oo(edcraaee9))retngofitnudll(dus)s’adtfu!csyrrsnt(aestab5hsialnyi),gs) MY favourite cytisus of all is… no longer a cytisus! I have always bdtstlooaiaimvfldlfteeatsiladrhayenrrCiundtin.btiisebts1orkah3in!taaftAtolapl(cw4neotdmnutthoiaae)elosllrrayirA,fb–ositruoregimrsxnyhcsqruioge.umIchptity.,tgeKwtrisnoituowhswssniilnkatyosgtahreeyAM-brggaoryetrtroaeocncncdylatieeisnaruivosers, ‘pineapple’ broom, in July it produces upright clusters of ftbrerenigedh-esttryasenidldloeinw,gs,opspipneleacanimpt ipetlaneg-psalcainensntt,teabduwtfalcolalw.nebrse.aItlmittalekeosnathgeood, The Laburnum Arch at Bodnant Garden, Conwy naibihpmA 6 aistidelGss5elsntiaantSg0su2ganguaFG49s1esiiLrnI38rot1sHainh7oC1ca6cta1sboboHoTG0251 c1NeoWtozTOA4D91 susityC 31 hgU 21 ceD 11 hsA 9 munr… 8 …ubaL 7 efil llitS 1 SSORCA Wow! I didn’t know that... DROWSSORC EVOBA OT SREWSNA inINf yooruthmWeanletiosntothmeaNnaytpioenoapllTer,utshte-rfuirnstBtohdinngatnhteGyatrhdinekn KEYWORD TO WORD SEARCH 616 16 APRIL: i(oaonLnff. A1igdas8lollc8tpllhaed0inebne,uutiLntrmraainfsbll)ou ,Etuahmwurconerstouuu,rsgpemahev–lleAty,aNtnrconcootdhbhrm.teeihsIetst’aAshootefar-ricitigl1scoa8iablnn0leaaegfdnltsely(tdsS5rtfcwi5rgaoomehnmtsttd)itsnlseoohoornldnwulgaetA!bhasCsuevtrirreiaennn.nauButmereidtain. diseLccaoobmruamrtnioounnm.lyItwu’sosoeofddteiinns dcuaasberkdinbeinrtos-mwtenaak,diisnogefxeatbnreodmnfoyerloyfrusrrtonrositenuwgre,oaondd. VANEGDETTHAEBWLEINNER IS: KATE JONES, PENN. WEST MIDLANDS 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 47
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Advanced gardeningNew series on advanced gardening techniques with Steve and Val Bradley oSSSnuYutnBeondv(BudBeaCacByoyasCRnnGa1L0aladiolsaritocdtemeaerKnln-n)2eaitpnnotetmg’s Propagating cannas Steve andVal Bradley explain how to make more Eof this gorgeous plant They areXlfsioodpOoreekaTacIlsitCmrftoou-eLprnOnsincstOiaanolnKgrodI,NgreinrjGiuogthnuciegnparleneaadnssloatusoopnignklnae.gyntlehtser saEhdpnavisoedvpetnlu,awawnytuiihttnrsheagunctahattliehvrsaieeprnyhifkgouaeelgrisaeoegofnaefcotcowttorliaoinltochufutlrilosvrafwerufgrleloeefrml,aolmevwgaeaervsenreseys.n tcooymebllionwat,ioornatnoggeeathnedr.red, often in FCspraoonstntaa-twseapnyrdeferforemsruadnwaloamvrmaegr,sisnugnsntyro, snhgewlteinrdeds oCfatnhneamxagneynceorlaoluisrfCual nanndoveaxoBtrioc-nlozeokOinrgancgaennisaosne fwasg(wrunroionhmdmwticemnShreineomecrum.adoHtnhonposttrAehwotmasgteerabevctreehrtdiicrecoe,aatnlnhue.stAesahteyvshreoatarhsourr)eeuge,ybghfsruohuootlrusttith,gtthuetitenhenyaenletwdesesilrl fttpgyrhhoaooeeurtsdsbathethuoahnatrvaud,setmietpyarmnaoav,suageesycaveryabeidnnensiohnmeifnealoyaclstovteeieeeuraersusnpdtinoynrfdikdrgneoartgrhson.tcewgofmertvehreieneortmfionin detiderc esiwrehto sselnu CLP erutuF thgirypoc ,yeldarB sirhC yb shpargotohp llA tcFFhollooenwwstiheneoruriirnentgegthrctrcaiomunuletgsivsthaartrthsae, sssueucamhrlmaysea‘rsR, mJeudaninelyanfodr sbcdtayireuedosaeefkvfdstaooastflreapatanainvlgeegetbviosirrofsusuwsyenimninmfpettachortemkioilnsne,gsaisnvt.hceOalsut,tdhthienargt tpdsrpriaveonTicsishlaiifoneeungsrtsireotehinvfdeisartufonploseloeawetnshdetaeritsrsroe‘aicbntslrefeaethantcanestke’yfeepdornlraapednnedutdnsri.,cninsatgonhtebhee gHsa3Ftnufuoatdt/irwdu1tm‘ereWfilt)voty.yoewT’oraaf,elmnlotlrhediwinnirs‘eggtSiyr’satip(rnabnaegtooss5btut,imaots6usuhe½icrxa,ghfarwt’d/as(1ea.sma5etTnako2rdrsosmotplfuaac)ictnstueeatdlrtnn.ivdnaatros dsvyiirsmutosp,rttcoeamdnslce,aaduvesepesesantndudinntwgehdointpeltahsntertestyawpkiesthof pplraonptasgbaetcioonmpinrogciensfesctotepdr.event all the ostdaotrfiefewffMmleoacroowrmedrmneeestrpdcrsbelretoreycexvpaeeehtendiryntsibagnbwrgrlsioeidthpnhesorgdaotrheitgngearrgrrtpa,eahbemararutesiesos.trhdthenieeonurfdr,metmeibsmduueellrtt.iof CPraorpeafuglaotifornoobtysdivision is usually done yYoouurcsaitnucahtiooons. e a size and colour to suit harsdinehaicsplovaotooeotnetrttottsiaisnvosipngentraerioownrrtrfgigtndtohortioveereiwrdemseniaidnderpg.elryOglsaissennoubeatfmufnaitnlmeegpdreielniatdcrhgsasaettaiesciponittplndhhaoeenthttrnasaestw twotthhefaeerrrTyoyauhotchnoetoadssdtveetaeearnpagpbdllraoeowrnteuhisttnnishztdokoftohnmscriotrmseeawwmscan,kisatd.thnotehodnciucsattkheudeescaneelmu–amasagipeninsdtg CCahnencaksfocravnirbuesgrown from seed Canna Tropicanna’s foliage is striped tcrThhoheimzisoppamlaolsnesottsiahasserteloppolswinsyaksosiebuhdletatoowwsgaieteyhetahawsejehrm.etuorecfhwthaeter. ibuoIdnnreetpdthntreeetoirrcgppcaraahlogsocutahi,ncttaeedhrdeaisfsctbyeetyeomprudislsiawv.tniDicastiissnovttwinsoaieooiptrfnseltahpipnsealttarhwegeniuthte. d 50 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
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