TSKheteenvtPe, rSBuunrsaesdre’lsexByainMbdlAeS,MTuhrHreeoGyr,tra(oRnuHdnSdh)eFhoharascsewbWriutotiletrnkmb(eoodrocakol-aw-nwidnrinWttienhnga)tgo’savWredrreo4nn0sggaWatrbitdhoetMnhiynCgPhlebalnostoe?akHsa,eninidscHrlueadsmiidnpegntoPtnreoxCppoaeugrrtatotPinoaBnlaBBcCea.sRiacsd,io Step-by-step guide to propagating cannas by division 1mucRchoencmotaomivnpeeorthsatenadpslwapnoatssfshriobamlwe.aitys as 2the plTerreaimvvieoosuffsaonyldedasdre’escatsidtoenmsso.f 3 rRoetmtinogverhaiznoymdeamanadgerodo, tdseeacdtioorns. 4 Uupsethaelarorgoetbkanllifientoorsoelcdtisoanws.cut 5a flowAeeaimcrihnfgodripvtlihasrnieotent-.hfiTevhesisagmsrhoeowyuienldagrp.prooidnutscein 66cino-8dniitnaaPd/mi1ionv5etei-stor2ieson0rn.actsthmleienatost 7taoflraemWtdhueehceonenretcxchlthee,aahrnniosglkidtinowtghfietvfhriorcumumstettoitrnhnagynelisamcmtuepildstliesvsmiaoprenirtn.iotst in 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 51
Ask Anne! Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: Anaemic plants byStsetpep wWrhoantgw?ent Pheoaritractfdeeafdceetaeedcpodeauwrmassatescthloeolairamrlfseispspatuoorrsesetetnihndagutn,tonhadgd, rdify recCgiitutrrwuluasisrnlsyatuerwmer ifmtbeheeessdrptsaefencddial allaTaennhrftgddisoebcuurorntcildnddogoe.noIrtufawrensiniddltle,oerprro,cocpoototrn--ubvptneeoreurnunfdnaoedfwrt,ewopitrlhoiinavtwetmeoihrnnoatntesotrhbar,eaeinn erutuF :egami niaM 1 Skimmias are hardy shrubs that Helping sickly potted plants tnpoeotethttdeuesdrnraoinonotfotetsereniocrriaycaceaselclooeawuolsi.uqTsfuehicediosdfmoeaneppedop.silsite, dbut Q Some of my potted plants (both You are right to question whether rmbtmfehigeaoeeoeksdirunetirnrpoosuglvoasoeaetnfsrtswowswicfiahniiklttalt.eepnvYrrloeeeaattdnrnbef,trdecsios,homauwovcneusitslirlpevdeerse,dibsnbeefgternhnocooeemanuyfuiwg’ttvshhaeeertdos, 25lo5n°gFTpa(he1s3ept°eCeprm)oo. pmpTuehiolriasairdtouhenroseeufslhsodeauopdrnilsaa’htncedthsiPpiliallyebsaelow apsbJhenaoonlooeunsbaltidivfnngeiIoddirvruoMeaesopntarshaoswoeetaltdmmuhnetiedicisonm.londyFu,,ifegibtBrseesueidtdst?ltipwenioe)gilnhrl,tat–hDhveieaesmrnstbduusyredsnedhemeidrnes Isafgprmtdrrorouedmingwneehagtdhtttwthhfareeaenteocldrlde-os,bioatetaa,tfllstrepaetmranwruncaeniedtnehwdrt.ashelIif,wipqlpaeouae,ptiypdrblhasofaaonetcpmteiktsidseoiannswsttoioohictuhraknllfyd-, AiccnhhalloobrrilrLooietespyaaihstsvoy.oeNlnmls,ushat,tuerkbirneeuncnttyehttehdetlheelgoefmrwicetaeiefeiconnnhrccpnayaiigcvuisamaslroeeitenenisterytmaonf fwoirnatewr,eblul-tbiaslapnicckeidngliquupidanfederde.ady sobaounffefrtyfthotooheocbitnamsltgaetomotdshttesaac.otkoOimenmvtueeemprorwofnfenaturhetpteersrireoriwnonbgiotltsehtcsmcot,ahswune,lhdbaaiullhbestaiolivtye wirtfhhtaeohPtdeesooayrtemdtaederedenucdcsinoairnonmlgintmaeshiylnalaicaerrdoesr.,m(hsaupklkniomagslimtrnyoeiafr)esrteeaadppneedwrasateatednrld,y ttsoseeutpimmpctCikpmppiitleeneruugrrdmaassttkuluaceinrrapaeednvfssroecodloasfmiyupwoeslfebetellereoayonlvwoerefwilahnlsodig4gowe,5hfwtiwn°eeFhgrnhi(.tel7che°naaCvuni)rs.uePseaessts tweominhrfadaeitctnhuyeagecwrceaehcidnlhoaleslscuosthstrreouloco,gtboerigocemnslgdeupisrisotno.oesgPwdtarut,uabhpanns,dderowed,raipbitafwhohifralteaoimiyrenndsetdaoot-nfamodpre 3 A succulent-leaved peperomia wailennodaavrivlkeyidsosiuunpatgolwstyshwoayuintrthdhpedslayitfrnfheetaasrevkoensn.tlePonlsbeatyentdhtossen,aiersrelotootorkys. nacaicnetridedud-aslorasevuwibmniedgmsepterlfaraenandntgsrdeeagwotuhfinltaartlaerflcyrseftwereeeitnldhegsmst.hpe.enCctsiitarlus detiderc esiwrehto sselnu ,erutuF / knabnihtiwS nhoJ shpargotohp llA wsbthhlieetahadshcliaieahtmtsreleepdbofecbeseoyeitnmditohispnnetoga,ssrr.veutItepfnohd.oraMtbfsaooyanuvoldrescoypcteorubaupearnyseeinn. g Signs of nutrient deficiency oYaonfrEEdmLpLraOasnosWgpmabINnseeaGrsrltyebspe(dmlteawanfeigctsenie.neInnstchiduye,umavllneswduinelipssahitonhafdetteeirc,)nasaptsteer2sae0ymngoaonpgneanrreoslsisotierluuesmt.ion 4yhsaeamasrbeT(sw,ehpbaeiosxunthtfiflotnoohyrwteah1se0eer) coafunGsiteerondgeberaynla,ywsehhllooilewrtayingeglelooowrfeipnvogetanasrroseiudunmtdin.ltesawf eilldingdeisciasteusaulaalclyk aisffynllleoonidgawwdohree.tothIlrrrtyeibswpdselhtialrtealetnvebsstersesrweydh,en tfrrheeipssohstutcemodmminpetoro.st shRoawsdipnebgfiemcrrieyanglecnayevseiusm erutuF :segami lenap llA ymalA 52 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
Letters to Wendy WWirnitneetroshu,sR:GLe4t1te5rTsP, A(pmleaateseurinGcalurddeenyinogurmaadgdarezisnse).,EFmutauirleuPsu: abmlisahtienugrgLiamrditeendi,nUgn@itfu4t1u5r,eWneint.nceormsh Triangle, Eskdale Road, IWhat a wastepurpoSRa‘csniEeordA,mBiDasrpigaoowrnnseilttDeyh’sofciionntoltfomdeohrrnpeooolseenwtt(eetAahldpyGeauw,lyre1pi9stthotaeAshsrpeifamrrailoll,)n-mtdhe ayst‘fhuoamapcuAotte’ovinusreronmyttthr’aheoerreamfkcriwesoo‘betivmstduhe.pgeIdinoibrmteseuhdtaanehgriptse’islntoaaoewfnpnmtit,etshthihsenoaasaeurtent’tissisdfpiiadtclwhafeitaenoelotorlsfidga.hrets and heating then transported hundreds noitacilbup retfa skeew 01 xorppa tnes eb lliw seinom ezirp ,eton esaelPodtdhfuaomymuliipsgleaehsndtdufaosstri.naTthghseuleospfreierripsremtlsasanaigrntkshdetbtboeiafninsptgihrcoeaaplilreyrleStttaerr subscutoserpumaTbaeihgpelrlehomtytrtseleaeftrririnfokastgmentaotdflastfdhogocrerriylteeih‘tocfeyeaou.ncrutetuaorrstnrt.hyoTd’nhttwrooeaiwytnthhasaeepdrreo.anIrytetthswatehrtonoeeusmltd erutuFagnetinesvtearnytthgianrgdeinnaanlbdepitlavnetgedorafnlodwhearv. e Please continue to send in your erutuF gardening-themed poems. WINThis week, Kate Saxon from £2Belper, Derbyshire, tells us 0what it is that makes her Garden Designgardenspecial... gI’vaerdpelannned the perfect oc“sTuofhpspteelamrrenmutmsasrtwukbseaettssbtmeeadanhsdtushintrvhodeeur,”egedshnasvnyiorseofgMtnlhemiokceeutnsfratoanmlds So many times before. fruit and enjoy the flavour or scent, which If money was no object YOGUahrdaveenihneglpisendoitt atoradcoe. , smell the mI’dohrea.ve planted so much I saw in a large garden centre in early roses, it’s there to be enjoyed and learn pnAelpaernidlt,sthowemeatallintaogd,vcfoaurncacuemgdobofeodrrafsenawdlewcwoehueirckghseywtteeiltl. ttfrahokemew.toiTmrhlede,raeen’ssdpeeenncoijaoulyglyyhaostuttrrhegesasmradonemdneiwnngot,rasrnyodin . Wis ahbyothuet!hurry, that’s not what gardening ctuonmeminetrocitahlehsyepaesoofninssntoatntthgeardens and There can be no better feeling than results. It’ll all end in tears otherwise and aThpeartete’drnbe order and wttihmheeesnoapnildlaannsdetienthignegtnhietnpusoertkeuedriniatgst thihteteoacdfolotrhwrreoecurtgohr aMRohiksoesle-Ssihtnoiryneoeur,rDwianlwleat.ll, With nothing out of place, bAendcheoascehnplant would For colour, size and shape. Yweotrblda,ck here in the real My plot is rather small, We should all use peat alternatives cWoirtnhearn awkward shady IoInMSAiGr BINriEanyoDuownoilhl goeet’sloletsttoefrc(AoGm,m16ents resorting to And a long unsightly wall. such alarmist April) in which he suggests that a ban on and peat based composts will, in effect, unhelpful destroy gardening as a hobby. comments mBuetaenaincgh plant has some reaScutiroenly. Wthhiseirseadroaethsehreetxhtrinekmtehe peat SasirtBhroiasne.of That only I can know, wutehsnialivlntci’grsoowimnt iwmethietfohrnouotmt.uHtthienaenfsnuyeetseugamraefetsiigvfteouwaisemrudjgpussga?tceAktsenotednthptahte BSBDcarroonMwtclaahnrno,ydry, Dgaurgduepn from my last it’s fine for gardeners to exploit the Or a gift for me to sow. natural world. He’s probably right that raWmsealraaeyendnsayeddSrAyyasGdtholayld,veusBdpteaohmabetyaFtgalwoxewidclleopgruedilvaedetwhbuesoplapgytsrsheeasitrore swpbheueotacugtalbidvraeetsrnfeyoadarllntchtdohemeunspdaeoitsuasartldtagevlirevanennasvttaiibvrgoeeenststmew, srehurniercteshwluyaeltirsfe So it won’t win any prizes Or feature on TV, But it tells its own life story improving all the time. hobby when peat is banned but they Atonmd em. eans so much The most sensible response seems to also understand the environmental caFhateatnvbherbeuceaworrhmye)osewtleofhrrboeeumndshaiBnenoedpbstoshFirnalaotttweiwodeenroadnuleeltywetwhd(aiAttthoGpol,eou1ao9ttk cwwisosiotmuhrkeptishno.egsAtaoGtlnet’essartSnlttooaentvhigveeetelasprnamrdevaapVidealaelabBrtslfrerage.deeltetyoagrreips Kate Saxon 21 MAY 2022 AMATEUR GARDENING 55
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Toby Buckland Toby’s trivia 1 aKweeapy wfroamterleaanvdelsiqinuiodrfdeertriltioser Plantsman and BBC gardening presenter reduce the risk of blight. a‘tGovgmaarrreadieatetotynfferiofurr’yistaoinDuggerwolcigaownhrbdtt’aoaigns gevnaerAiteicmPtsieiemosrifpcstiahhnnaeerltelooifrmotihglaieiuntmoraoelbsSuosutth fBwruuililstphsratoosdmeuaactreolylavaarsgrieJeutcylyh‘eTrurmy-bsilzeer’d 2Water in the morning and The great outdoors concheanrvtreastteisntthheetaofmteartnoofolanv.oTuhris SrGigrohwt binregetodms aantodecsoonudtistiiodnesisyorisukcya,nsaeynsjoTyobayfr,ubiutyt fweiathstthe aspnldasghiveedsletiamveesfotroadnryy.accidentally bfuencgaaulsbeHroCleiuoOgyletorhsUnnutidi.LtslcAeDehalsatcnthshraeonremauelsiipgvknueihe)nm,rltagyosmltwiwmdoeaeearsya-tgusosticthveeaceespugrugmat(hasrmbokiswbatolne asfo‘aRoprPperirgereadoibrwnCuleialfvuiailncirrSagrsnnoa,u–nuabmttrme’he,bawaAaeckhlmrhseiooceitnhfhrapi1awc7getaa0oasns7ou-s,tdndoiwzbimsbeialceldatoptht.fvorirnoeugdriteus–dcfooenr T£cvwoii6grhmc.Hoe9uaru9oleatrw.oetlAieeaoyslscnotshhn.ueo,Sergtuohetrgoedoifhmswspeeualiaxspntopn,laaeteblinsnsnuotgstfsaiaivisminlleus.tpoocaoctggreutroeaopondwtdto.baairgs, tdoriiznzclere-laosveinygoduirsoedadses,othf seureccaeressw. ays eItaistinregmfraerskhabrilgyhdtitsheraosueg-hfrethee, esvuemnminer. emitahkeeraennddpolfatnhteubpajugs–t tnweovehrotlherseaet, as Blight tends to attack in July and cooler parts of the country. the leaves will become crowded. Toms Athuegsutsatl,lssohetolpmtos tshparteaardeyqouuicrkbeotust.oEfven tomTahteonesth, esurecharaeshcihgehr-rtyec‘Lhizgzraanftoe’d palhsoosrpehqautiereafnodopdointatshhetfoomrmatooffheirgtihliser, iyfothuFe’llelysenttie-llfvogeoertteraedartecyahpsetohsneianirbcfluleulldcperootptheetnobtisaucls,ohff. (pLSilkuuemttog‘nrGasifu)t,eltihedetrtoab’si(geTs‘hB,otuhmfefaptlsooopSnot&efatMhke’oarpgnlaadnnt). btleoosutsghvhtuoelnnbeouropasbtthlpeertlooedabuvlciegtsiho,tmn. aaknidngaltshoetmo tomatoes ‘Tumbler’ and ‘Latah’ which is a cultivar with good eating properties So hedge your bets – and outdoor phurorrdauhcoefalasregaerlcyhaesrrJyuslyiz,ewdithfruaitssin. Bgoleth while the root adds disease-defying tomatoes are a gamble worth taking. Through thick and thin...ata‘GhrteeaormeedxdecfgoneerellaroesfngDatroterrwalaiigibsliheantdgg’ i/bsopeuoodttn,o.ecBfloapufstotsithfisceyoocfrauoosrwdvteeaosrnntt THE reason grafted tomatoes rarely come in runners and riders. the standard varieties like ‘Moneymaker’ and Pea-sized Pimpinellifolium varieties, ‘Gardener’s Delight’ is this: because the roots which share the robust genetics of the lapapalrrlrtaeehgInnsosetssousrutgsecvriehaoizgsdemyo,,,oerttehouhfieu’infdcestskocnkaeteipinrnvv-rdessoeklpodryirnfkutoohnncdrietondiuodwnicnniven–a,atgsrorhyuitenehcttcohfeireemuhsstiskihtgasiwenrhsesogws.curaeahlpdfloltebtsodeunars,t. F‘IrnuditiiingnoggrRgeoreasnfethe’odgurtosoewminagto ymalA llA tghraeUnesnideheogaurla,sfoetersdtfooprplaaronlodtsnuwgceehrectrrioempcesoiinnndtotihtiteohnegsaaarudrteeunmleonsrs. “Yoyuosucuarcnocedinsdcssr”oeaf se 58 AMATEUR GARDENING 21 MAY 2022
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