In this episode, your hosts quiz Acer expert and Vice Chair of The Maple Society of Britain & Ireland, Miles Hayward, on how to grow acers in your garden, creating unparalleled colour and form year-round. They find out how to pick a top-notch plant, learn the best way to plant it, and discover which other plants acers associate well with. Later in the show, Julia shares a clever way to use up excess chillies before ending with suggestions about what you can do in your garden over the next fortnight:
Jobs to do in the garden over the next fortnight:
- Keep picking dahlias. Watch out for mildew as nights become colder.
- Take hardwood cuttings from flowering shrubs such as Cornus, Hydrangeas, and Philadelphus. These can be rooted directly in the ground - it's easy-peasy.
- Plant amaryllis bulbs for Christmas, keeping two-thirds of the bulb above the compost. Water sparingly until the leaves appear.
- Lift and store bananas, cannas, tender salvias & ginger plants BEFORE they get frosted.
- Do the same with dahlias once the first frosts have appeared. If you live in the southeast, you can leave them in the ground under a decent pile of mulch.
- Repair damaged lawns. Scarify and aerate with a garden fork. There's still just enough time to reseed if you're quick about it, but don't delay.
- Cut back the asparagus fern once it turns yellow.
- Sow broad beans either directly or under cover in deep pots to be planted out next month.
- Sow onion, garlic and shallot sets from now.
- Continue to pick up fallen fruits, store and leave a few for wildlife to help themselves.
Website links:
Contact Miles by email: miles@milesjapanesemaples.co.uk
Contact Miles by phone: 01798 688123
Expertly produced by Scott Kennett at Red Lighthouse Local
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