Make Sure Your Summer Is As Colourful As Spring

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 tivyside.co.uk 15 HomesHomes andand GardensGardens Make sure your summer is as colourful as spring

he daffodils are still partial shade. welcome burst of colour is ing gladioli corms every year, in bloom, butyou The secret is to plant avari- provided by Nerine sarnien- try the Gladiolus communis Tshould be sorting out ety of bulbs whichwill last all sis,related to amaryllis and subsp.byzantinus,which your summer bulbs nowif summer,suchasfreesias, sometimes referred to as grows to 75cm and produces whichbloom from June jewel, or diamond lilies magenta flowers.Itisahardy youwant to add pizzazz to onwards,zantedeschias, because their petals reflect perennial whichdoesn’t need your plot in the warmer whichflower between July light, whichisneeded in the digging up every year. months. and October,and later-flower- dullest months. Lilies are among the most Bulbs,corms and tubers ing blooms suchasdahlias Hyacinths are generally popular summer bulbs.They can be planted in spring right and tigridias. known as highlyscented perform well in pots and if you up until the end of Mayand Long after your tulips have spring bulbs,but there is also want their richscent to per- can be as spectacular as their faded, foxtail lilies (eremurus) asummer hyacinth, Galtonia vade your patio,gofor L. spring counterparts,inare producing towering spires candicans,whichgrows to 3ft longiflorum, whichwill pro- troughs and tubs,orfilling up of flowers as high as 2.5m. and makes big clumps of duce wonderful white flowers the front of beds and borders. Also in August and September strap-like leaves,producing and fragrance on asunnyter- The majority produce their red hot pokers (kniphofias) white,bell-shaped flowers in race.They are best grownin best blooms when planted in a are among the most impres- summer.They should be large pots of John Innes com- sunnyspot, although lilies sive border plants. planted in late spring. post in autumn or early spring and begonias bloom well in In October and November,a If youdon’t fancylift- in afrost-free greenhouse or conservatory. One of the easiest lilies to HAFOD TRAILERS “Bant a’rCart” grow is the Tiger lily(Lilium RAILWAYSLEEPERS tigrinum), whichgrows to 4ft Caerwedros,Cel Newydd (NewQuay) OAK, JARRAH, SOFTWOOD, CONCRETE and produces striking orange- NEW ~OAK TIMBERS spotted flowers with petals Tel/Fax: (01545) 560397 Suitable for House Restoration whichcurve in to make aball fttoft, : shape.Again they can be •Landscaping •Flower Beds •Steps planted in early spring in well- Agents for CASTELGARDEN Mowers •Terracing •Soil Retention •Decking drained lime-free soil. ALSO AVAILABLE: Hardybulbs suchasner- •Stone Patio Slabs •Telegraph Poles •Crash Barriers •Railway Lines •RSJs ines,galtonia and Amaryllis SALES*SERVICE*HIRE belladonna can be planted in CARMARTHENDEMOLITIONLTD spring. LAWNMOWERS •STRIMMERS Rock and Fountain Quarry C E, C Turn to Page 16 HEDGECUTTERS •ROTOVATORS Tel: 01267 281 763/683

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