News
- Talk at Nursery on Tues 21st Sept 2010
- Naomi House Open Day winner at The Chelsea Flower Show 2010
- Chelsea Flower Show 2010
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Becky's goodbye cake
Nursery Diary 3rd September 2010
Developments on the Nursery: This week we have been saying goodbye to some of our members of staff Rebecca has been working with us now for 3 years and is off to pastures new and we wish her good luck in her new job Our summer students, Becky and James have also left to go back to University We will miss them all
Come along and visit the Nursery this weekend
Hardy's on the Road This weekend will see us at the National Gardening Show at Shepton Mallet, Bath & West Showground as well as Robert Hardy attending Wolverton Manor Plant Fair on the Isle of Wight
Hardy's Gardening Tip for the Week: Lots of your summer herbaceous perennials will be setting seeds so this will be the time to be collecting them whilst the weather is still good and the seed heads are dry. Make sure you collect seeds in paper bags and label clearly what you have collected Ensuring that you do not touch the seeds with your hands |
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Michaelmas Daisies flower predominately in late summer and autumn, and in a range of colours including white and shades of blue, lilac, purple and pink. Many varieties make good cut flower. There are also alpine varieties.
This is a large genus with some 250 species, found mainly in North America, but also in Europe and Asia. Most species are vigorous growers, which necessitates regular division of mature clumps.
Ideal conditions vary with the species, but they generally grow best in fertile, humus-rich soil, which retains moisture in summer. All varieties prefer alkaline soil, but it is only essential for some.
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