Island Life Magazine Ltd November/December 2005 | Page 26

GARDENING

Brightening
up those
dark days
of winter in
your garden

Gardens are at their
beautiful best in spring
and summer, blooming
with texture and vibrant
colour.
It’s much harder to keep up appearances in the wetter, darker autumn
and winter months. It’s harder, but far from impossible.
Creating colour and interest all-year-round in gardens both small and
large is an achievable project with some careful planning.
The two most difficult times to produce colour are at the end of
August and the period between late December and late January. The
key at these times of year is to plant your flowering shrubs nearer to
your