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WILLS AND LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY
Best of the bunch Forsythia
The forsythia is always a welcome sight in spring, its bright
yellow tubular flowers appearing on long stemmed branches
before the leaves.
These deciduous shrubs, which make good hedging or sit easily
among other plants in shrub borders, will grow in moist but welldrained soil in sun or partial shade and should be pruned after
flowering as they usually flower on the previous year’s growth.
Pruning immediately after flowering allows the maximum time
for development of young growth to provide the following year’s
flowers before the end of summer. Early blooming shrubs like
flowering quince make good companions as they offset the
forsythia’s bright yellow blooms.
Other plants that co-exist well with forsythia are vines such as
purple wisteria, which blooms after the forsythia, providing more
colour for a longer period.
Good varieties of forsythia include ‘Lynwood Gold’, ‘New
Hampshire Gold’, ‘Kusma’ and ‘Golden Bell’.
Everyone should have a lasting power of
attorney (LPA) and a Will.
An LPA allows someone to choose who would look
after their financial affairs during their lifetime if they
could no longer do it for themselves. A Will allows
someone to choose who will administer and inherit
their estate when they pass away.
The Wills and Probate team at Allens Solicitors are
happy to help answer questions on Wills and LPA’s.
Visit us at www.allens-law.co.uk or call 02392 822411
Address: Pendower House,
Cumberland Business Centre,
Northumberland Road, Southsea, PO5 1DS
Also at: No 7 Winchester Street, Botley,
Southampton, SO30 2EB
Sunday 23rd March 2014
10am - 4pm
Village Hotel
( Opposite Bmth Hospital )
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