R&W Lindfield's Quarterly Book 22nd Edition | Page 3

Time to get INTO THE gardens! Autumn is the perfect time to rejuvenate gardens & balconies for the new season, & prepare for Spring… Many plants have grown over summer, & need to be shaped & thinned. It’s also rose season & they look gorgeous this time of year. Here are a few things to get you started! • Winter flowers such as Pansies, Primula, Cinerarias, & Paper Daisies all provide winter colour & need to be planted now. • Sweet Peas! One of our favourites & planted this time of year. An old ladder could be the perfect support for the quickly growing vines, which also adds a nice feature to your garden. • Choose a sunny spot for the Sweet Peas, cultivate soil well & add plenty of compost or cow manure. Water the soil the night before planting & don’t water again until you see the shoots appear. • Rejuvenate tired lawns with an autumn feeding, to ready them for the onset of cool winter weather. • Don’t rush to prune spent seed heads. They provide a wealth of food for birds that visit the garden! • Cymbidium orchids should be placed in full sunshine to encourage good flower spikes.