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may be less hardy. The cabbage palm will flower when mature, bearing huge panicles of sweet smelling white blooms in early summer. Tender perennials are used to further enhance the plantings, a diverse group of plants which come from the warmer parts of the world. In our climate they are best used as summer bedding so, with their frost tenderness in mind,
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don’t forget to propagate or lift them before the first frost, and over-winter them in a frost free greenhouse. Cannas are grown for their huge, exotic leaves and colourful flowers. Foliage varies from purple, through green, red, silver and variegated forms, and flowers come in a range of flamboyant colours including orange, yellow, red and pink. Cannas are easy and worthwhile to grow; and should be planted in full sun once the last frost has gone. Once autumn frosts blacken the foliage, either cut them back and cover them with a thick mulch, or pot them up, and keep them frost free over the winter months. Cannas are also great for growing in large pots, but remember to feed and water them regularly.
September and October gardening jobs •
Buy and plant your spring bulbs
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Think about which tender plants you want to protect in a glasshouse over winter, lift before the first frost
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Harvest apples and autumn raspberries
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Collect seeds of annuals ready for next year’s display
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