Gardening advice

LALESTON GARDENING CLUB

July sees Laleston Gardening Club still closed in the main. However, the Click & Collect service has prevailed providing our members with a local source of gardening products. We are hopeful we may be able to open the shop shortly as the law allows. A few of the Committee members have done some tidying duties in Cliff Cottage gardens, socially distancing of course. The maintenance of our lovely old building continues with the fitting of some very nice new doors, including fire doors to keep us safe. July is the time to sow perennial seeds like delphiniums or for taking cuttings from your favourites to increase your plant stocks. Lettuce can be sown and this is the last month for a crop of later carrots. With dead heading to be done to keep those annuals, roses etc flowering well through the summer season there’s lots to keep us busy in the garden. Stay safe everyone and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook.

Susan Ford

Deadline date for the August issue is: Wednesday 15th July

All types of tree works undertaken along with landscaping and garden maintenance

CEFN CRIBWR GARDENING CLUB

It is said that deep summer is when laziness finds respectability, whoever said that obviously wasn’t a gardener! (Nice idea though) Cut some lavender for drying, chose newly opened flowers for the best fragrance, then hang in a cool dark place, wonderful, you can have the smell of summer in the middle of winter! Take your large leaved houseplants out into the garden, for a treat, and hose them down, to clean off any dust and like us they like a nice shower! Water tomatoes regular, they are very thirsty plants, so for a good crop you need to pander to them. “There are only two things money can’t buy, true love and home grown tomatoes” (John Denver) I do like a nice lawn, sharp edges promote growth, the way to keep grass in good condition is with a high cut twice a week rather than scalping it once a fortnight (Honest it doesn’t need a lockdown haircut!) Did you know Larkspur is the July flower, in Transylvania it was placed in stables to stop witches casting spells on the animals! White ones mean happiness, purple ones first love, but don’t give pink ones to your partner they mean fickleness!

Chris Early

R.e.M Recycling everything Metal Do you have any of the following items that you no longer need?

Washing machines, tumble dryers, cookers or any type of metal. Also, soft toys, stamps, furniture, mobile phones, foreign coins and books. Please note: I am unable to take fridge freezers If you have any of these items please can you ring or text Steve on 07734 264732

All of the above items will be used to help S.C.B.U. (Special Care Baby Unit) at the Princess of Wales Hospital.

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