Anyone watching
Glenda preparing her hanging baskets and summer containers during May
could be forgiven for thinking that she is a contender for the Britain
in Bloom competition. It takes the plants of two full greenhouses to
supply her with a sufficient number of plants for all the arrangements
she sets out to complete. Most of the plants used are half hardy perennials
which are moved from overwintering in the greenhouses to be replanted
and made up ready for the summer season. The containers hosting the
more mature plants and shrubs are either repotted or top dressed and
the plants designed for hanging baskets are carefully inspected especially
for the vine weevil larvae. With careful handling most of the plants
survive year upon year and they only need replacing when they become
too big or too woody. Of course new stock is regularly introduced in
the form of rooted cuttings or young plants grown from seed. Glenda
also keeps numerous containerized shrubs and bushes growing outside
throughout the year which bring, especially to the winter months, variety,
colour and impact at a time when they are very much needed. Glenda
sets up her hanging baskets mid June and they remain in position until
the autumn.
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