Lockdown Newsletter 8: Gardening Hints and Sunflower Contests
Our gardening group may not be able to meet up but they've been busy sharing photos of their autumn produce and late summer flowers. Notable among these was the fabulous sunflower growing contest! Our winner was Liz whose sunflower grew to an amazing 108" (2.74m). The shorter days and lower temperatures may herald the end of the growing season but now is the time to think about changes and splitting perennials. If you’re planting bulbs keep an eye out in the shops as they sell quickly but you can plant tulips as late as December. If you haven’t done it before try planti ng layers of bulbs in a container so you get a succession of blooms. Vary the dates when they bloom (the packaging will say when) to have a long flowering season next Spring.