{"id":102592,"date":"2018-12-29T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-mulch-your-border-flowers\/"},"modified":"2018-12-29T18:05:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T11:05:42","slug":"gardening-tips-mulch-your-border-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-mulch-your-border-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening tips: mulch your border flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThen plant Corsican hellebore for evergreen foliage, and volunteer to help map an orchardPlant this I\u2019m a sucker for a green flower in winter, so Corsican hellebore (Helleborus argutifolius) is high on my list of favourites. Its leathery evergreen foliage is the perfect foil for its bell-like blooms from January to March. Needs fertile soil in partial shade to thrive: height and spread 80cm x 80cm.Mulch this Less hardy border flower favourites such as arum lilies (Zantedeschia aethiopica) and agapanthus benefit from a blanket of mulch to protect them from winter wet and cold. Add a thick layer of a dry mulch such as bark chips, dead bracken or straw to a depth of about 20cm. Make a note in your 2019 calendar to pull it away from the growing points of the plant come spring. Continue reading…
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