{"id":110775,"date":"2019-09-14T17:01:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T10:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-fuchsia-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2019-09-14T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T10:06:05","slug":"how-to-grow-fuchsia-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-fuchsia-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow fuchsia | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNot so keen on its clashing colour combinations? You might change your mind when you taste the berriesIf you are wondering who is eating all the berries of your fuchsia bush, it\u2019s me. I can\u2019t tell you how much joy I get from wandering around my neighbourhood plucking from front garden bushes the juiciest of dripping fruit \u2013 it tastes somewhere between a kiwi, blueberry and strawberry, with a touch of pepper. If it\u2019s too peppery, you are picking too soon \u2013 the berries really do need to be bursting.The best berries tend to be on the naffest bushes; those bedding sorts with pirouetting ballerinas for flowers, in clashing colour combinations. If it\u2019s hard to imagine wanting such a thing in your garden, you may change your mind when you taste the berries. Plus, as bushes go, they are a tolerant sort: good for bees, unfussy about soil, shade and, for that matter, being pruned hard. On top of it all, they flower from June right through to October. Continue reading…
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