{"id":110985,"date":"2019-09-22T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ease-the-chill-by-sowing-for-brighter-days-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2019-09-22T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T10:03:20","slug":"ease-the-chill-by-sowing-for-brighter-days-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ease-the-chill-by-sowing-for-brighter-days-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Ease the chill by sowing for brighter days | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPoppies, radishes and spring onions \u2013 some of the cheerful flowers and veg you can plant nowI am not afraid to admit it. There are some plants that I have a troubled relationship with. While nerines and amaryllis are some of my very favourite garden flowers, for their ability to erupt like pastel pink fireworks from beneath the earth in September, their arrival is also unequivocal confirmation that the dark days of winter are just around the corner. Like that last quick dip in the ocean before catching your flight home from a summer holiday, for me it\u2019s an emotional trigger that the months of sunshine and fun are over and only school and seriousness await.Fortunately, for us fair-weather gardeners, there are some plants you can spark into life right now, just as almost everything else slips into a slumber, providing you with a constant reminder of new things to come. Here are some of my favourite flower and veg seeds that you can sow in the autumn. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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