{"id":112945,"date":"2019-12-08T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T06:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-last-nasturtiums-hold-the-key-to-spring-planting-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-12-08T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T07:05:05","slug":"the-last-nasturtiums-hold-the-key-to-spring-planting-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-last-nasturtiums-hold-the-key-to-spring-planting-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"The last nasturtiums hold the key to spring planting | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe tenacious flowers still face off against December\u2019s cold days, so it\u2019s time to plan for next year\u2019s long campaign of colourIt seems barely possible. Kala\u2019s nasturtiums are literally clinging on into December. They have again colonised her neighbours\u2019 fence, clambering over the top, reaching down to the ground, some stems around 12ft long. Even though the residents have repelled the invaders more than once. To no avail. Their wall is a cascade of orange vitality. Until a sustained heavy frost, at least.The allotment is situated higher up, at the top of Hampstead Heath. Sheltered in a scoop, entirely surrounded by tall trees, it is capable of holding in heat and cold. There, most nasturtiums have already succumbed. Carcasses of frost-twisted tendrils and red petals are curled on the ground. At the other end of the plot, some late-sown climbers from the Higgledy Garden shop are climbing still \u2013 light on flower, heavy on leaf. In the morning, they catch the dew like water lilies waiting for a frog. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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