{"id":116796,"date":"2020-05-31T12:15:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T05:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bright-candy-colours-bring-summer-cheer\/"},"modified":"2020-05-31T13:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T06:03:26","slug":"bright-candy-colours-bring-summer-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bright-candy-colours-bring-summer-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright candy colours bring summer cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA chance purchase introduces new colours to the window boxes and roof terraceEarly summer means geraniums. Time to change the window boxes, refresh the rooftop pots. We usually leave it until the early May bank holiday,or the later one at a push. We stock up on lupins, geraniums and lobelia (always dark blue); perhaps a few deep purple petunia.My window-box tastes were defined at 19, selling plants in a posh Kensington square. I like the restricted palette, the repetitive ritual, keeping changes minimal. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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