{"id":26626,"date":"2016-09-20T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T09:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sow-hardy-annuals-now-for-a-colourful-display-next-year\/"},"modified":"2016-09-20T17:00:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T10:00:49","slug":"sow-hardy-annuals-now-for-a-colourful-display-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sow-hardy-annuals-now-for-a-colourful-display-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Sow hardy annuals now for a colourful display next year"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSowing in autumn gives poppies, corn marigolds, cornflowers and other hardy annuals a head start I\u2019ve been looking out of our lounge window onto a singed hay meadow all summer, which would be fine if we lived opposite a farm. But what I\u2019m gazing at, rather downheartedly, is my attempt at creating an annual border of grasses and flowers. My vision has not, it seems, been realised. But being resilient leads you closer to your gardening utopia, so I have already observed, learned and formed a plan B. Essentially, an annual flower\u2019s goal is to grow, flower, seed and die, and if it can do this in an almighty rush, so much the better. I sowed foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) and Calendula \u2018Sunset Buff\u2019 back in February, the hordeum into modules and the calendula into a seedbed. Both were then transplanted into a sunny border come April. By July I\u2019d got what I wanted \u2013 tufts of squirrel grass pinpricked by corn marigolds \u2013 it looked lovely but in the heat of August it rapidly scorched away, seeds set, job done. A combination of our light, sandy soil and stunted plants resulted in the briefest of effects. My plan B? Simple – to sow the annuals direct in autumn. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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