{"id":5280,"date":"2016-02-20T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-which-flowers-can-i-plant-on-a-damp-grave\/"},"modified":"2016-02-20T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T06:19:37","slug":"ask-alys-which-flowers-can-i-plant-on-a-damp-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-which-flowers-can-i-plant-on-a-damp-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: which flowers can I plant on a damp grave?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWaterlogged earth and the sensitivities of a cemetery call for periwinkles and primulas, says our expertCan you suggest anything I can plant at my mother\u2019s grave? The ground is exposed and waterlogged. I can quite understand that you want her grave to look loved and cared for. You don\u2019t say whether the ground is waterlogged all year round, but I am going to assume that it remains damp all year.Cemeteries tend to have a lot of wildlife, which means plants do get munched. Vinca minor, the lesser periwinkle, will survive anywhere, though you may have to give it an annual trim in spring. It has lovely lavender-blue flowers and will flower from April through to September. And it won\u2019t be nibbled, and will look after itself. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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