{"id":94921,"date":"2018-07-28T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-plant-cottage-garden-classics-scabious\/"},"modified":"2018-07-28T17:04:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T10:04:01","slug":"gardening-tips-plant-cottage-garden-classics-scabious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-plant-cottage-garden-classics-scabious\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening tips: plant cottage-garden classics scabious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nPlus, prune stone fruit trees and listen to the Virgin GardenerPlant this Scabious are gorgeous cottage-garden classics that do well in containers, throwing out dozens of pincushion blooms in summer. \u2018Butterfly Blue\u2019 (pale lilac) and \u2018Kudos Pink\u2019 (rose-lavender) thrive in a sunny spot and are drought-resistant once established. Height and spread: 50cm x 50cm.Prune this Now is the time to prune established stone fruit trees such as plums and cherries. Pruning now, when the sap is up and the tree is growing, reduces the chances of trees being infected by silverleaf. Only remove branches that are damaged, diseased or overcrowded, aiming for an open structure. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2018\/jul\/28\/plant-scabious-prune-fruit-trees-virgin-gardener-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Gardening tips: plant cottage-garden classics scabious<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Plus, prune stone fruit trees and listen to the Virgin GardenerPlant this Scabious are gorgeous&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-oGZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110561,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-plant-bee-magnet-macedonian-scabious\/","url_meta":{"origin":94921,"position":0},"title":"Gardening tips: plant bee magnet Macedonian scabious","date":"September 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Then pay a visit to Pensthorpe natural park in Norfolk, and divide fading heucherasPlant this If you are looking for a long-flowering bee magnet, Macedonian scabious (Knautia macedonica) is a canny choice. 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