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guide<br />
Garden<br />
We've put together our top<br />
garden tasks and tips for the month.<br />
We’re planting …<br />
Osteospermum ecklonis (sometimes referred to as African<br />
marguerite) ‘Purple Sun’, a new variety with vivid flowers that<br />
announce the beginning of spring. The blooms feature several<br />
shades of orange that fade into a deep purple ring at the centre<br />
of the flower. Forms a compact, well-branched plant, 25cm high<br />
and 40cm wide, with an abundance of flowers. Grow ‘Purple Sun’<br />
in full sun and in ordinary garden soil that’s been well composted.<br />
They also look good in containers and hanging baskets. In coastal<br />
gardens, plants should be sheltered from the wind. Fertilise in<br />
spring and again in autumn. Water regularly but don’t over-water<br />
as the plant can tolerate moderately dry soil.<br />
Garden tasks:<br />
• <strong>Aug</strong>ust is a windy<br />
month; secure<br />
climbers and stake<br />
newly planted<br />
trees. Check the<br />
ties of standard roses<br />
and all other standard<br />
plants that are supported<br />
by stakes.<br />
• In very cold areas, delay<br />
winter rose pruning<br />
until the middle or<br />
end of <strong>Aug</strong>ust.<br />
• Increase watering to<br />
once a week for most<br />
plants.<br />
• Fertilise all plants. Flowering<br />
plants should get 5:1:5 or<br />
3:1:5 and shrubs and trees 2:3:2<br />
(or their organic alternatives).<br />
Fuchsias like a nitrogen-rich<br />
fertiliser at the beginning of<br />
the season.<br />
• Remove the spent flowers of<br />
primulas, petunias, pansies and<br />
violas to encourage them to keep<br />
on flowering.<br />
• Give the lawn its spring treatment.<br />
Rake out all the dead grass and then<br />
Small<br />
cut the lawn with the lawnmower<br />
on its lowest setting. The compacted<br />
ground can be spiked with a garden<br />
fork or a hollow tine fork. Apply lawn<br />
fertiliser and water in well.<br />
• If the lawn has hollows, is uneven or<br />
there are dead patches, level it with<br />
lawn dressing. Fertilise and water well.<br />
• Remove leaves from gutters and fix any broken<br />
ones. Why not call in a plumber to set up a system<br />
that diverts rainwater from the gutters into a tank?<br />
• Clean the garden furniture and treat any wooden<br />
garden furniture. Check with your paint shop for<br />
suitable products.<br />
Spekboom,<br />
R39,99,<br />
Woolworths<br />
26 Get It Joburg <strong>West</strong> <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2019</strong>
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