JHB West - Nov 21
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Pure garden charm<br />
Text: ALICE COETZEE<br />
Garden tasks for <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
• For non-stop flowers in shade and<br />
semi-shade plant Impatiens ‘Beacon’,<br />
Sunpatiens, New Guinea impatiens<br />
and begging begonias. • For sunny<br />
spots there’s alyssum, antirrhinum,<br />
bedding dahlias, bedding salvia,<br />
celosia, chrysanthemums, dianthus,<br />
gazanias, nemesia, portulaca, vinca<br />
and zinnias. • Watering is the most<br />
important task, and all plants will<br />
benefit from deep watering twice<br />
a week. Mulching keeps the soil<br />
moist for longer and encourages<br />
earthworms. • Spread a 5.1.5 granular<br />
fertiliser around to feed the flowers,<br />
lawn, and shrubs to replace nutrients<br />
taken up in spring. Water well<br />
afterwards. • Summer veggies can still<br />
be sown this month.<br />
We’re planting… Scabiosa ‘Flutter’ pure white<br />
because a sprinkle of white flowers throughout<br />
the garden makes it sparkle, especially at night.<br />
Butterflies too love the flowers, which inspired<br />
the name of this spring to autumn flowering<br />
perennial. It is a neat, mounded plant for garden<br />
beds, borders and containers. Plants grow in sun<br />
or semi-shade, need regular but not excessive<br />
watering and fertilising once a month. It is very<br />
disease resistant. Details: ballstraathof.co.za<br />
26 Get It Magazine <strong>Nov</strong>ember 20<strong>21</strong>
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