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Diary...
Diamond Jubilee Cupcake Decorating Course -
Tuesday 29th May ~
Learn how to decorate 6 delicious cupcakes to take
home in a Jubilee Theme. Lunch included.
£35 per person.
Book now to avoid disappointment
A Big Jubilee Celebration with Circus Takeaway! - Saturday 2nd June from 10am ~
Nick will be performing exciting FREE shows involving Magic,
Juggling, Comedy, audience participation and much more.
Suitable for ages 4yr - 94yr!
- He will be joined by our famous facepainter Nicky
to turn your little ones into clowns!


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Moving into May!
Here at Sussex Country Gardener, we’re leaping and bounding into our busiest time of year. The centre is alive with new plant stocks and with the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee knocking at the door, our customers are keen to chivvy their gardens along in time for their family summer celebrations!
DROUGHT - What to do? Despite the current rain, we are still in a drought situation so you would be wise to plan for the summer with this in mind. With drought warnings and hosepipe bans threatening our gardens this summer, we suggest investing in a good water butt. Harvesting rain water will boost your water supply and given that in one year a typical water butt collects 85,000 litres of rainwater, it should give you enough to keep your beds blooming all summer.
Save water and save weeding. If you cover your soil with pebbles, gravel or chipped bark this will keep moisture in and weeds out. Finally, let your lawn grow – lawns don’t need watering and a brown lawn soon recovers after rain.
PLANTS – Plant now for a wonderful colourful summer display. Herbaceous packed bedding is a must! It’s such a fun time of year with all the colours and varieties coming to life. Petunias, Surfinias, Verbenas, and Geraniums will liven up your borders. Pack your pots full to the brim with Geraniums as they need very little water to survive.
BUSY LIZZIES – Should you plant them? Unfortunately if you want to grow busy Lizzies this year, then you will struggle. Last year, gardeners all over the UK had problems with their busy Lizzies, with the plants dying in their millions as a result of a relatively new disease – Impatiens downy mildew. However, the Sunpatiens varieties of busy Lizzies seem to be resistant to the disease. These plants are bigger and more robust than your common or garden busy Lizzie – the New Guinea busy Lizzies are a different species of Impatiens, and aren’t affected by the disease. All the above products are available at Sussex Country Gardener.
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May 2012
This month sees the Rhododendrons reach their peak of flower power!
Plants with a woodland origin are also much in evidence this month,
like Brunnera, Solomon's Seal, Hostas, etc. Learn from nature,
these plants make ideal subjects for those shady spots in your garden...
Now is the time to spray plants coming into leaf like roses, fruit trees,
etc. and catch those early infections. It is also important to continue
with general feeding of your borders to support the current active growth.
In the vegetable garden, summer spinach, runner beans and sweet
corn should be sown as well as further sowings of successional
vegetables.
Added to our reference section this month are articles on creating
and getting the most from your hanging baskets. Click here for this information
sheet.
Reference Section - Click
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