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HOME & GARDEN 29
West Swindon's
annual announcement
that warmer weather
will soon arrive
makes its appearance.
SPRING DELIGHTS Since magnolias have fleshy GARDEN STONEWARE
by Claire Beaton of Toothill roots, nothing more substantial TROUGHS TUBS • ANIMALS * BIRD BATHS
Gardening on a cold West should be grown beneath their HALF BARRELS * URNS
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pictures in the gardening press. planted beneath. I'm hoping for
With Easter arriving towards the a pool of clear blue flowers, each
end of April this year, I am petal with a white stripe
expecting to see my 'Waterlily' lightening the flower centre. In
Magnolia stellata in bloom over summer, the magnolia's leaf
the holiday weekend. On lighter canopy is fresh green to the
THE GARDEN planning
soils this would be in flower in ground, with new leaves opening
March. slightly bronze. TO BE design
This is a gorgeous shrub to I can't remember seeing PROUD construction
plant as a focal point in your Magnolia stellata in Mr and Mrs
OF plant selection
garden. In winter you look out of Sturt's garden in Lower Churn
the window at its graceful web of but their garden in spring is
twigs, each tipped with a lovely to visit. As you approach THE
promising furry flower bud. As the front gate, look out for the COMPLETE GARDEN
spring comes, these become winter flowering cherry (Prunus SWINDON SERVICE
silvery in the sunlight. Then they subhirtella autumnalis) in its last 873357 Stcvc Newstead ON D l-lort.
split open and the many petalled, flush and see if you can smell the
pure white flower expands (this creamy white flower clusters of
is when you hope no heavy frost Viburnum burkwoodii. In the
will brown the petals). They look back garden a stream runs
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background but should not be naturalised by fritilllanes; not
planted too close to a hedge as butterflies but purple and white
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scented and will continue, with yourself!
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