If you are going on holiday, don't forget to move your potted plants to a shady place to reduce their water requirements. Harvest maincrop potatoes. Late August is an excellent time to start sowing...
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Patio Roses
Patio roses are simply ‘small roses’. Generally growing between 45cm-60cm high, are ideal for pots and tubs, and at the front of borders, when grouped in odd numbers. Miniature roses are even smaller, ranging from 25cm-30cm high. Often combined with summer bedding plants. Patio roses flower all summer long, providing a great display of colour. Roses, A Care & Cultivation Guide.
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August Plant of the Month
Agapanthus (African Lily)
Strikingly beautiful, agapanthus are bold architectural plants whose popularity is growing year on year. They have strap-like leaves and statuesque stems, topped with balls of intensely coloured...
