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GARDENING

Garden Day is celebrated

on Sunday 11 October
this year. Since Life is a
Garden, let’s spend some
quality time tending our
green sanctuaries on

Garden Day. Even potted
window sills and patio
planters deserve a little

recognition too.

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OCTOBER IN THE GARDEN

ROSES
October is also pink month or Breast 2. Hannon rose: Named after Hannon in abundant clusters. The colour is
Cancer Awareness month. In honour - the Glam Guru. A new variety of prominent, feminine pink and white for
of pink, here are some stunning pink Hybrid Tea rose with deep pink flowers! purity. Grows to about 1.4m high.
Celebrity roses that you may want to It blooms and flushes throughout the 4. Princess Charlene de Monaco: A
have in your garden: season and makes the perfect and most beautiful Hybrid Tea rose, which has
stunning cut flower. Grows to about 1m very fragrant double flowers, light apricot
1. People’s Princess rose: Named high. to shell pink in colour. It has excellent
after Diana, Princess of Wales, who was 3. Thuli Madonsela rose: This novel disease resistance and a good choice for
widely loved. The pointed, green-hued rose is vigorous, with strong roots, and use as a cut flower.
buds develop into large, firm petalled disease-resistant leaves, able to thrive 5. Anneli van Rooyen rose: An
blooms; deep silk pink, the colour of despite climatic stresses – just like her extremely free-flowering hybrid tea
pigeons’ breasts flows from the tips of name suggests. The striking two-tone that loves when the sun brings out its
the petal edges towards the centre of the pink and white blooms have a perfect exquisite colour - a blend of deep cream
high pointed, exhibition shaped flowers. hybrid tea shape but are carried to coral. Grows to shoulder height.

Hydrangeas make a good show at
this time of year, but be sure to give THEN ON TO THE EDIBLES
them some shade. If you want to get The ‘grow to eat’ concept of shortening the
the most out of your Hydrangeas’ food chain time from soil to plate is increasing
flower colour, feed them with in popularity. Edible gardening is easy and fun,
either pink or blue hydrangea food regardless of the size of your space.
accordingly. Blue Hydrangeas It’s always exciting to try out new varieties. Here are
require an acidic soil with a a few amazing new squashes to tempt you:
pH of 5.5 or lower. Pink • Lemon sun squash is a patty pan that produces
Hydrangeas require more
MORE neutral to alkaline soils sweet and tender fruits on vigorous plants. The
PINKS with a pH of 6.5 and male flowers are also perfect for frying.
AND SOME higher. • Easy pick gold and easy pick green squash are
smooth textured no-fuss zucchinis.
BLUES • Butterbaby squash is a small, sweet butternut that
can be grown up a trellis to save space.
• Honeynut squash is another mini butternut that has
exceptionally sweet fruit, is easy to germinate and
produces high yields of fruit.
• If you want to try something funky then sample the vegetable
egetable
spaghetti squash. It has unique flesh that separates into long, clear
to long clear
strings, which resemble pasta. It has a slight crunch with a mild squash
flavour and can be used just like spaghetti. It’s the ideal way to get
small children into eating veggies and it's also the perfect vegan
spaghetti.
Tip: Remember to sow your watermelon seeds in early to mid-October
if you want them ready to eat by Christmas. They are usually ready to
harvest 70 to 85 days after sowing.

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