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With Melissa King | THE SEASONAL GARDEN
Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’
The plant: For colour and interest in every season, you can’t go
past Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’. And the name really says it all! The
foliage is a kaleidoscope of changing colour year-round, but it’s
particularly attractive during autumn and winter when the leaves
ignite with tints of orange and fiery red. It has a dense, compact
habit, growing to just 70cm tall and 90cm wide.
Growing: For best results, grow Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ in a
sunny spot with well-drained soil. It’s a tough plant, which,
once established, stands up well to dry conditions. Just give
it a light prune in early spring, along with a good dose of
slow-release fertiliser.
Design: Its naturally compact form makes it a top choice for
a low-growing hedge, border or potted showpiece, or why not
mass-plant it for a splash of dramatic colour? pma.com.au
Spanish Licorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
The plant: A perennial herb that grows to 1m tall and wide with
violet (sometimes white), sweetpea-like flowers followed by small
pods. Spanish licorice is grown for its sweet roots (underground
stems), which contain glycyrrhizin, a compound 50 times sweeter
than sugar. Glycyrrhizin is the key ingredient in licorice. It also has
age-old therapeutic benefits and is said to relieve heartburn and
indigestion, lower cholesterol levels and boost immunity.
Growing: Glycyrrhiza glabra prefers full sun or part-shade and welldrained
soil. Two- to three-year-old roots can be harvested in late
autumn or winter. Dig a hole close to the plant to expose the roots.
Design: Glycyrrhiza glabra is at home in the kitchen or flower
garden, but it can be quite vigorous, so grow it where you can
contain the roots to stop it spreading into unwanted areas.
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THEY SAY YOU CAN’T PUT MEAT, OIL, DAIRY,
CITRUS OR ONIONS INTO A COMPOST BIN.
This is true for most composters except the Compot.
So forget everything you once knew and try a Compot to dispose
of ALL your kitchen waste with anything bio-degradable.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FOLLOW 4 EASY STEPS:
1. Dig a hole and
plant your Compot.
2. Fill it with all
your kitchen waste.
3. Lock on lid and cover
loosely with anything but dirt.
4. Now forget about it until you
need to top it up with more waste.
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Never dig another hole again and maintain your garden with your own natural fertiliser. Check out the
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when ready... and let it look after itself.
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