Wealden Times | WT228 | May 2021 | Restoration & New Build supplement inside

More documents

Recommendations

Info

GardenscapeWT228.indd 1 07/04/2021 11:34 priceless-magazines.com TULIP TIME 20th April every day to 4th May; pre-booking essential 45,000 tulips in 106 varieties plus cut tulip display VerdisWT228.indd 1 07/04/2021 PashleyManorWT228.indd 12:07 1 19/04/2021 09:21 114 ROSE WEEK 8th June to 16th June Beautiful 11 Acre Gardens; Café with Terrace; Gift Shop with Plant Sales; Sculpture Exhibition Ticehurst, TN5 7HE 01580 200888 pashleymanorgardens.com
grit. Self-seeding then becomes a happy accident and looks natural and unforced. The problem is that the plants are choosing where they want to grow and this may not be where you would plant them. Judicious weeding becomes the order of the day – and this is sometimes harder than it seems; there’s something unkind about weeding out healthy, happy plants, even if they are growing in the wrong place. Methods of seed dispersal vary wildly and evolution has come up with some ingenious methods for this. Many seed capsules are triggered to literally explode, because the purpose is to propel the seeds as far away as possible. This can make collecting seed frustrating, as the timing in some situations needs to be just right – collect too early and the seed won’t be ripe, collect a second too late and the capsule has burst and hurled its contents to the wind. The other method is to collect the seed and sow it yourself – either in pots to plant out later, or in situ. Labour intensive, but keeps you in charge of the show. A few very basic pieces of equipment are needed; paper bags or envelopes, a pen for labelling, kitchen paper Beautiful Biennials Foxgloves (Digitalis) – graceful tall spires, very useful for shady positions. The native foxglove is usually mauve-pink, there is also a beautiful white form, Digitalis alba and cultivars in shades of apricot, pink, mauve and cream. Some are short-lived perennials and will last longer than two years. Forget-me-nots (Mysotis) – a froth of tiny blue flowers – they will spread all over your garden if you let them. Looking pretty under tulips, forget-me-nots will provide a veil to cover their foliage. Pull up after flowering and to thin out if they are swamping other plants. Wallflowers (Erysimum) – another good spring companion for bulbs. Available in lots of colours, wallflowers are spicily scented. Sow them yourself, or buy as bedding and plant out in the autumn. Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) – related to pinks, these often gave charming bi-coloured flowers with frilled edges Brompton stocks (Matthiola incana) – highly scented spires of flowers in pastel shades, these can be biennial or short-lived perennials. They will need a sheltered site and winter protection. Honesty (Lunaria annua) – these pop up in purple sort white and are useful for their pale and delicate papery seed-heads too. for drying, a sieve or sheet of paper for separating seeds from the pod – and a nice dry, windless collecting day. Biennials are hardy plants and are sown in late spring to midsummer – you can sow the seed into a pot or seed tray, or directly into the ground. I often find a bit of space in the veg patch and sow a few rows of foxgloves, Sweet Williams or wallflowers into a sort of nursery bed. Once the seedlings emerge, thin them out to give each one a bit more room to grow. In the autumn they can be carefully lifted and transplanted to the place where they will flower in the following spring. Packed with nectar I would happily grow biennials for their sheer charm, but they are very good for wildlife too. Biennials are brim full of nectar – they are insect pollinated and their only job is to set seed as soon as they can, so they make it as easy as they can for the insects – many are scented to lure in a wide range of creatures including night pollinators such as moths and beetles. Flowers like foxgloves even advertise the route to their nectaries with little bee landing strips – often in the ultra-violet end of the spectrum and not always visible to us, but look closely and you will see the speckled insides of the tubular flower is in definite rows leading deeper inside. Biennials appear just as insect numbers are building up and this coincides with the main bird nesting season. Give the insects plenty of nectar and you will also be feeding the birds. Cool and serene, Digitalis alba, the white foxglove For details of Jo’s gardening courses visit hornbrookmanor.co.uk or contact Jo on 01233 861149 115 priceless-magazines.com
Page 1 and 2:
RESTORATION & NEW BUILD SUPPLEMENT
Page 3 and 4:
T H E K I T C H E N M A K E R ingli
Page 5:
MINTERIORS JFine hand crafted kitch
Page 8 and 9:
5 High Street, Cranbrook, Kent TN17
Page 10 and 11:
Be Yourself at Claremont NEW Nurser
Page 12 and 13:
Visit our new stores now open at Go
Page 14 and 15:
House Month of the £1,950,000 List
Page 16 and 17:
SALES / LETTINGS / MANAGEMENT VISIT
Page 18 and 19:
MAXIMISE THE VALUE OF YOUR LAND Hav
Page 20 and 21:
Homeowners, make yourself at home w
Page 22 and 23:
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Spring Cleani
Page 24 and 25:
Thomas Mansfield The Family Law Sol
Page 26 and 27:
Notebook Open for business Fenwick
Page 28 and 29:
Roof & Exterior Cleaning Save Your
Page 30 and 31:
Caring for your pets through the pa
Page 32:
Thomas Mansfield Wills & Inheritanc
Page 35 and 36:
Artful Restoration Words: Jo Arnell
Page 37 and 38:
Previous pages: The sitting room ex
Page 39 and 40:
AWARD WINNING, LUXURY SWIMMING POOL
Page 41 and 42:
Above: The sitting room is papered
Page 43 and 44:
Carol Peace Sculpture Exhibition Ov
Page 45 and 46:
This page: A double-height, oak-fra
Page 47 and 48:
Create a stunning affordable entran
Page 49 and 50:
“John said that he needed to see
Page 51 and 52:
THE LEADING AUCTIONEERS IN THE SOUT
Page 53 and 54:
This page: The master bedroom’s v
Page 55 and 56:
Just Fascias Dominic Walmsley Kent
Page 57 and 58:
With the help of their designers an
Page 59 and 60:
Get the LOOK 1 Grape chandelier £1
Page 61 and 62:
Wealden Times Midsummer Fair 1ST-4T
Page 63 and 64:
Meet the designers! One of the joys
Page 65 and 66:
SAVE THE WORLD Shop our guide to pl
Page 67 and 68:
GT_90x130_10_3_21.qxp_Layout 1 10/0
Page 69 and 70:
Brokis pendant lights featuring Bro
Page 71 and 72:
Good Looks Feel proud of beauty and
Page 73 and 74:
The House That Instagram Built Word
Page 75 and 76:
Previous pages & above: The Courtya
Page 77:
Preserving your place in history DE
Page 80 and 81:
This page: The Mermaid Room’s sca
Page 83 and 84:
This page: The Coral Room channels
Page 85 and 86: Residential | Nursing | Respite Awa
Page 87 and 88: Tunbridge Wells . 79 Calverley Road
Page 89 and 90: Get the LOOK 1 Coolicon original sh
Page 91 and 92: S C
Page 93 and 94: Discover an exclusive lifestyle IN
Page 95 and 96: 17 20 Contents 7 CASE STUDY: THE TI
Page 97 and 98: Restoration & New Build Supplement
Page 101 and 102: Bi2Fold Giving your home a new look
Page 103 and 104: 6SCL’s steps to take before start
Page 105: Shiny & New To give you an insight
Page 108 and 109: A reputation built on quality craft
Page 112 and 113: Who’s Wearing What boutique The i
Page 114 and 115: iStock.com/Nataliya Belova Clockwi
Page 116 and 117: The home of contemporary and luxury
Page 118 and 119: Open Again & Taking Bookings Put yo
Page 120 and 121: Private Care Jasmine Service Homeca
Page 122 and 123: Endoscopy at Nuffield Health Guildf
Page 124 and 125: Nourish to Flourish Nutrition & Lif
Page 127 and 128: Lazy Day Dining With the warmth of
Page 130 and 131: Heirloom tomato & smoked mackerel s
Page 132 and 133: We’ve got designs on your garden
Page 134 and 135: REDWOOD TREE SERVICES LTD TREE & FO
Page 138 and 139: Bacchus renovations A5 leaflet.qxp_
Page 140 and 141: Traditional Craftsmanship for Moder
Page 142 and 143: OPEN MORNING 6th & 7th May ENJOYING
Page 144 and 145: What’s On in May AUCTIONS EXHIBIT
Page 146 and 147: Slow, Grow, Eat Hairdresser-turned-
Page 148: JOHN SANKEY AT S AY E R S L A N E
show all

Wealden Times | WT228 | May 2021 | Restoration & New Build supplement inside

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?