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30 The Parish Magazine - October 2024 Please mention The Parish Magazine when replying to advertisements EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED INSURED Pruning, Felling & Planting Stump Grinding & Removal Dangerous Trees Saved & Made Safe Reductions, Thinning & Dead Wooding Modern Noninvasive Cable Bracing Help with Tree Problem Diagnosis Experience in Japanese Ornamental Tree Pruning Pro-Active Tree Care MON-FRI 8.45-5.30: OFFICE 0845 034 0962 0779 931 5661 OUT OF OFFICE HOURS: MOBILE 0779 931 5661 www.canontreecare.co.uk Bathrooms &Kitchens Ltd Plumbing, Plastering, Tiling and all associated work Contact us today for a FREE No obligation Consultation and Quotation 0778 897 2921 markt@kingfisher-bathrooms.com http://www.kingfisher-bathrooms.com 167 Kingfisher Drive, Woodley, Reading, Berks RG5 3JQ 313 October 2024.indd 30 12/09/2024 09:39:50
HOME AND Garden A FOOT IN THE GARDEN Autumn leaves and fashionable clover By Ray Puddefoot Authors and drunks (we pray) turn over new leaves, while gardeners rake up old ones. Autumn leaves are a treasure and make the best compost. They also clog gutters, drains, turn paving into a slip hazard and smother grass. Tough, thicker leaves from likes of evergreens, oak and beech take a long time to break down while some leaves disintegrate within days of landing. Elms trees have rough and hairy leaves which if damp rot away in days. I remember when taking head gardeners from the Royal Parks around a tree nursery in Suffolk they bemoaned the loss of the elms because their leaves didn’t require raking up. I also remember I had wined and dined them the night before and with my bushy beard they thought ‘rough and hairy’ a good description of me! LOOK OUT FOR THE BEES Clover lawns are now becoming fashionable, especially in the USA! Taller varieties look good but are useless as usable spaces and look a mess after mowing. Creeping clovers have always occurred naturally in untreated grass and they can be sown into established lawns. Regular, annual scarifying will help to keep the clovers from smothering the grass. But my big question is how do you control other weeds without killing the clover especially when they germinate in bare patches after a drought? While bees love clover they don’t appreciate being trodden on!!!! Tasks for October — Clean patios and paths, especially in shady areas (repoint as necessary). — Hose pipes can be drained and packed away for the winter while taps should be isolated or wrapped to prevent them from freezing. — Check fencing and timber structures, oil hinges, check latches locks and garden lighting. — Tidy and mulch borders, especially less hardy plants like fuchsias and salvias, your plants will love it. — Plant trees shrubs and perennials in your borders while it's not to late to plant bulbs and winter bedding. — Sow hardy annuals and perennials to flower next year. RAY'S OCTOBER TOP TIPS — Clean patios and paths — Mulch borders — Plant spring bulbs, trees and shrubs — Divide perennials — Take hardwood cuttings Autmn leaves and berries The Parish Magazine - October 2024 31 What do you call your home? Many people name their homes, and there is certainly a dizzying variety of names out there. But now a new study has found that nearly all the most common property names have something to do with nature. And in Britain, the most popular house name of all is short and sweet: ‘The Cottage’. Next in line? ‘Rose Cottage’. Other popular house names include: Ivy Cottage, Garden Cottage, Orchard Cottage, Yew Tree Cottage, The Barn, The Stables, Orchard House, The Lodge and The Granary. Dr Lynn Robson, Fellow in English at Regent’s Park College, Oxford said the trend seems to reflect a nostalgia for a rural past. The survey also found that Newcastle has the greatest number of named homes, followed by Glasgow and Sheffield. The survey was carried out by Admiral Home Insurance. HEALTH Drug warning ... Graeme Biggar, head of the National Crime Agency, warns that the threat from drugs to the UK has become greater over the past 12 months because of the availability of synthetic opioids, an increase in the global production of cocaine, and a rise in the amount of cannabis being imported into the country. Deadly substances such as nitazenes and fentanyl are being used by drug dealers to bulk out heroin and to make it stronger. Synthetic chemicals are also being added to ecstasy, cocaine and street valium. Nitazenes are manufactured in laboratories, often in China, and copy the effects of morphine and other opioids. But it can be many times stronger. Since June 2023, at least 284 substance-related deaths have been linked to high-strength nitazenes being added to a drug. Graaeme Biggar warned that: 'You can die the first time you take it, but you very often don’t know you are taking it.' 313 October 2024.indd 31 12/09/2024 09:39:52
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