Photo: The Senetti will be one of the first flowers on the patio this year.
Its that time of year when the public wake up to the fact that they might need the services of a gardener or landscape gardener. All winter these poor souls have been huddled over a stove in a freezing shed waiting for the weather to warm up so they would be noticed. Spare a thought for them, as everyone suddenly wants them at the same time. If they tell you that they will be with you in a couple of weeks as they are busy please do not be too hard on them, there’s a lot to do and not everything has to be done yesterday!
PLANT OF THE WEEK
I was over in England last week and saw an interesting hybrid of the Cineraria. The variety is called Senetti. This is an exciting new introduction to the bedding plant range. The plant has the great advantage that it will flower early, providing a splash of colour before any of the bedding or container plants are ready. Senetti is grown cool and can be stood outside from April onwards to give early colour (Although Senetti will tolerate a mild frost it is not fully frost hardy, so some protection may be required in extreme weather!). I have been told that they will take from cuttings so you can buy one and increase your stock for the following months in summer.
Horticultural.
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