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August/September 2010
Well into September now, and the summer definitely seems to be over. The drought ended in August , just in time to save many stressed and dying shrubs and small trees. The difference between gardens with and without irrigation systems has been stark this year.
The predicted plague of harlequin ladybirds has spread through all the gardens we look after, and I must say they've done a fantastic job of keeping aphids under control. We haven't seen a serious aphid problem since the spring. Of course, nobody yet knows what damage they've done to beneficial insects, if any, but there's no doubt now that anybody with a bug-house in the garden will have plenty of the little foreigners hiding out through the winter.
August and September are quiet months in the garden, with not much happening, but a time to enjoy late summer flowers, and pick the fruits which are ripening now among the flower borders. If these late flowers and fruits are not enlivening your garden, then this is the time to think about making sure they are there next year. October is the time to plant flowering shrubs and perennial flowers, to provide that splash of colour next year. It is also the time to plant fruit trees and bushes, and although it's not the time to plant such delicious additions to the flower border as tomatos, peppers and cucumbers, etc., it's a good time to make a note in next year's diary, to get them planted early enough, so you don't miss out next year.
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