Visit this
Looking for a new garden to visit this weekend? Ryton organic gardens, near Coventry, is a 10-acre haven for wildlife, a place to learn about the latest organic growing methods, and the site of Fusca, a great vegetarian and vegan street food cafe.
Sow this
Once you’ve caught the seed-sowing bug, it’s hard to countenance spending a tenner or more for a single plant when you can grow dozens from a £3 packet of seed. Easy flowers to sow now include verbascums (try the white ‘Snow Maiden’, from Thompson & Morgan, or the dark pink ‘Rosetta’, from Chiltern Seeds) or wallflowers (I like ‘Sugar Rush Purple’, from Seeds Of Distinction).
Plant this
Hybrid shrub rose ‘Sea Foam’ is the perfect stuffing for sparse borders, producing masses of perfumed, white double flowers all summer. Grow it as ground cover, or plant en masse for a flowering hedge. Height and spread: 1m x 1.5m. Buy one rose in a 3.5-litre pot for £13.99, or two for £21.98 (includes free UK mainland p&p). To order, call 0330 333 6856, quoting ref GU356, or go to our Readers’ Offers page. Dispatched in July.
