Chrysanthemums or mums are a must-have for autumn décor. They are perfect for pairing with pumpkins and gourds, and steal the spotlight with an explosion of blooms in fiery red, orange, and yellow hues that echo the autumn foliage. You’ll also find vibrant pink, lavender, and even white mums to dress up containers and gardens. Mums are easy to care for but require regular watering to keep them flowering for many weeks. How much water plants need and how often you should water mums varies depending on where the plant is growing. Follow these simple tips to determine when to water mums and keep them looking their best all season.
Right plant, wrong place? How to create your ideal garden micro-climate
31.08.2024 - 12:16 / themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk / Alexandra Campbell
Have you thought about how your garden micro-climate affects how well your plants grow?
For example, you might wonder why some plants aren’t flowering. Or perhaps others are getting scorched leaves, even if the same plants seem to do well in your neighbour’s garden.
The key is to understand – or create – different ‘climates’ within your garden.
I recently visited Paul Seaborne of the plant nursery Pelham Plants. He and his partner have created a garden from an exposed, windy and uneven donkey field, creating a number of garden micro-climates, mainly by dividing the garden up with hedges.
What is a garden micro-climate?
It’s a small area in your garden where the weather conditions are different from the surrounding area. It could be a part of the garden that gets particularly wet, dry, hot, cold or windy.
For example, you may have, for example, an East-facing garden which perhaps gets a lot of wind.
But you can find or create a sheltered spot in your garden. It may be an area that’s protected by a shed or the house wall. Or you can add a hedge or a wall, facing south. That will be a little micro-climate where your garden is more sunny and less windy.
One garden micro-climate is the area close to the wall of your house. The wall shelters plants from the wind. And if your house is made of brick, the brick absorbs sunlight during the day and gives it off at night.
If you don’t have storage, then some tender plants may over-winter safely if pulled in close to the house. There is less of an effect if your house is built of wood or other materials, but you may still get the effects of warmth from the house during winter.
How to start creating a garden micro-climate
When they moved into Rose Cottage, it was surrounded by an uneven field
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