Garden style september 2014

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Insider tips for picking thebest bulbs. Using our guide

you will learn how to pick thebest bulbs

Be inspired with ourfavourite spring flowering

bulbs

Summer may be nearing anend so there are a number of

jobs to do this month

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September 2014

At Capital Gardens we pride our-selves on the quality and range of thebulbs we offer. We work closely

with our suppliers to ensure our bulbs are ofthe highest quality. This is why you will noticethat our bulbs are larger than those stocked bynon specialist retailers such as supermarkets.

Our trained staff are available to help you inpicking the best bulbs for your garden.

The general rule when selecting bulbs is tolook for big bulbs, this is because the biggerthey are, the more they generally bloom. Somake sure your bulbs are plump and firm.

So you’ve picked a selection of plump and firmbulbs. Now the key work starts, finding theright spot for your bulbs. Regardless of thequality and size of your bulbs, healthy bulbscan fail if they are planted in the wronglocation.

Most bulbs do best in full sun (at least 6 hoursof direct sun a day) and in well-drained soil. If

you are not sure what conditions your bulbsneed why not take advantage of our ‘GardenAdvice’ service? Simply email your queries to

, where yourenquiries will be answered by our in-houseteam of expert gardeners.

Spring flowering bulbs, such as tulips and daffo-dils should be planted from late August to midNovember, when the soil temperatures havecooled down, but there is still enough warmthin the soil to get rooting started.

How deep do I plant my bulbs? The generalrule is to dig a hole two to three times deeperthan the bulb height. For example if your bulbis 3 inches tall, you will need to dig a hole 6 to9 inches deep. However there are always ex-ceptions to this rule, so check the plantingdirections that came with the bulbs or ask amember of our staff.

Editor’s ChoiceTulip Angelique£3.99

Planting Depth 10cmFull Height 45cm

Flowering Time April/May

How to Pick the BEST BULBS

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Tulip Fringed Bell Song

20Bulbs

OUR TOP 9 Spring Flowering BulbsOur spring flowering bulbs are now in stock accross all our garden centres. Here we showcase our top 9 must try bulbs for spring bloom.

Narcissus‘Thalia’

£4.99

Allium‘Giganteum

Ambassador’

£4.99

Nerine‘Mother of Pearl’

£4.99

Crocus‘Joan of Arc’

£2.99

Muscari‘Blue Spike’

£2.69

Tulip‘Negerita’

£3.99

Eranthis‘cilicica’

£3.99

Anemone‘Mr Fokker’

£2.49

Ranunculus‘Aviv’ White

£2.49

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Effortlessly plant rows of bulbs withthe Crest Hand Bulb Planter! It willmake your bulb planting tasks moreaccurate and less time consuming.

It features depth markings for pre-cise planting.

£9.99In store Price

RHS Endorsed

This Bulb planter by Burgon & Ball isequipped with deeply serrated edgewhich penetrates packed ground -cleanly removing a 6cm diametercore.

It also features depth markings up to4" for precise planting.

So you have bought your bulbs and cannot wait to get into the garden and start planting them. Any seasoned gardener will know that plantingbulbs can be back breaking work. We have selected our top 3 planters that help make light work of planting your new bulbs. A lot ofgardeners still use their trusty trowel, but a good quality bulb planter can make all the difference.

In our garden centres we are often asked about the benefits of a long handled bulb planter. In short long handled bulb planters are great forgardeners who want to avoid kneeling or crouching when planting their bulbs. A long handled planter will allow you to make a hole for yourbulb from a standing poisition and with each subsequent hole it removes the previous plug of soil from the planter. The best way to use a planteris to have a team of two people one making the hole and the other popping bulbs into the hole, this prevents a lot of bending up and down.

Get your bulbs off to a great start by using a root growth formula such as Rootgrow. Empathy’s Bulb Starter which ensures the ideal biologicalconditions for bulbs to grow and flower. Designed around the recognised Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi, it also includes vermiculite to ensuregood drainage in the root zone and seaweed meal as a source of natural auxins to stimulate root development. The product contains humatesas a source of organic acids for both the treated bulb and soil microorganisms.

RHS Endorsed

This Bulb planter by Burgon & Ball isequipped with deeply serrated edgewhich penetrates packed ground clean-ly removing a 6cm diameter core.

It also features depth markings up to 4"for precise planting. A must have foranyone looking for a top quality bulbplanter.

Bulb Buyers Essentials

TOP 3

Tulip 'Kees Nelis'

Normal Price£5.99Special Offer Price£4.99

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“The butternut squash in this recipe adds a lovely vibrant colour and adelicate sweet taste to this richly spiced curry. Be assured that the word'spiced' does not actually mean this is extra hot (as in spicy) this is just alovely warming delicious and very tasty curry ideal for an autumn evening.

Should you fancy an added kick just add more chilli.”

Cooking with Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash Chickpea and Spinach Curry

In a large lidded frying pan heat 2 tablespoons of oil throw in thepanch phoran and the chilli flakes- stirring and taking care it doesn'tburn - cook for just a minute.

Now add the turmeric, garam masala, ground cumin and the bayleaf. Stir then add the onions, garlic and ginger stirring to coat in thelovely spices.

Add 1 heaped tablespoon of tomato puree and cook for one minute.Now add 200ml of water along with the tin of tomatoes includingtheir juice and throw in the sliced butternut.Put the lid on and cook over a medium heat for about 15-20minutes or until the butternut is tender.

Remove the lid and squish up the tomatoes then add the sugar alongwith the drained chickpeas - you can mush some of the chickpeasand butternut up too to create different textures.

Cook for another 10 minutes, throw in the spinach and give it 2minutes to wilt.

Stir well and have a taste and add salt if you think it needs it - adjustthe spices adding more chilli flakes if you like it hot.

Sprinkle over the chopped coriander and serve immediately withbasmati rice and naan.

2 Tablespoons of sunflower or vegetable oil1 large onion - peeled and chopped to smalldice2 fat cloves of garlic - peeled and finelychoppedfresh ginger - peeled and finely chopped tomake 1 teaspoon

3/4 teaspoon of Panch Phoran (a blend ofequal quantities of fenugeek seeds, nigellaseeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and blackmustard seeds) known as Bengali Five-Spicea pinch of dried chilli flakes1/2 teaspoon of turmeric1 teaspoon of garam masala1 tablespoon ground cumin1 bay leaf

1 medium butternut squash washed but notpeeled - cut in half across the middle andwrap the base in cling film then into the fridgefor another day. Quarter the neck part onlyand slice into 1 cm chunks200ml water1 tablespoon of sugar1 x 400g tin of chickpeas - drained1 x 400g tin of good quality plum tomatoes -including their juice1 heaped tablespoon of tomato puree (pastein the USA)1 x 400g tin of chickpeas - drained1x400g tin of tomatoestwo handfuls of pre-washed baby spinacha small bunch of fresh coriander - leaves onlyand chopped salt to taste

Top 10 jobs for September

September Jobs

1 Divide herbaceous perennials

2 Pick autumn raspberries

3 Collect and sow seed from perennials andhardy annuals

4 Dig up remaining potatoes before slugdamage spoils them

5 Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway

6 Keep up with watering of new plants, us-ing rain or ‘grey water’ if possible

7 Start to reduce the frequency of house-plant watering

8 Clean out cold frames and greenhousesso that they are ready for use in the au-tumn

9 Cover leafy vegetable crops with bird-proof netting

10 Plant spring flowering bulbs

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Evergreen Autumn 2 in 13.5kg

Evergreen Autumn Lawn Builder100m2

Evergreen Autumn Lawn Food360m2

Evergreen Autumn Lawn Builder400m2






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