SEASON SPECIALS
Spring flowers are now bearing beaut berries.
PLUM GORGEOUS
Beautyberry shrubs produce tiny, purple beads after flowering.
WHAT A GEM
Pittosporum’s clusters of creamy flowers turn into vibrant orange fruit.
FRIENDLY FIRE
Scarlet berries of Japanese barberry attract excited birds.
PLANT NOW
In each issue we give ideas, tips and planting advice for cooler, warmer, wetter and drier areas in each zone, so ask at your local nursery which zone best matches your conditions.
FLOWERS
ALL ZONES Cineraria, cornflower, lupin, pansy, poppy, primula, statice, stock and viola.
ZONES 1-3 Alyssum, cosmos, dianthus, marigold, petunia, salvia, sweet pea, torenia (top left) and verbena.
ZONES 4-6 Anemone (bottom left), calendula, linaria, penstemon, Virginian stock and wallflower.
VEGETABLES
ALL ZONES Beetroot, broad beans, broccoli (top left), cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, lettuce, onion, parsley,…
