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The November Calender has tips on what to do in the garden this month, and ideas for the veg plot.
Best Plants and Shrubs for November
Winter Clematis
Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens Freckles is one of the early winter flowering Clematis. It is an evergreen climber and will flower from November to March and like all Clematis it prefers to be planted with its roots in the shade and top growth in the sun.
Skimmia Japonica
This is a lovely above is S. Japonica which has reddish flowers which open up and fade in time and then look like the Skimmia in the image below left which it is a young shrub. The flowers are followed by red berries and Skimmia is a shrub which will grow in partial shade and reaches around 1m.
Tulip Planting time
November is the time to plant tulips and most important is to plant them to the right depth. Ideal in containers here combined with Skimmia which had lovely red flowers for a winter display, fading in the spring toning well with the pink Tulips. Afterwards the Skimmia can be planted out in the garden.
In the Kitchen Garden
Autumn is the best time to plant Garlic which gives it the required period of low temperatures to form good bulbs. If your ground is heavy or wet, this will not be ideal for the Garlic over winter instead start it off in containers under glass and then plant out in the spring. Tips on how to grow Garlic.
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Ideas for the Best Evergreen shrubs, Spring and Summer Flowering shrubs and fast growing shrubs.
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How to grow your own veg, including growing from seed and the best veg for growing in containers
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