{"id":1872,"date":"2017-02-03T12:19:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T12:19:16","slug":"simple-ideas-for-increasing-the-summer-colour-in-your-garden-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/simple-ideas-for-increasing-the-summer-colour-in-your-garden-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple ideas for increasing the summer colour in your garden this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">As with most things gardening is all about planning ahead. The key to creating some summer colour in July and August is to take action now and start to grow a few seedlings and start a few corns and tubers. \u00a0The GardenAdvice team have come up with 10 ideas for plants to produce summer colour that you can start to work on now.<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><strong><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">Sweet peas<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> sowing a few seeds now on a windowsill and planting out in the spring will produce a great show of flowers available as cut flowers in late summer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">Dahlias<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> pot up a few tubers in a 100 mm pots and water keep in a warm place then when the shoots start to show place them inside in a summer position then plant out in the spring<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> if the springs late and they start to produce lots of growth this can be used for stem cuttings producing more plants. \u00a0A great plant for summer colour.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sun Flowers<\/strong> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> start a few seeds in pots now inside on a windowsill ready to plant out in the spring<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> a great project for children. When the flowers have finished they can be cut and hung to dry a a wildbird food to feed your garden birds in the winter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cosmos and Pyrethrum<\/strong> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">\u00a0sowing a few seeds on a windowsill now will produce plant that can be planted out in the spring to produce some summer flowers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">Skimmia Japonica<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> \u00a0At this time of year one of the easiest plants to take stem cutting from \u00a0placing the cuttings on a windowsill in 75 mm pots the cutting will root in 10 to 20 days ans start to grow away to\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"><b>Clematis jackmanii<\/b><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> a couple of clematis jackmanii planted at the base of a couple of the larger shrubs in your garden. The clematis will steady grow through the shrubs almost unseen\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"><b>Rudbeckia Godlsturm<\/b><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> sowing a few seeds now directly in the grown under a cloche or bell jar will produce a some later summer flowers with the plants lasting year after year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"><i>Campsis or <\/i><\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">Trumpet vine &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\">sow a few seeds now under some mulch as the base of a fence or a tree and these plants will germinate as the weather warms and grow away into climbing plants to provide colour in the late summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"><b>Wall flowers or Cheiranthus<\/b><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z h-hyphen\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zoz90zxz71zxz83zqz72zhdz85zgz87z9z67zz86zz76zdiz65zmg88r3z68zz86zz65z\"> Sowing a few seeds directly into your garden soil \u00a0now under a small bell jar or cloche . They will germinate and grow on and the protection can be removed in the spring. Not traditionally a late summer flowering plant \u00a0but with climate change flower now seems to start in August if sown early in the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with most things gardening is all about planning ahead. The key to creating some summer colour in July and August is to take action now and start to grow a few seedlings and&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-head-gardener"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}