Beautiful Biennials To Bridge The Gap

E.N. Willes has suggestions on the best biennials to sow and plant

- E.N. Willes

IN many areas, especially in the neighbourhood of industrial towns, the usual autumn planting of biennial plants is fraught with the risk of winter loss through atmospheric pollution. In these cases, and in others where for various reasons the autumn planting was omitted, the present is a suitable time for this task. Sunshine strength is increasing, soil is warming up, and the gap between spring bulbs and high-summer displays must be filled.

Biennials are the answer, and there is a good variety from which to choose, of which plants should now be on sale. Looking further ahead, it is in May and June that most biennials must be sown for flowering next year and now is the time to purchase seed.