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THE BEST OF SUMMER
The Gardener
|January/February 2025
Summer annuals offer more than just colour, texture, and variety in a garden.
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They also thrive in the heat of summer, offering a flowering display right until autumn and sometimes longer. Fill gaps left by spring flowering annuals, create heat-loving containers filled with these annuals, and support pollinators like bees, butterflies, and birds for a lively outdoor extravaganza.
VerbenasFor bright, long-lasting colour in the hottest months, you can't go wrong with annual verbenas. They thrive in full sun, but can also take shade and have clusters of flowers in a choice of many different colours. Annual Verbena is particularly valued for its tolerance to heat and drought, making it easy to care for once established.
Regular deadheading of spent blooms can promote new flower growth, and they are known for attracting butterflies and bees. It does best in well-draining soil and will benefit from regular feeding, especially if grown in containers.
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