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Choose a large container to plant: petunias, snapdragons, calabrachoa, lobelia, alyssum and nasturtium, with dwarf dahlias for beautiful flower
colour through summer and autumn. Our planter has a fuchsia and salvia with snapdragon and blue lobelia. Set your pot on pot feet or a plant
dolly (with wheels) to ensure it drains well. Position your planter to avoid hot afternoon sunshine.
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Don’t rush to cut spent flowers; we found stingless native bees on our rocket.
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Take cuttings of lavender, dip in hormone powder and pot into course propagating mix.
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Watch developing lilies as they shoot, for slugs and snails which eat out the flower bud. Slugs and snails are around in showery weather. Sprinkle
snail pellets around your liliums.