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p.k. · 01-03-2007, 10:11 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Sacha wrote:
On 1/3/07 16:54, in article ,
"p.k." wrote:

Sacha wrote:

If things are container grown, you can put them in at any time of
year.

Yes and no!

Yes: You can plant containerised at any time.

No: I you plant containerised in late spring/summer you need to
commit to a much more intensive watering programme than if you
planted in the winter/early spring, or better still in the Autumn

Yes, that's true but you can still plant them if you're prepared to
do that.

Hose pipe bans!

I had a client who wanted around £15k worth of planting done just at the
point the hose pipe ban was imposed in SW London.

Despite his protestations, I walked away from the contract.

pk