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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Allan Jenkins

REVEALED: Planning spring colours on the roof terrace | Vintage Vibes

High spirits: one of the pots on the roof terrace, bursting with blue muscari and the brightly coloured tulips.
High spirits: one of the pots on the roof terrace, bursting with blue muscari and the brightly coloured tulips. Photograph: Allan Jenkins

Autumn creeps into the roof terrace. Home to pots of multiple shapes and sizes. Falling magnolia stellata leaves. The place we’re more likely to chop and change. There are mostly two main seasons here: autumn/winter and spring/summer. Well, sort of.

We get two goes with the salvias. A summer trim throws out new flowering. Coming to an end now. A harder cut to come soon. It is likely the same with the lavender. Though this is less set in stone.

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