{"id":108977,"date":"2021-09-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=108977"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:53:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:53:23","slug":"a-summer-break-and-getting-ready-for-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/garden\/michael-perry\/a-summer-break-and-getting-ready-for-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"A summer break and getting ready for autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello,<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t even start by mentioning the weather, but you know what\u2019s going on! Or perhaps it\u2019s nice where you are, in that case, invite me over!<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s been a few weeks since we last spoke, I actually haven\u2019t had many shows, because I\u2019m having a bit of a summer hiatus, but I\u2019ll be back in the late autumn as we look towards Christmas. I\u2019ve been on a few times with Craig though, I do love working with him, we seem to bounce off each other really well, and have a laugh, yet still pass on lots of knowledge and useful information! Or, so we think!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

There has been some really cool plants on the shows recently, including the amazing Hydrangea Nizza, you can see a photo of it here.<\/p>\n\"\"But I was very lucky to go to some trial grounds recently and look at a whole load of new plants, and I\u2019m teasing them on my social media quite regularly.\"\"\n\"\" \"\" \"\"\n

Some of these are hopefully available next spring; there were red delphiniums, amazing rainbow begonias, and a really neat mini-Petunia, I was very lucky to bring home a mustard yellow Petunia too, because I\u2019m doing some work with it soon.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I was very pleased recently to see that my tomato and potato graft had taken hold, and I now have my very own TomTato. Yeah I know I\u2019m very late in the season, but I\u2019m going to see what\u2019s going to happen, I can already see some baby potatoes beneath the soil surface!!!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

It\u2019s quite nice as the shows calm down a little bit it\u2019s been quite busy, and I\u2019m also getting a little bit busier with Steph\u2018s Packed Lunch over the next few weeks as well. Sometimes after I drive back to Suffolk, I\u2019m really tired, and the only thing I reach for is a bowl of aligot, it\u2019s basically mash potato with cheese and mustard, a French recipe!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

By the time you read this, I will have made an appearance at the Cactusworld live event at RHS Bridgewater, I\u2019m really excited to be asked to visit, and hopefully I will share some new ideas. I\u2019m actually quite busy over the next few weeks in my little office at home too, as I\u2019ve been approached to write a book! Now I really need to be studious!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

We have been out podcasting as well though, and sometimes we have to record in the car, as we are en route to somewhere, as you can see. We have also been hanging out at Ellen\u2018s allotment, and I was very jealous of her flower displays, she has brought home so many vases to show off at home!<\/p>\n\"\"\n\"\"\n

This month, in the garden, who needs jobs – why not sit and put your feet up? Although, make sure that you feed the garden at least once a week, in order to get those last few blooms out of your plants! You might soon want to start about thinking where you will plant your bulbs as well! Are you going to try some lasagna style pots this year perhaps?<\/p>\n\"\"\n

So, as I\u2019ve said, I\u2019m not around much over the next couple of months, but you will see me on the first weekend in September, so I hope you\u2019ll be watching!<\/p>\n

See you soon,<\/p>\n

Michael \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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