 GARDENING
Pick off the old dead flowers on your annuals, as well as the spent flowers on
perennial plants. A little time spent on grooming the plants will make a big difference in
the overall appearance of the garden. By removing the spent flowers, the plants will not
go into the seed producing stage and should continue to flower longer into the season.
Container grown perennials, shrubs and trees can be planted this month.
Autumn Crocus should be planted this month.
Spring flowering perennials can be divided and transplanted this month or next. Do this
during the coolest part of the day and water the plants thoroughly after transplanting.
Prune your hybrid roses in late August to promote the most autumn flowers.
Keep tall flowers staked and cut out dead flower stalks.
Check on water needs of hanging baskets daily in the summer.
Wind and sun dry them much more quickly than other containers. |
 COOKS CORNER
No Bake Chocolate Cake
9 oz plain chocolate
6 oz butter
5 fl oz double cream
1 tbsp coffee granules
6 oz nuts
6 oz whole blanched almonds
7 oz candied mix peel
3 tbsp marsala
Line a 8" square cake tin with cling film. Put chocolate, butter, cream and coffee
granules in a saucepan and melt until thick and glossy. Add nuts and mixed peel with
marsal and stir well. Pour mixture into cake tin and chill for at least one hour or
overnight. When chilled, remove from tin, peel off clingfilm and dust with cocoa powder.
Cut into slices and serve with coffee.
Crunchy Biscuit Cake
4 oz butter
14 oz dark chocolate
7 oz broken plain chocolate biscuits
4 oz chopped nuts
Melt butter and chocolate, stir in biscuits and nuts. Spoon into a loaf tin double lined
with cling film. Chill until set - at least 2 hours. Turn out, dust with cocoa powder and
cut into slices. |
