Unfavourable day · rising moon, waxing gibbous

Lift dahlia tubers after the first blackening frost and dust them lightly with sulphur powder to prevent rot in storage.

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Citrus meyeri
a rock garden in full sun, flowering in summer
Thymus herba-barona
a carpet of ground cover in full sun, flowering in summer
Caraway-Honey Roasted Parsnips with Pumpkin Seeds and Parsley
Salvia elegans
a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in summer
Mentha requienii
Sparaxis tricolor
Babiana stricta

Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in a pot
Scindapsus pictus
Syngonium podophyllum
Stromanthe sanguinea
Philodendron hederaceum

a rock garden in full sun, flowering in summer
a carpet of ground cover in full sun, flowering in summer
a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in summer
a flower bed in full sun, flowering in summer
Sanguinaria canadensis

Medicinal plants

Close-up of fresh lemon verbena leaves being harvested by hand in a summer garden
Fresh elderflower clusters in full bloom on a Sambucus nigra shrub in summer garden
Close-up of overgrown flowering thyme with woody stems in a summer herb garden
Fresh aloe vera leaf broken open revealing thick clear gel on sunburned skin
Freshly harvested lavender and chamomile bundles laid on a rustic wooden surface in summer sunlight

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