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a good purple dahlia, 'Orfeo' is another cactus type which goes well with 'Karma Lagoon', a water lily variety with striking violet petals. I like mixing different shapes of the same colour so I don't have to worry if they all go together.This year

:September: Plant elephant garlic, early varieties: 'Early Purple Wight', 'Early Wight'.  Apply general purpose fertilizer to the soil, or some well-rotted manure, well worked in.October: Plant autumn soft necks: 'Iberian', 'Albigensian', 'Mediterranean', 'Provence

are implausibly large. My neighbour on the plot, thought them very vulgar and showy, which is precisely why I love them!  'Otto's Thrill' is a pale pinky-orange. 'Babylon' red is a tomato red, while 'Babylon' purple is a beautiful magenta red colour.If I'm very