Almanac · the Punjab plains

The Gardener's Year

What blooms, what to sow and what to do, month by month, for gardens in and around Faisalabad — with the club's shows and workshops marked in. It opens on this month; every garden keeps its own calendar, so treat the timings as a guide.

A spray of bougainvillea against a pale sky — Twelve months, one garden.

Club show monthWorkshop monthUse ← → to move between months

fig. — Marigold

Month 10 of 12Autumn

October

اکتوبر

The most important sowing month of the Punjab year.

At the clubTaqreeb-e-Gul — entries open [date]

In bloom

Marigold

Sow & plant

Sweet pea

In the garden

Disbud chrysanthemums for show blooms

The year at a glance

SowGrow onIn bloomClub show

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Winter annualssweet pea · pansy · stock

Summer annualszinnia · cosmos · sunflower

Monsoon annualsbalsam · celosia

Roseshybrid tea · floribunda

ChrysanthemumGul-e-Daudi

Club showsRang-e-Bahar · Taqreeb-e-Gul

A general guide for the Punjab plains. Show months mark when each show usually falls; see the show pages for this year's dates.

Workshops this season

Free to members · [Rs. —] for guests

[Date] · [time] Sowing winter annuals Seed trays, nursery beds and pricking out — sweet peas to stocks. Reserve a place

[Date] · [time] Pruning roses for the summer show Where to cut, what to remove, and how to feed for the Rang-e-Bahar flush. Reserve a place

Before 15 December Staging a chrysanthemum for show Disbudding, dressing the bloom and presenting it for Taqreeb-e-Gul. Reserve a place