1. 15
GARDENING
nInanurserybed,sowseeds
ofwallflowersandforget-me-
notsandofbiennialflowerslike
honestyandCanterburybells,
whichcanbetransplantedto
theirfloweringspotlaterin
theyear
nPruneoutoldflowerstems
ofeuphorbiastoprovidemore
spacefornewstems,wear-
ingglovesasthesapisaskin
irritant
nTieinnewgrowthandflower
stemsonclematis,directing
thestemswhereyouwant
blooms
nFeedroses,sprinklingagen-
eroushandfulofrosefertilizer
aroundthebaseofyourroses,
hoeingintothesoilsurfaceif
possible
nContinuesowingmangetout
peasinshallowtrenches
nHardenoffrootedcuttings
ofdahlias,readytoplantout
whenriskoffrosthaspassed
nGraduallylowertheheight
ofyourmowerbladeswhen
cutting,asgrassgrowthgets
stronger
nDividelargewaterlilyplants,
liftingbasketsfromthepond
shelfanddividingtheclumps
intoportions,replantinginto
freshaquaticcompost
nPotupbegoniatubersinthe
greenhouse
nLookoutforvineweevil
damageinthegreenhouseand
treatcompostinpotsandbor-
dersbydrenchingwithabio-
logicalpestcontrolnematodeif
youfindany
SWEETCORNPOLLINATION
Ifyouhavesownyoursweet-
cornandarealmostreadyto
plantitout,remembertoal-
waysplantitinblocksofatleast
12plants(suchasfourrowsof
three)assweetcorniswind-
pollinatedandwon’tdoaswell
ifyouplantinrows.Thefemale
flowers,whicheventuallyform
thecobs,arepollinatedbythe
maletasselsattheendofthe
plant.Youcanhelppollination
byshakingtheplantsonastill
eveningtoreleasecloudsof
pollen.Somepeoplethinkthat
sweetcorncan’tbegrownin
northerncounties,butsome
oftheF1hybridssuchas‘Lark’
havechangedallthat.Butifyou
liveinacoldregion,don’tplant
yourseedlingsoutuntillate
MayorearlyJune.
GoodEnough
ToEat
What to do
this week
T
hebuzzhas,until
recently,been
abouttheroyal
baby,butwhen
Chelseakicksoff
alleyeswillbeonPrinceHar-
ry,whosecharitySentebaleis
returningtoChelsea
withagarden.
TheHopeinVulnerabil-
itygardenbydesignerMatt
Keightleyismodelledona
children’scampinLesotho,
addingtotheauthenticityof
theSouthernAfrican-styled
space.Coppiced,peeled
sweetchestnutwillform
beautifulhurdlefencingnes-
tledinamongsttheplanting.
Keightleywastheman
behindlastyear’spopular
HopeontheHorizongarden
forHelpForHeroes,which
wonthePeople’sChoiceac-
coladeattheshow.Ribbons
ofcolourwilldancethrough
thebedslinkinghardandsoft
landscapingelements.Mattis
alsoattemptingtogerminate
anativeLesothoPoppy,‘Pa-
paverAculeatum’,todisplay
atChelseaforthefirsttime.
There’slikelytobealot
ofinterestinJoThompson’s
M&GRetreatGarden,based
onasylvanretreat,witha
largenaturalswimmingpond
andwriters’retreat.
Itfeaturesatwo-storey
oakframedbuildinginspired
bythewritingroomofpoet
VitaSackville-WestatSiss-
inghurstCastle,aswimming
pondedgedwithwater-loving
plants,awoodlandofriver
birches,acaciasandacers,
andagardenwithtumbling
rosesandpeoniesinapalette
ofgreens,punctuatedbysoft
pinks,lavenderbluesand
creams,withatouch
oforange.
Visitorsshouldalso
getawhiffofbeautyfirm
L’Occitane’sscentedgarden,
inspiredbytheperfume
industryinGrasse,France’s
perfumecapital.
Somegardenswillbe
liftedandmovedtotheirfinal
restingplaceaftertheshow.
TheLaurent-Perriergarden,
whichrepresentsasmall
partofthegrandChatsworth
estateinDerbyshire,isbeing
designedbyDanPearson,
whowillbeoverseeingits
finalrelocationtotheTrout
StreamareaofChatsworth.
ChisBeardshaw’sHealthy
CitiesGarden,sponsoredby
MorganStanley,isatheatri-
calrepresentationofcommu-
nitywhichwillberelocated
aftertheshowtoformthe
centrepieceinanewcommu-
nityprojectinEastLondon.
Historyhasalsoinspired
severalofthisyear’sgardens.
The200thanniversaryof
theBattleofWaterlooisrep-
resentedinTheLiving
LegacyGarden,designedby
AndrewWilsonandGavin
McWilliam.
Thegarden’sdesignrecon-
cilesthedramaandviolence
ofthebattlewithaprogres-
siveandpositivefuture.Ele-
mentsareinspiredbythe
landscapeandterrainofWa-
terloowhichWellingtonused
tohisadvantage,thebattle
formationsthatsuccessfully
repelledattack,theregimen-
talcoloursofBritishandAl-
liedtroopsandtheeightapti-
tudescentraltotheteaching
ofWellingtonCollege.
Intheartisangardenssec-
tion,ChorleyCouncilisstag-
ingagardencommemorating
theanniversaryoftheend
ofWorldWarTwo,basedon
designerJohnEveriss’father,
whowasaWorldWarTwo
evadershotdowninFrance.
Thefocalpointisasculpture
ofayoungflyerwho,sec-
ondsafterparachutinginto
France,hidesintheruinsof
awardamagedchurch,sur-
roundedbyamassplanting
ofperennialsandannualsin
shadesfromcreamtopurple.
RunnymedeSurrey
MagnaCarta800thAnniver-
saryGardeninthesamesec-
tionmarksthe1215datewith
amedievalgardendesigned
byATouchOfFrance.
There’llalsobeapleth-
oraofnewplantsatChel-
sea,includingthedeeppink
Streptocarpus‘Menai’named
bytheAngleseybranchof
theWIfortheircentenary
celebrationsthisyear(Dib-
leys,www.dibleys.com);and
Lavandulaangustifolia‘Puri-
ty’fromDownderryNursery
(www.downderry-nursery.
co.uk),apurewhitelavender.
Ifyoucan’tgetthere,you
canalwayswatchtheaction
onTV.MontyDonwillbe
hostingcoverageonBBC2,
withSophieRaworthpre-
sentingtheBBCOneearly
eveningshows.
nTheRHSChelseaFlower
ShowattheRoyalHospital,
Chelsea,runsfromMay19
to23.Formoreinformation
visitwww.rhs.org.uk
Hannah Stephenson looks at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show
ChelseaMade in
Anillustration
oftheHopein
Vulnerabilitygarden,
designedbyMattKeightley
forSentebale,fortheRHS
ChelseaFlowerShow2015
TheHopeontheHorizongarden,sponsoredby
DavidBrownlowanddesignedbyMattKeightley,
atthe2014RHSChelseaFlowerShow
APRIMAL
Primal
Scream
return
withanew
albumand
intimate
shows
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PRIMALSCREAM
‘CHAOSMOSIS’
Review
WITH
P
rimal
Screamhave
described
their11th
studioalbum
as a‘statementofbeauty
intimesofdarkness’–
andwhoamItoargue
withthattouching
sentiment?
Thelatestoffering
fromtheScottishrockers
flitsbetweenretro
synthpopandcatchy
psychedelia.
There’sa dark
overtoneofrestlessness
thatsurroundsthealbum
–itisalmostasiftheband
justcan’twaittomove
ontothenextsongorthe
nextidea.
‘Chaosmosis’ischock-
fullofsongsthatcan
easilyholdtheirown
withthePrimals’back
catalogue.
Thetensongsthat
makeupthetracklistare
amixbagofemotions
andbeliefs;angryand
euphoric,personaland
political,soundingso
muchlikethedistillation
ofwhathascomebefore
andwhatstillliesonthe
horizon.
There’safantastic
vocalexchangebetween
frontmanBobbyGillespie
andwannabepop
princessSkyFerreiraon
‘WhereTheLightGetsIn’,
whiletheHaimgirlslend
theirCaliforniadreamin’
summerypopvibeto
‘TrippinOnYourLove’–
atrackthatwouldn’tbe
outofplaceonthe1991
seminal‘Screamadelica’.
Otherguestsinclude
RachelZeffirafromCat’s
Eyes.
Thealbumis
ambitiousanddangerous
andisthe dirtyrock’n’
rollthatwecometorely
onBobbyandcofor.
Dawn Renton
It’salwaysan
eventwhenyou
comeandsee
PrimalScream
live
‘
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The Big Interview W
The iconic Primal Scream return with a
new album and an intimate Scottish gig
herty
ng
o
frontmanPete
whoiscurrently
hefinishing
ohissecondsolo
asannounced
illplayfive
howsintheUK
yearaspartof
moniatour.
sent,heisona
ourofEurope
Libertinesand
pearing,along
wbandmember
t,atJohnCale’s
nceofThe
derground&
hilharmoniede
April3.
eleasedhis
albumGrace/
dsin2009to
cclaim.
ysGlasgow
ndonFriday,
ketsvisitwww.
s.comorwww.
tland.com.
ifyouwanna
gofaster
B
obbby G i l l e s pie
lays his soul bare
on the new Primal
S c r e a m a l b u m .
The charismatic
frontmansaysitsabitofashock
to himself at how personal
thelyricsare.
There wasn’t any plans to
makethisrecordsopersonal–it
justturnedoutthatway;ahappy
accidentwhichseemstobethe
way it is for Primal Scream.
Youneverquiteknowwhat
you’re going to get – but
then,neitherdothey.
Bobby said: “The
music evokes ideas
for lyrics. It works
i n a d r a m at i c
sense for me. I’m
a songwriter and
have been for
many years, so I
write about what
Iknow, whatIsee
andwhatIfeel.
“I’m trying to
make sense of my
life, the world and
trying to fit it into
apopsong.
“Ifeellikethata
lotofthetime,soI
wannamakemusic
that reflects how I
feel. It’s not always
about melodies; it’s
about feeling and emotion and
atmosphere.Ihopeotherpeople
can feel that when they listen
to it. Maybe that’ll touch the
lonelinessinthem.”
“It wasn’t a conscious
decision, these things usually
aren’t. When you’re making a
record,thingshaveahabitofjust
appearingandifyouhaveagood
song,youhaveagoodsong.”
The album title Chaosmosis
comes from a writer that
Bobbyadmires.
“The name comes from a
book by French psychiatrist
Félix Guattari. We each absorb
the mass of disconnected
information the contemporary
worldthrowsatus.
“As an artist the only way of
making any sense of it is to try
to make art, something that
can be used to inspire yourself
and other people in the face of
this onslaught of negativity. I’ve
alwayssaidthatourmusicislike
ashieldandaswordusedagainst
everythingelse.”
Bobby is excited about the
new Primal Scream album but
isjustasproudofhisotherrecent
releasethatflewalittlebitunder
the radar for many mainstream
fansoftheband.
It’samixCDofotherpeople’s
music called ‘Sunday Morning
ComingDown’.
Bobbysaid:“Asmuchloveand
care went into that compilation
asanyPrimalScreamrelease.
“It’s quite a personal record
for me. I’m happy it’s out there
andpeopleseemtolikeit.”
With the album ready to
drop,PrimalScreamarelooking
forward to taking it on the
road. The band are set to play a
numberofintimateshowsbefore
a series of headline summer
festivaldates.
And as far as Bobby is
con-cerned, nothing beats
smallershows.
Hesaid:“Itwasourmanager’s
idea to do a small tour. We
wanted to play smaller venues
and festivals to make it more of
anevent.
“It’scooltoseesomanypeople
enjoying your music, and it’s
always an event when you come
andseePrimalScreamlive.
“Electric Fields is as small a
festivalaswe’veplayedinBritain,
but it’s going to be brilliant,”
Bobbycontinued.
“An intimate open air show
in Scotland? That’s going to be
amazing, isn’t it? Plus we’ve
neverplayedtherebefore,sonew
is always good. I can’t wait for
thatone.
“We’ve never played the
ABC in Glasgow before either.
So hopefully people are as
excited to see us as we are to be
playingit.”
Chaosmosis is released on
March18.
PrimalScreamplayAberdeen
Beach Ballroom on March 29,
Glasgow’s O2 ABC on March 30
and headline Electric Fields,
Drumlanrig Castle, on August
26and27.
For tickets, visit www.
primalscream.net.
BYDAWNRENTON
dawn.renton@jpress.co.uk
Twitter:@ffpDawn