March Plant of The Month – Prunus Kojo-No-Mai
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February – Hellebores
Hellebores ( Christmas Rose ) In the dull months of January and February the appearance of flowers is all the more welcome. Hellebores are one of the few perennial plants that will deliver every winter; A beacon of light in a season of dark days. A member of the buttercup family it’s flowers are worth […]
January – Christmas Box
Christmas Box (Sarcococca Confusa) At first glance, Christmas Box as it is commonly called, is a fairly modest shrub and can be easily passed by when walking around the garden centre. And yet, it possesses a number of fine qualities which make it a prized selection for most gardens. With it’s glossy evergreen foliage, it’s […]
December – Callicarpa
Callicarpa – Amazing Winter Berries This has got to be the top plant for jaw- dropping berries in winter. The berries, which are almost a luminous purple/violet colour. What’s more, they are not a favourite of birds so the berries can persist for months on bare branches. This is one of the many plants […]
November – The very determined Astrantia
Astrantia Astrantia’s determination to keep flowering when summer has long gone makes it a worthy plant for November. Strictly speaking, Astrantia is a summer flowering plant, but with a little encouragement through regular dead heading and a sheltered location, this plant is plucky enough to keep flowering even when the days shorten and the temperatures […]
October – Anemone Pamina
Anemone Pamina – Bright Flowers for Autumn Bright summery flowers flying high on long stems in the depths of autumn when little else is brave enough to appear. The anemone below is Pamina which are Smaller in height. They are all great conquerors so make sure they don’t take more garden than they were given.
September – Verbena
Verbena – (A magnet for the bees) The Verbena is a truly staggering sight when it’s in full flow, it just gets the balance right for us flower loving people. With a few narrow leaves the plant exhibits its flowers in full view on long stems. A mastery of invention from nature and a magnet […]
August – Stipa Pony Tails
Stipa Pony Tails As it goes to seed in the summer it explodes into cream light or thousands of silk webs. An impressive sight. We all should strive to have something to look at in our gardens in winter. With evergreen grasses you will get this – tousled by winter winds and touched by frost.
July – Guara (a bucket load of resilience)
Guara In the heat of summer, it’s hard for a plant to stand out from the crowd. Gaura does this easily! It’s the most asked about plant from our gardens, even from people passing by! Guara also has a bucket load of resilience, as it will flower throughout the summer months. It’s not pretty in […]
June – Cistus (Just leave it to me…)
Cistus This is a real ‘leave it to me!’ plant. Give it a sheltered sunny spot in well drained soil and it will reward you with continuous flowers throughout summer. It will deadhead itself and keeps it leaves through the year. A stunner for reliable, summer flowers!
May – Wild Eve Rose – This is a good one…
Wild Eve Rose When Summer beckons, Wild Eve (a David Austin rose) will battle to be one of the first roses to flower. This, and it’s wilful exuberance in producing flowers make it a worthy plant for May. A sunny location, plenty of nourishment and regular dead heading will ensure you get a plant that […]
April – A daffodil that will catch your eye!
Peacock Eye Daffodil Yep- you may have to wait until the second half of April to see this beauty, but it will be worth it. A pure white petalled daffodil with a delicious scent and entrancing centre. This is one of the oldest cultivated daffodils so you will also be getting a plant steeped in history. It […]
March – Daphne
Daphne – A shrub that perfumes the Spring air A name given to quite a diverse range of underrated fragrant shrubs that can flower for months on end. The flowers are small and pretty and the fragrance is intoxicating – enough to stop anyone in their tracks! They are relatively unfussy shrubs which manage well […]
February – A plant that will steal your heart.
Loropetalum Related to the common and much admired Chinese witch hazel. I dare say that this plant is a much more valuable plant for any garden. Indeed, it is difficult not to find a place for this little beauty in any of the gardens we have created. It has many features that make it a […]