Ivydene Gardens Plant Botanical Index Gallery:
Index: G

Plant Botanical Name:
GA, GB, GC, GD

Plant Botanical Name:
GE, GF, GG, GH

Plant Botanical Name:
GI, GJ, GK, Gl

GA

GE

GI

Galanthus.co.uk contains information on all aspects of snowdrops, their care and their cultivation; based on their experience.
Galanthus elwesii - Bu White
Fra Sha Bed Nat-Woo-Gra Roc
Edg PotGr

Galega x hartlandii 'Alba' -
Hp-Erect White Sha Bac Nat
officinalis - Hp-Erect Other Bac
Bee Psup

Gelsemium sempervirens -
Cl-Tw Yellow PotGr Fless

Genista lydia - Ds-Arching Yellow
Requires-Psoil Edg
Genista pilosa - Ds-Prostrate
Yellow Roc-Cliff Gro

Gaultheria 'Shallon' -
Es-Spreading Other Sha Fru
Bee Wild Gro-can be used
as covert for game

See Hardy Geraniums for the Garden by the Hardy Plant Society ISBN 0 901687 06 5.
See other Geraniums below
Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina' -
Ep-Mat Red Roc Edg
psilostemon - Hp-Clump Red Mid
Sha Nat-in grass Hed-plant
at hedge bottom. Edg
'Rozanne' ('Gerwat') -
Hp-Erect-Clump Blue Sha
Und-roses Edg Cott Pot
Hanging Basket.
Excellent choice
oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink' -
Hp-Clump Pink Sha Roc Pot
Edg

National Collection of Geum, Nursery with book on Geums, and trial of Geums
Geum 'Totally Tangerine' -
Hp-Erect Orange Without mois-
ture in soil plant dies. Psup

GB

GF

GJ

GC

GG

GK

GD

GH

GL

There are another 207 Gladiolii detailed in the Gladiolus Photo Gallery. In the UK, when the bought corms arrive in Aug-Sep, it is advisable to plant them in a pot for the Autumn-Winter, transplant into the garden in Apr-May. Lift them 4-6 weeks after flowering and store in Conservatory over Autumn-Winter before replanting in Mar-Jun under roses.
Details of its Indoor Pot Culture and Gladiolus Flower Colour Table, with Index of the 207 Glafiolii on
Bulb Index Page 2 where cut flowers are used for Exhibition purposes
Gladiolus Bulb European
'Amsterdam' - Bu
White Bac Cut Bed Exh
'Atom' - Bu Red Swo PotGr Cut
'Ben Venuto' - Bu Pink Exh
callianthus 'Murielae' - Bu White
carneus - Bu Pink Swo PotGr
'Carthago' - Bu Red Exh
'Charming Beauty' - Bu Pink
Swo Cut
'Charming Lady' - Bu Pink
Swo Cut Pot
'Cherry Berry' - Bu Red Exh
colvillei 'Albus' - Bu White
'Cream of the Crop' - Bu
Yellow Exh
'Deciso' - Bu 2 Colours Exh
'Ed's Conquest' - Bu Red Exh
'Elvira' - Bu 2 Colours Pot Cut
'Espresso' - Bu Other Sha Bac
'Eurovision' - Bu 2 Colours Bac
'Evergreen' - Bu Other Bac
'Flevo Smile' - Bu Yellow Mid
'Florence Nightingale' - Bu
Other
'Friendship' - Bu Pink Bac
'Golden Melody' - Bu
Yellow Mid Exh-One of the
best in its class
'Goldfield' - Bu Yellow Bac
'Grand Finale' - Bu Pink Mid Exh
'Her Majesty' - Bu Blue Bac
'Hotline' - Bu Red Mid Exh
'Huron Fox' - Bu Red Mid Exh
'Huron Jewel' - Bu 2 Colours
Mid Cut Exh-First in its class
'Impressive' - Bu Pink Mid
Swo Roc Pot Bed Cut Sha
'Jayvee' - Bu Yellow
Mid Exh-Excellent Yellow
'Jessica' - Bu Pink Bac
'Karen 'P' ' - Bu Red
Mid Exh-Excellent miniature
'Lady Elenore' - Bu Orange
Bac Exh
'Little Jude' - Bu
Other Exh-Best Primulinus
'Marj 'S' ' - Bu
Pink Mid Exh-Best Pink Picotee
'Marina' - Bu Other Bac
Exh-Best Primulinus
'Mirella' - Bu Red Mid Cut
'Mr Chris' - Bu Other Mid
Exh-First Prize
'Perth Pearl' - Bu White Mid
Exh-Grand Champion
'Pink Elegance' - Bu Pink
Bac Exh
'Pinnacle' - Bu Other Mid
Exh-Many Wins
'Plaisir' - Bu Other Mid Exh
'Prins Claus' - Bu 2 Colours
Mid Swo
'Raymond 'C' ' - Bu Other
Mid Exh
'Rose Elf' - Bu Other Bac
Exh-Top Class Miniature
'Ruth Ann' - Bu White Mid Exh
'Slick Chick' - Bu Other
Mid Exh Cut
'Tesoro' - Bu Yellow Mid Exh
'Tristis' - Bu Yellow Mid Fra
PotGr Cut-Cut blooms quickly
lose their power to smell
'Whistle Stop' - Bu Other Mid
Cut Exh-Grand Champ

Gladiolus in Autumn Bulb Gallery
Gladiolus communis
subsp. byzantinus - Bu Red
Swo Mid Hed Cott PotGr Nat
Gladiolus papilio
'Butterfly' - Bu Other Cott
Cut Psoil Spe PotGr

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2008

'Afterburner' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Akvarel' - Bu Pink Bac Exh
'Alpen Glow' - Bu Orange Exh
'Anna Lynn' - Bu Red Bac
Exh-Winner
'Ant. Peeters' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Assol' - Bu White Bac Exh
'Beauty Mark' - Bu Yellow Mid
Cut Exh
'Blushing Blonde' - Bu Yellow
Bac Cut Exh
'Charm School' - Bu Other
Bac Exh
'Cherokee Nation' - Bu Red
Bac Exh
'Christmas Orchid' - Bu Red
Bac Exh
'Cindy B' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Conuma' - Bu Red
'Cool White' - Bu White Bac Exh
'Court Jester' - Bu Yellow
Bac Exh
'Dymos' - Bu Red
'Enchanted' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Fancy Ruffles' - Bu Yellow
'Fragrant Lady' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Glad Boy' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Goluboj Vodopad' - Bu Other
Bac Exh
'Harvest Sunset' - Bu Orange
Bac Exh
'Huron County' - Bu Orange
Bac Exh
'Island Sunset' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Jupiter' - Bu
'Kiss of Rose' - Bu Red Bac
Exh Cut-Florist love this
'Lava Dandy II' - Bu Other
'Leah Carolyn' - Bu Yellow
Bac Exh
'Lemon Blush' - Bu Yellow
Bac Exh
'Lemon Meringue' - Bu Yellow
'Lemon Tart' - Bu Yellow Bac
Exh
'Light Snow' - Bu White
Bac Exh Cut
'Merriment' - Bu Pink Bac Exh
'Neat' - Bu Red Bac Exh Cut
'Nezhnost (tenderness)' - Bu
Pink Bac Exh
'Nochnaya Melodiya (Night
Melody)' - Bu Blue Bac Exh
'Nostalgie' - Bu Red
'Okouzlein' - Bu Red
'Opal Splash' - Bu Other
Mid Exh-real attention getter
'Orange Dart' - Bu Orange Bac
Exh Cut
'Osenni Karnaval' (Autumn
Carnival) - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Passion' - Bu Pink Mid Exh
'Peppi (female cat)' - Bu
Other Bac Exh
'Perth Silence' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Pete's Gold' - Bu Yellow Bac Exh
'Powerful Lady' - Bu
Other Bac Exh-Award Winner
'Raspberry Cream' - Bu
Red Bac Exh
'Red Deer' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Red My Mind' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Reflection' - Bu Pink Bac Exh
'Rosy Posy' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Royalist' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Rozovaya Fantazia (pink
fantasy)' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Scrumptious' - Bu
Other Bac Exh
'Showbound' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Showman's Delight' - Bu
Other Bac Exh
'Slastena (sweetening)' - Bu
Other Bac Exh
'Small Star' - Bu Other Exh
'Snow Owl' - Bu White Exh
'Superior Champ' - Bu Pink
Bac Exh
'Terry' - Bu Orange Bac
Exh-Wins Awards
'Vivacious' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Volunteer' - Bu Red Exh
'Vosmoe Marta (8th of March)' -
Bu Red Bac Exh
'Watermelon Wine' - Bu Red
Bac Exh
'Willy Wonka' - Bu Other
Bac Exh
'Wondrous' - Bu Other Mid Exh

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2009

'Benjamin' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Blazing Arrow' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Bold Heart' - Bu Other Exh
'Catharina' - Bu Orange Exh
'Cheers' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Crowd Pleaser' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Eye Opener' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Fiesta Americana' - Bu
Orange Bac Exh
'Fire Poker' - Bu Red
'Flower Girl' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Grand Girl' - Bu Yellow Bac Exh
'Heavenly Gold' - Bu
Other Bac Exh
'Holy Moly' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Lavender Ice' - Bu Other
'Mercy Me' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Miss Midas' - Bu Yellow Bac Exh
'Pure Poetry' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Royal Touch' - Bu Red
'Sassy' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Secret Lady' - Bu White Bac Exh
'Smarty Pants' - Bu Other
Bac Exh

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2010

'Angelic' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Best Bet' - Bu Pink
'Blue Bay' - Bu Other
'Cool Companion' - Bu Red
Bac Exh
'Dream On' - Bu Other Bac
Exh-Dream for showman and
your garden
'Extravagant Eyes' - Bu Red
'Fiesta Frenzy' - Bu Other
'Fragrant Art' - Bu Other
'Frosted Grape' - Bu Other Mid
Exh- Pleases in garden as well
'Gussy Up' - Bu Other
'Huron Destiny' - Bu Other
'Mary's Dream' - Bu Pink Bac Exh
'Nesook' - Bu Other
'Nimpkish' - Bu Orange
'Rose Flash' - Bu Red
'Warm White' - Bu White Bac Exh
'Wrigley' - Bu Other Bac Exh

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2011

'Babsbill' - Bu Yellow
'Cockadoodle' - Bu Red
'Coral Sea' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Cypress Creek' - Bu Red
'High Stakes' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Immaculate Heart' - Bu Pink
'Irish Cream' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Mother Nature' - Bu Other
Bac Exh
'Orange Effect' - Bu Orange
'Peppermint Delight' - Bu Pink
Mid Exh-Best 400
'Peta Christina' - Bu Red Bac
Exh-Top notch
'Solar Star' - Bu Yellow Bac Exh

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2012

'Aaralyn' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Bald's Beauty' - Bu Other
Bac Exh
'Delightful' - Bu Red
'Destiny' - Bu Red Bac Exh-
pleases gardener and showman
'Expresident' - Bu
'Farmer's Daughter' - Bu
Orange Bac Exh
'French Rose' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Gypsy Belle' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Happy Face' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Happy Hour' - Bu Other
'Hendrika' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Juicy Fruit' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Lauren' - Bu Pink Bac Exh
'Libuse' - Bu Yellow
'Lyle' - Bu Other
'Magic Rose' - Bu Red Bac Exh
'Natural Flame' - Bu Other
'Orange Ensemble' - Bu
Orange Bac Exh
'Professor Plum' - Bu Other Bac Exh-Exquisite Purple Flowers
'Sacia Lynn' - Bu Other Bac Exh
'Scarlet Starlet' - Bu
Red Mid Exh
'Spritzer' - Bu Red Mid Exh
'The King's Kisses' - Bu
Other Bac Exh
'Velvet Mistress' - Bu Other Bac Exh-Beautiful Flowers
'William Tell' - Bu Other Bac Exh

Globularia incanescens - Rg Blue
PotGr-Mat in Alpine Garden
Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana'
- Cl-Sc 2 Colours PotGr-Outside
in Summer, In-House during
rest of year in UK

Flowering Calendar of Bulbs as Houseplants

Rock Garden (Alpines) suitable for Small Gardens. Alpine Garden Society has an Encyclopaedia on Alpines.
 

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See growing guides from Hayloft. Hayloft specify the hardiness, best aspect, soil type, and soil pH with planting and care tips.

Alistair and Myra describe how their plants performed in their garden - over 40 years - in Scotland in Aberdeen Gardening.

Oak Leaf Gardening started in 2009 has detailed sections on Plants, How To, Problems and Blog.

All plant images (click and drag. If Archive Entry on page, click it to get his text information about that plant) created by John Jearrard are made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

The Hardy Plant Society has an image library, where the images are freely available for use, under certain conditions.

Plants for Small Gardens Nursery sell Dwarf Hardy, Rockery and Alpine Plants for today's miniature size gardens in the UK of 2021.

Plants to Plant sell plants in 3 inch (9cm) pots mail-order to the UK, from a wholesale company. Each website description includes photos with names of perfect companions.

There are over 650 National Plant Collections in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. Search the National Plant Collections.

See photos of 152 plants by S. R. Hinsley.

Green Retreats have designed and installed over 13,000 garden rooms for different uses.
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Gardening Australia Guide - Everything You Need To Know About Gardening

Naturalize -
The practice of growing certain plants under as natural conditions as possible.
For example; daffodils are said to be naturalized when they are planted in grass and left to look after themselves.
The term is also used to describe plants from foreign countries which have established themselves so well in the country into which they have been introduced that they behave like native plants; and are able to maintain themselves without the aid of the gardener.

Companion Planting
...A, B, C, D, E,
...F, G, H, I, J, K,
...L, M, N, O, P, Q,
...R, S, T, U, V, W,
...X, Y, Z
...Pest Control
...using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected plant or deter its pests

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In The Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl, data comes from her practical experience in USDA Zone 8. Use Garden Indexes.

Mr PGC travels the USA, Canada and Europe gathering information/ photos. Click on Alphabet letter of Plant Genus Index Pages.

White Flower Farm has Display Gardens open from Apr-Oct in USA and Garden Help.

Missouri Botanical Garden maps - of 79 acres - the plants. Use Plantfinder to see plant details of over 7,500 plants, with garden locations.

Plant Combination Ideas by Gardenia for winning design ideas.

Denver Botanic Gardens has gardens and collections on 24 acres. The plants are detailed in The Gardens Navigator website and show where you can see it in the 24 acres.

North Creek Nurseries sell Landscape Plugs of plants native to midatlantic states of USA.

Fall is for planting Wildflower seeds in USA.

American Horticultural Therapy Association advancing the practice of Horticultural Therapy
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Country Farm Perennials Travel Pty Ltd conduct Australian and Overseas Gourmet Garden Holidays

Climber -
Grow Ramblers (Ra) or
Scramblers (Sc) on supports on House-Walls and elsewhere.
Grow Self-Clingers - like
Aerial Roots (Ar),
Sucker Pads (Sp),
Twining (Tw),
Twining Leaf-Stem (Twl) or
Twining Tendrils (TwT) - on garden walls, chainlink fences, trellis, pergolas or fedges, but not for House-Walls.

Clematis Cultivation Groups -
1 = Group 1,
2 = Group 2
3 = Group 3
4 = Herbaceous Climber

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Chris Garnons-Williams.

DISCLAIMER: Links to external sites are provided as a courtesy to visitors. Ivydene Horticultural Services are not responsible for the content and/or quality of external web sites linked from this site.  

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Great Plant Picks has plant lists for gardeners for the maritime Northwest of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

Did you know there are over 26,000 photos of pacific northwest native plants in our graphics library that you may use at no charge?

A Nature Observer's Journey in Singapore has a Plant Pictorial Database on his Plant Observatory Page with his conditions on use of Photos for non-commercial use.

The Useful Tropical Plants Database contains information on the edible, medicinal and many other uses of 1,000's of plants that can be grown in tropical regions.

South African Flora detailed by SANBI.

Real small-scale plants in a Garden Railway.
Trains4U is a Model Railway Specialist Firm with Scenic Materials including Trees, Bushes and Plants.
The Model Tree Shop for Model Railways, War Gaming and Landscaping Materials.

For a UK garden to truly thrive, it needs Bees, birds, butterflies and garden mammals.

Instaplant creates carpet bedding and 3D displays. Annual change of UK garden to Windmill or Dragon or mobile it to another garden

Plant Botanical Name:
GM, GN, GO, GP

Plant Botanical Name:
GQ, GR, GS, GT

Plant Botanical Name:
GU, GV, GW, GXYZ

GM

GQ

GU

GN

GR

GV

GO

GS

GW

GP

GT

GXYZ

Garden Design in Mixed Borders of RHS Garden at Wisley

7 Flower Colours per Month in Colour Wheel below in the MIXED BORDERS DESIGN Gallery.
Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month.

FLOWER COLOUR RANGE IN 71 PARTS OF MIXED BORDER DURING
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
with my design concepts from my anaylsis of the Royal Horticultural Garden at Wisley, which
may be useful to you together with the rest of the data on that page concerning that part of
the East or West Border.
Introduction to Mixed Borders Other Plants- which includes how not to prune and where not
to position a plant in a bed.

Form of Perennials, Annuals, Bulbs, Climbers:-
Mat-forming.
Stems densely cover the ground and the flowers extend above.
Prostrate or Trailing.
Stems spread out on the ground and the flowers are borne close to the foliage.
Cushion or Mound-forming.
Tightly packed stems form a low clump and the flowers are close to the foliage.
Spreading or Creeping.
Stems extend horizontally then ascend, forming a densely packed mass.
Clump-forming.
Leaf-stalks and flower stems arise at ground level to form a dense mass.
Stemless.
Leaf-stalks and flower stems arise at ground level.
Erect or Upright.
Upright stems stand vertical, supporting leaves and the flowers.
Climbing and Scandent.
Long flexible stems are supported by other plants or structures.
Arching.
Long upright stems arch over from the upright towards the ground.

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What to do about Subsidence caused by Clay? Page explains what to do about trees/shrubs/hedges that may damage the foundations of your property.
What happened to a new building, which was caused by the builder, 6 years after it was built. The new owner was then landed with a large bill. The Builder warranty is first 2 years, then years 3-10 can be covered by NHBC Buildmark.

Most modern houses cannot afford large shrubs, trees or hedges within 10 feet = 120 inches = 300cms of a house wall or a garden wall, so it is best to use:-
Growing Edibles in Containers inside your home,
and
Soft Fruit List with soft fruit bush (Blueberry, Gooseberry, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant, Whitecurrant or Jostaberry) instead of a shrub from the shrub lists provides you with the size of shrub suitable for most current gardens.
The Raspberry may be used as a mini-hedge in the garden to separate areas or against your boundary fences/walls.
The Blackberry, Boysenberry and Tayberry cane climbers can also be used as mini-hedges or to clothe walls/fences/pergolas.
They all provide you with edible fruit. The Soft Fruit Gallery compares colour photographs of some soft fruits,
and
Choosing a top fruit tree or remaining top fruit instead of a tree from the tree list provides you with a plant of a size that is suitable for most current gardens. These trees also produce edible fruit. Further details in these galleries -
Top Fruit Apple, Cherry, Pear
or
You could use 1 of the trees from the Deciduous and Evergreen Trees suitable for Small Gardens.

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The overall amount of sunlight received depends on aspect, the direction your garden faces:-
North-facing gardens get the least light and can be damp.
South-facing gardens get the most light.
East-facing gardens get morning light.
West-facing gardens get afternoon and evening light.

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Acid Site - An acid soil has a pH value below 7.0. Clay soils are usually acid and retentive of moisture, requiring drainage. The addition of grit or coarse sand makes them more manageable. Peaty soil is acidic with fewer nutrients and also requires drainage.
Alkaline Soil - An alkaline soil has a pH value above 7.0. Soils that form a thin layer over chalk restrict plant selection to those tolerant of drought.
Bank / Slope problems include soil erosion, surface water, summer drought and poor access (create path using mattock to pull an earth section 180 degrees over down the slope). Then, stabilise the earth with 4 inches (10cms) depth of spent mushroom compost under the chicken wire; before planting climbers/plants through it.
Cold Exposed Inland Site is an area that is open to the elements and that includes cold, biting winds, the glare of full sun, frost and snow - These plants are able to withstand very low temperatures and those winds in the South of England.

Tree/Shrub Shape:-

Columnar Tree/Shrub Form

A tree shape designed by nature to be a haven for nesting birds.

Oval Tree/Shrub Form

Rounded or Spherical Tree/Shrub Form

Flattened Spherical Tree/Shrub Form

Narrow Conical/ Narrow Pyramidal Tree/Shrub Form.
These are neat and shapely, thus being trees for the tidy gardener. The narrowness of the tree means that bands of dense shade sweep across the garden - never creating dense shade in one area all day.

Broad Conical/ Broad Pyramidal Tree/Shrub Form.

These are neat and shapely, thus being trees for the tidy gardener.

Ovoid/ Egg-Shaped Tree/Shrub Shape

Broad Ovoid Tree/Shrub Shape

Broad-headed trees usually cast a large area of light dappled shade and have broad spreading branches so loved by birds and animals.

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Surface soil moisture is the water that is in the upper 10 cm (4 inches) of soil, whereas root zone soil moisture is the water that is available to plants, which is generally considered to be in the upper 200 cm (80 inches) of soil:-
Wet Soil has Saturated water content of 20-50% water/soil and is Fully saturated soil.
Moist Soil has Field capacity of 10-35% water/soil and is Soil moisture 2–3 days after a rain or irrigation.
Dry Soil has Permanent wilting point of 1-25% water/soil and is Minimum soil moisture at which a plant wilts.
Residual water content of 0.1-10% water/soil and is Remaining water at high tension.
Available Water Capacity for plants is the difference between water content at field capacity and permanent wilting point.

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Dust and Pollution Barrier - Plants with large horizontal leaves are particularly effective in filtering dust from the environment, with mature trees being capable of filtering up to 70% of dust particles caused by traffic. Plants can also help offset the pollution effects of traffic. 20 trees are needed to absorb the carbon dioxide produced by 1 car driven for 60 miles.
Front of Border / Path Edges - Soften edges for large masses of paving or lawn with groundcover plants. Random areas Within Paths can be planted with flat-growing plants. Other groundcover plants are planted in the Rest of Border.

Tree/Shrub Shape:-

Narrow Vase-Shaped/ Inverted Ovoid Tree/Shrub Shape

Fan-Shaped/ Vase-Shaped Tree/Shrub Shape

Broad Fan-Shaped/ Broad Vase-Shaped Tree/Shrub Shape

Broad-headed trees usually cast a large area of light dappled shade and have broad spreading branches so loved by birds and animals.

Narrow Weeping Tree/Shrub Shape

Very useful for children to use as a secret den. The narrowness of the tree means that bands of dense shade sweep across the garden - never creating dense shade in one area all day.

Broad Weeping Tree/Shrub Shape

Single-stemmed Palm, Cycad, or similar tree Tree/Shrub Shape

Multi-stemmed Palm, Cycad, or similar Tree Tree/Shrub Shape

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Other uses of plants:-
Crevices Garden Use
Hanging Basket Use
Large Leaves Use
Pollution Barrier 1, 2 Use
Rock Garden Use
Thorny Hedge Use
Trees for Lawns Use
Windbreak Use
Non-Tree Plants in Woodland Use
Gardens by the Bay is the place to find perfect companions for all your bulbs, perennials and ornamental grasses.

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Sun Aspect:-
Full Sun: At least 6 full hours of direct sunlight. Many sun lovers enjoy more than 6 hours per day, but need regular water to endure the heat.
Part Shade: 3 - 6 hours of sun each day, preferably in the morning and early afternoon. The plant will need some relief from the intense late afternoon sun, either from shade provided by a nearby tree or planting it on the east side of a building.
Dappled Sun - DS in Part Shade Column: Dappled sunlight is similar to partial shade. It is the sun that makes its way through the branches of a deciduous tree. Woodland plants and underplantings prefer this type of sunlight over even the limited direct exposure they would get from partial shade.
Full Shade: Less than 3 hours of direct sunlight each day, with filtered sunlight during the rest of the day. Full shade does not mean no sun.

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Seaside Plants that deal with salt-carrying gales and blown sand; by you using copious amounts of compost and thick mulch to conserve soil moisture.
Sound Barrier - The sound waves passing through the plant interact with leaves and branches, some being deflected and some being turned into heat energy. A wide band of planting is necessary to achieve a large reduction in the decibel level.
Wind Barrier - By planting a natural windbreak you will create a permeable barrier that lets a degree of air movement pass through it and provide shelter by as far as 30 times their height downwind.
Woodland ground cover under the shade of tree canopies.

Grass

Ornamental Grasses by Roger Grounds - Published in association with the Hardy Plant Society (ISBN 0-7470-1219-9) details all the ornamental grasses at present in cultivation together with guidance on how to make the best of grasses in the garden with practical advice on cultivation and propagation.

"Used in informal groupings and meadow style plantings, the stunning ornamental grasses, for which Knoll is renowned, are seamlessly interwoven with complimentary perennials and bulbs, which celebrate the grasses versatility, durability and captivating rhythms. Writing in his book “Designing with Grasses” Neil Lucas notes “Understanding grasses’ origins and their contributions to the wider ecosystem inspires us to see our gardens differently." Knoll Gardens also have events and classes.

"GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England.
This site presents good florastyle descriptions for all grass species. You can browse them or use them to identify grass species interactively. You can also download our synonymy database which will allow you to find the accepted name, synonyms and distribution for a grass species using any of its synonyms. These descriptions are taken from the available literature, including flora accounts and original authors descriptions, supplemented in some cases by consulting herbarium specimens.

Carbon Life Cycle uses Miscanthus for Power Stations leading to carbon neutral green renewable electricity
and 7 other markets by Terravesta in the UK.

Grasses are so versatile, that a little extra thought need to go into its planting position. It will be there for a long time, and is not the easiest of plants to transplant.
In the perennial border, it can be isolated with a surrounding of shorter plant - especially those with a contrasting or complimentary colour for the autumn period. Immediately, the sedum spectabilis springs to mind - as does a side by side planting of Penstemons.
It is suited to planting with shrubs - again with autumn colours in mind, but will also be of interest for longer periods of time than most shrubs. It stands out well because of its different form - and also the flower and seedhead colours.
Most grasses can be grown in containers.  The container will have to be robust and at least 18in 45 cm across. Maybe grow this way for one year, and then plant out in the garden the following spring.

8 Grasses for small gardens.