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Kerria japonica |
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Jew's Mantle |
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Chalk, Sand |
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Dry |
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Deciduous Shrub |
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Height x Spread in feet (cms) |
6 x 8 (180 x 24) |
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Bright Green |
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Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit |
Golden Yellow in April-May |
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Suckering Arching form. Pruning Group 3. Use in shrub border for vertical effect or an open position in a woodland garden. Can be invasive; due to its suckering habit. "It is still a cottage garden plant: huge, suckering clumps of it are a regular feature of abandoned gardens. This shrub can look dismal, because it only flowers on fresh growth, but if properly pruned, it is one of the earliest and prettiest spring features. Good companions - If you have reservations about yellow plants, grow kerria near white flowers to tone down the colour - perhaps at the back of some Daphne mezereum f. alba, Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White', snowdrops or white hellebores, whose flowering should coincide with the greeny-yellow bud phase of the kerria, and the start of its flowers. The kerria will outlast many of these plants, so you could try a second ensemble, maybe teaming it with crimson Paeonia delavayi and the large Dicentra spectabilis. Growing kerria is easy - This is the shrub to choose for that impossible shady corner. It is not fussy about soil either - neither clay nor lime will bother it. For the best results plant in a rich loam, though remember that it can be invasive. Pruning is important too, or it will soon look scruffy: remove the old shoots that die back after flowering, or cut out all the flowered branches as they fade, leaving room for the elegant new wands that will bear next year's flowers. You can be quite brutal; whether you cut it as low as the new shoots, or right down to the ground, it doesn't seem to mind.
"Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea' (AGM) Very large, single, golden-yellow flowers, fading to a creamy-primrose. Semi-evergreen. 6-8ft (1.8-2.4m) with "Kerria japonica 'Picta', Kerria japonica 'pleniflora' and Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea" are available from Shoot in the UK. There are 10 cultivars available via Plant Lust in America. |
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Abelia |
Rose-Purple and
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July, August, |
60 x 72 |
Bronze juvenile foliage. Dark Green in Summer.
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Arching shape. Pruning Group 6. The young twigs are purple and covered with downy hairs. Companion Plants of Juniperus scopulorum 'Sky Rocket' (Rocky Mountain juniper 'Skyrocket'), Taxus baccata (Common Yew), Viola riviniana (Common Dog Violet) |
Suitable for training against a wall or between other shrubs for wind protection. Excellent for hedging in New Zealand. |
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Abutilon |
White to dark |
June, July |
144 x 96 |
Grey-Green with stout, grey-felted shoots. |
Upright form. Pruning Group 1. Fast growing. Non-poisonous. Bumblebees visit the flowers. |
Can also be grown in a pot. |
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Purple-Red |
August |
180 x 180 |
Forms a gracefully, branched, rounded crown. The young foliage is brilliant red, turning only slighter darker purplish-red throughout the season, then back to brilliant red in the autumn. The leaves are generally 5-lobed with slightly serrated edges.
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Mulch the roots with compost or bark in the autumn to prevent them getting frozen during the winter. Protect from cold winds and late frosts, which kill the juvenile foliage. |
Specimen/accent or group around the periphery of the border or rock garden. Multi-stemmed shrub form is effective in small groupings in shrub borders. |
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Acer palmatum |
Purple-Red |
August |
144 x 180 |
Very deeply cut, 5-lobed, Dark Red-Purple foliage turns bronze then scarlet in autumn.
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Plant in a sheltered area to protect from wind. Submerge pot in a bucket of water before planting. Water well during establishment. Add Osmocote type feed on planting and each spring. It does not require regular pruning but dead, damaged and crossing branches can be removed in April when the plant is in full growth. |
Ideal small tree to grow in a tub and perfect for creating that Japanese feel in borders or rockeries. Plants that thrive in acidic soil tend to make good companion plants for Japanese maples. Begonias, gardenias and rhododendrons are a few acid-loving plants that you can plant next to your maple. |
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Acer palmatum |
Purple-Red |
August |
72 x 120 |
Deeply cut, 7-lobed, Pale Crimson-Green foliage covered with a white pubescence. The entire tree is usually covered with an abundance of beautiful little red blooms. As temperatures warm and summer approaches the heavily textured leaves turn olive green complimented by the now ripe red samaras adorning the tree. This turns a traffic stopping bright red that literally glows in the autumn.
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Grow in a moist but well-drained soil. Water in summer if necessary. Leaf colour is best in partial shade, although full sun can be tolerated. Leaf scorch can be caused by lack of soil moisture or excessive exposure. |
Use as speciman, or Hedge/Screen. |
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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum' |
Bronze-Red followed by red-winged fruit. |
April |
36 x 60
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Bronze-Red in Spring, Purple in Summer, Red, Orange and Yellow in Autumn. |
Mound-forming form. Pruning Group 1 from late Autumn to Midwinter. This is a slow-growing tree or shrub forming a compact dome of deeply cut red-purple leaves. |
Its size makes it suitable for a small gardens as a hedge or as screening, or for growing in a large container. One of the most popular Acer varieties primarily for its autumn colour, when the foliage turns an eye-catching red. Hosta (Hosta) is a perennial that -- even though it produces showy blooms on tall spikes -- is grown for its attractive foliage. Depending on the cultivar, hosta is hardy in zones 3 through 9 and produces foliage in varying colors. Another option is Pelargonium, a perennial shrub that grows in zones 9 through 15. Pelargoniums produce tropical-like, showy blooms in various colors and shapes that make a striking companion for the Japanese maple. |
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Delicate, star-shaped, White flowers followed by small red-black fruit. The berries are edible and can be used to make preserves and an alternative to sloe gin. |
March, April |
360 x 480 |
Rounded leaves unfold Bronze, then mature Dark Green and followed by rich Red-Orange in the Autumn. |
Upright-stemmed, Spreading form and often multi-stemmed. |
This upright-stemmed shrub or tree is an ideal specimen plant for a shrub or mixed border in full sun or part-shade. If you're choosing species for a mixed native hedge, don't miss this one. |
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Berberis |
Small orange yellow flowers appear in spring and develop into elongated glossy red ‘Barberries’ in autumn that appear to drop from the prickly branches compl-ementing the red foliage. |
April The flowers provide pollen for early insects and the berries are a food source for birds. |
24 x 30 |
Red-Purple turns Red in the Autumn.
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Dense, rounded shape. |
It forms a dense prickly barrier and is one of the best shrubs for a smaller security hedge. Purple Berberis hedges are planted 18 inches (45cm) apart . |
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Pale Yellow inconspicuous flowers from red buds in spring and bright red berries in autumn |
April This Berberis is avoided by deer |
24 x 30 |
Red-Purple turns Bright
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Dense, rounded shape. |
Suitable for low hedge. |
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Berberis |
Pale Yellow |
April
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60 x 60
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Red-Purple stems with Light Green foliage
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Upright shape when young, becoming open with age. |
Suitable for low hedge. |
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Berberis |
Pale Yellow |
April |
24 x 30 |
Red-Purple in spring and summer. In autumn, the small, purple, spiky leaves turn a dazzling shade of red.
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Dense, rounded shape. Plant in full sun for best leaf color. |
Suitable for rock garden and it is an ideal choice for a small garden, where it makes an attractive, low informal hedge for a sunny or partially shady site. |
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Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Rose Glow' |
Pale Yellow |
April |
24 x 30
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Red-Purple flecked with |
Dense, rounded shape. Berberis thunbergii is shade tolerant, and forms dense stands in a variety habitats ranging from closed canopy forests, to woodlands, wetlands, pastures, meadows and wasteland. It is readily dispersed by birds. |
Suitable for low hedge. |
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Betula nana |
Yellow-Brown
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April |
24 x 48
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Mid-Green in Spring |
Spreading form. |
A dwarf birch for the larger rock garden with small rounded deep green leaves. |
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Buddleja davidii |
Lilac to Purple
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July, August, |
180 x 180 |
Grey-Green
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Arching form. It is ideal for positions in the garden, providing they are sunny and the soil is well-drained. |
The long, heavy flowering heads transform the bush and make a stunning display for 4 to 6 weeks, attracting clouds of butterflies. |
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Chamaecytisus purpureus |
Pale Pink to
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June |
18 x 24 |
Mid Green
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Erect form. Pruning Group 3 or 10. |
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Chaenomeles |
Bright orange-flame flowers stud the bare thorny stems for weeks. |
April, May |
36 x 72 |
Mid Green |
Spreading form. Pruning Group 2, or 13 if wall-trained. Most flowering Japonicas are suitable for training against a wall. Japonica or Chaenomeles can also be grown into a spiky, but attractive hedge that will keep out unwanted neighbouring cats. Chaenomeles enjoy full sun but will also tolerate and survive in partial shade. |
After flowering Japonica produces dark green leaves and small green or golden fruits in the autumn that can be used to make jelly and add extra flavours to apple pies. |
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Chaenomeles x superba |
White, Pink or |
April, May, |
60x 72 |
Mid Green
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Rounded or Spherical form. Trim to shape after flowering, reducing last years growth by half, only cut back old wood if becoming overgrown / leggy. |
Ideal as a wall shrub. |
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Corokia |
It has starry yellow fragrant flowers followed by red fruits.
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June |
96 x 96 |
Dark Green
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Rounded form with black stems. |
Great for coastal and exposed gardens. Hardy. Soil must be well drained. Excellent hedge plant. Provides a lovely contrast against green. |
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Cotoneaster horizontalis |
Pinkish-White |
May, June
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18 x 60 |
Glossy Dark Green in |
Spreading form. Native plant. It is deciduous but it is in the winter that it has a herringbone pattern of stems which form a basketweave structure, dripping with berries on its dark wood. In spring, its tiny, neat leaves don't obscure the structure, and it develops nectar laden white/pink tinged flowers, followed in autumn by red berries. |
Cotoneaster Horizontalis is a super plant to use where a hedge is required to cover a wall or fence and will grow upwards to a height of about 2m if trained upwards rather than horizontally. |
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Cytisus |
Pineapple-
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July, August |
180 x 180
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Silvery-Grey
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Given a suitable spot, including coastal conditions, it will delight you with its silvery hairy foliage |
In England, this plant is often trained on a wall—it thrives against the south or west side of a building. The pineapple broom is a lovely accent along the back of a mixed border, too. |
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Cytisus beanii |
Arching sprays of pea-like, golden yellow flowers in clusters of 1 to 3
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April, May |
24 x 36
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Mid Green
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Arching form. One of the brooms that can tolerate alkaline soils. |
Mat to hummock-forming shrub |
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Cytisus 'Lena' |
Dark Yellow with the backs of the standards and wings Bright Red
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May, June |
48 x 60 |
Mid Green |
Spreading form. Pruning Group 1 or 3. Annual trimming prolongs the life of these short-lived shrubs. It can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. |
A dense bushy shrub which is smothered with small pea like flowers in late spring which in turn are smothered in bees. It even thrive in inner city environments. |
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Cytisus |
Bright Yellow |
May |
60 x 60 |
Mid Green |
Upright arching form. Pruning Group 1 or 3. Native UK plant. Can self-seed. May get different flower colours. Short-lived. |
It will grow in poor dry soils in a sunny situation. |
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Heavy bunches of single, star shaped, Honey-scented, White tinged with |
June, July The mass of white flowers is highly scented and popular with bees, butterflies and other insects. |
120 x 72 |
Dark Green
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Upright arching form. Pruning Group 2. |
A beautiful addition to any space that can offer moist but well-drained soil in full or part sun |
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Yellow
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April |
84 x 72
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Light Green
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For the best blooms and to avoid your plant becoming a monster, cut back the branches that have flowered back to a pair of strong buds just after they have finished blooming. |
Forsythia flowers precede their leaves. Border forsythias are fast-growing shrubs with an upright and arching form. |
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Light Cerise semi-double flowers
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June, July, |
18 x 18 |
Light Green
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Upright form as bush or quarter standard. Pruning Group 6. Plant the base of the plant 2 inches below the soil surface and provide 4 inch deep winter mulch. |
We need to keep the plants cool, not in full sun, but in a shaded position. Keep plants moist not wet, do not stand in water and only water when necessary. Fuchsias need feeding regularly and a good plant feed - such as NPK 18:18:18 + me + 2mg given at 1/4 of the recommended strength at each watering will be all that is required. Hot, dry, sunny conditions result in flower and leaf drop. |
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Light Magenta
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June, July, |
30 x 30 |
Light Green finely serrated
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Upright form as bush. Pruning Group 6. |
If you grow fuchsias in the ground or in pots or would like to try in the future, you are welcome to join." from The In Ground Fuchsia Group in Australia. |
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Cerise double flowers
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June, July, |
24 x 24 |
Medium to Dark Green, serrated
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Upright form as bush. Pruning Group 6. |
On receipt of your new plants, they should be potted into 3.5 inch pots and kept in a warm, lightly shaded position for a few days (be careful not to over water). Use 75% potting compost and 25% Perlite and this will provide good drainage - (Do not remove the nets from the plugs). To produce lots of flowers and a nice bushy plant, pinch out the growing tips of the plants at least 2-3 times. |
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Red-Crimson semi-double
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June, July, |
12 x 12 |
Green
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Upright form as bush. Pruning Group 6. |
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Genista lydia |
It is a compact deciduous dwarf shrub with arching or trailing branches. Leaves small, flowers pea-like, bright yellow, in terminal clusters in early summer covering the bush
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May, June |
24 x 36 |
Blue-Green |
Pruning Group 1. |
Reacts to more fertile soils by decreased flowering. |
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Bright Yellow
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June, July |
16 x 36 |
Dark Green. Leaves alternate, simple, small (15 x 4 mm), deep green above, silvery pubescence below. |
Prostrate form. Pruning Group 1. Native UK plant in poor, dry, sandy and stony soils, the prostrate phase often on cliffs. |
A bushy ascending shrub 40-150cm tall but usually represented in gardens by G.p. 'Procumbens', a flatly mat-forming variant 30-60cm in diameter and an excellent rock garden plant. |
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Hamamelis mollis |
The Golden-Yellow blooms, spidery and arising directly from the shoots and branches, are sweetly fragrant and conspicuous. |
February, |
144 x 144 |
Mid-Green turns |
Erect form. Pruning Group 1. |
Good as specimen plant in lawns; or planted in groups in a shrub border or woodland. Particularly suits cottage style gardens and woodland planting schemes. Stems can be cut and brought indoors for flower arranging. |
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Hydrangea |
Blue (on soils with pH less than 5.5 - very acidic) or Pink (on soils above pH 5.5)
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July, August |
72x 96
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Dark Green
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Rounded form. Pruning Group 4. |
Excellent as specimen plants or as group plantings in a border or in containers. Provide shelter from drying winds. |
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Hydrangea villosa |
Blue-Purple
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August |
96 x 96 |
Dark Green
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Erect form. Pruning Group 1. |
Excellent as specimen plants or as group plantings in a border or in containers. Provide shelter from drying winds. |
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Jasminum |
Bright Yellow before the foliage appears |
January, |
120 x 120 |
Dark Green |
Arching form. Unlike many other jasmines, winter jasmine does not twine, so will need tying-in if grown vertically. |
Train on climber support system (vine-eyes and galvanized wire) against a wall for best results. Needs tying using natural twine - not wire or plastic string - to the external part of the support, which has a 2" air gap behind the support to prevent fungal disease. |
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Kerria japonica |
Golden-Yellow
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April, May |
72 x 96 |
Bright Green
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Suckering Arching form. Pruning Group 3. |
Use in shrub border for vertical effect or an open position in a woodland garden. |
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Leycesteria |
White with |
July, August, |
72 x 72 |
Dark Green
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Upright thicket-forming form. Pruning Group 3. Protect from drying winds and mulch deeply in autumn where frosts can be severe. |
Leycesteria formosa has long lasting, trailing white and claret flowers in mid to late summer. These lovely flowers are followed by dark purplish-black fruit in autumn, popular with wildlife and pheasants in particular. |
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Lonicera caerulea |
Yellowish-
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April, May |
72 x 72
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Green
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Spreading form. Ideally honeyberries should be planted in pairs or groups, as this will increase the rate of pollination and fruit production. |
Use in woodland garden. |
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Lonicera xylosteum |
Creamy- |
June, July |
120 x 120 |
Grey-Green
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Dense Rounded shape. It is a much-branched shrub. Most commonly it grows in lush woods on slopes and around fields. The red berries are bitter and poisonous. The wood is tough, durable, and viscous. |
Use in Shrub border, or hedging or ground cover. |
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Paeonia delavayi |
Dark Red
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June |
72 x 48
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Dark Green
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Upright form, sparsley-branched. Pruning Group 1. |
This magnificent tree peony is ideal for a sunny border, planted among shrubs that flower later in the summer. Plant spring bulbs around the base to prolong the season of interest. |
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Paeonia lutea |
Vivid Yellow
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June |
60 x 60 |
Dark Green
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Upright form, sparsley-branched. Pruning Group 1. |
Hybrids of Paeonia lutea hybrids have some characteristics that make them quite different from the Japanese, Chinese and French varieties belonging to the Moutan group: the yellow or variegated flowers of many varieties, their rapid growth, their remarkable vigor and their late flowering. |
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Fragrant Golden Yellow - the ruffled petal margins strongly suffused dull reddish orange
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June |
72 x 60 |
Mid Green
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Upright form. Pruning Group 1. |
Tree peonies need to be planted with the graft at least 10cm (4 inches) below the surface of the soil. In some areas the new buds may need to be protected from frost during early spring. |
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Fragrant White,
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June |
84 x 84 |
Dark Green |
Upright form, sparsely branched. Pruning Group 1. |
It is possible to keep tree peonies in pots; however, it is important to note that the plant should be kept outside as much as possible, especially during the winter months so it has the opportunity to go dormant. This process is crucial for bud formation. |
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Rich Dark Red |
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84 x 84
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Light Green
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Upright form, sparsley-branched. Pruning Group 1. |
It's lobed leaf structure will provide a foil in a flower arrangement. |
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THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 15,000:-
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Choose 1 of these different Plant selection Methods:- 1. Choose a plant from 1 of 53 flower colours in the Colour Wheel Gallery. 2. Choose a plant from 1 of 12 flower colours in each month of the year from 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery. 3. Choose a plant from 1 of 6 flower colours per month for each type of plant:- 4. Choose a plant from its Flower Shape:- 5. Choose a plant from its foliage:- 6. There are 6 Plant Selection Levels including Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers in or 7. When I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-
I like reading and that is shown by the index in my Library, where I provide lists of books to take you between designing, maintaining or building a garden and the hierarchy of books on plants taking you from
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STAGE 2 Fan-trained Shape From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well. The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years. |
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STAGE 4D Trees and Shrubs suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slightly acid) Trees and Shrubs suitable for Dry Acid Soils Trees and Shrubs suitable for Shallow Soil over Chalk Trees and Shrubs tolerant of both extreme Acidity and Alkalinity Trees and Shrubs suitable for Damp Sites Trees and Shrubs suitable for Industrial Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Cold Exposed Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Seaside Areas Shrubs suitable for Heavy Shade Shrubs and Climbers suitable for NORTH- and EAST-facing Walls Shrubs suitable for Ground Cover Trees and Shrubs of Upright or Fastigiate Habit Trees and Shrubs with Ornamental Bark or Twigs Trees and Shrubs with Bold Foliage Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Colour Trees and Shrubs with Red or Purple Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Golden or Yellow Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Grey or Silver Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Variegated Foliage Trees and Shrubs bearing Ornamental Fruit Trees and Shrubs with Fragrant or Scented Flowers Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Foliage Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Every Month:- |
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The flower beds were split up to have their main interest as follows:-
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The first set of plants were installed in the Herb Garden, Vegetable Garden and Plants Numbered 1 to 34 in March of one year with all the Lawn. The remaining plants (numbered 32 to 85) were put in a year later. If you start by seeing what is currently growing, then you may not need to do a soil analysis. Rhododendrons were growing by the house and by the Wooded Area quite successfully with ample flowering each year. That means the soil is acidic and therefore plants for acidic soil should then be chosen. If you start by using Shrubs/Trees which suit the soil, climate, sun etc as the architectural plants, then fill in with the groundcover plants, then you will eventually produce a low maintenance garden. Some of the groundcover plants will be overgrown by the architectural plants and therefore act as sacrificial plants. It may take 10 years for a shrub to grow 5 feet wide if that is it's eventual width, so you need plants you like the look of rather than weeds to fill that gap. |
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Waldsteinia ternata |
4" x 12" |
Green Purple in Autumn |
Yellow /Apr-May |
Evergreen Groundcover Plant as groundcover under Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii' between path and fence |
33 |
2 |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' |
3 x 3 |
Green striped cream |
... |
Grass. Under Apple and Fir trees. |
34 |
18 7+11 |
Daphne mezereum |
2.5 x 2.5 |
Green |
Purplish-Red /Feb-Mar |
"Mezereon". Scarlet Berries |
35 |
40 29+ 11 |
Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' |
2 x 1 |
Green |
Ivory /May-Jun |
Herbaceous |
36 |
9 |
Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold' |
8" x 8" |
Yellow and green banded |
... |
Evergreen rounded clump. |
37 |
3 |
Mahonia x 'Charity' |
6 x 5 |
Green |
Lemon-Yellow /Jan-Mar |
Evergreen Fragrant |
38 |
15 |
Mahonia aquifolium 'Atropurpurea' |
2.5 x 4 |
Green. Reddish-Purple foliage in Winter-Early Spring |
Yellow /Mar-Apr |
Evergreen Groundcover. "Holly-Leafed Berberis". |
39 |
2 |
Clematis tangutica |
16 x 1 |
Green |
Yellow /Jul-Sep |
Deciduous Climber. Yellow 'Lanterns' then attractive seed heads suitable for cutting |
40 |
70 |
Helleborus orientalis |
1 x 1 |
Green |
White-Purple /Feb-April |
Evergreen |
41 |
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Hypericum x moseranum |
2 x 3 |
Green |
Golden Yellow /Jun-Sep |
Semi-evergreen Groundcover |
41 |
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Lamium 'Beacon Silver' |
4" x 1 |
Silvery white |
Pink /Apr-Jun |
Groundcover |
41 |
9 |
Pulmonaria rubra |
1 x 1 |
Light Green |
Coral red /Feb-Apr |
Evergreen Groundcover Plant in 3 groups |
41 |
9 |
Tiarella cordifolia |
8" x 1 |
Green Bronze in winter |
White /May-Jun |
"Foam Flower" Evergreen Groundcover. Plant in 3 groups |
42 |
2 |
Clematis cirrhosa balearica |
22 x 1 |
Green. Bronze in Winter |
Ivory /Jan-Feb |
Evergreen Climber. The Fern-Leafed Clematis |
43 |
3 |
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' |
7 x 6 |
Mid-green |
Yellow /Apr-May |
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44 |
3 |
Ruscus aculeatus |
32" x 32" |
Green |
Red berries /Sep |
"Butchers Broom" Evergreen |
45 |
1 |
Hamamelis 'Jelena' |
6 x 6 |
Green. Orange and Red Autumn Foliage |
Red-Yellow /Feb-Mar |
Deciduous. "Witch Hazel" Put at corner. |
46 |
2 |
Clematis alpina 'Frances Rivis' |
10 x 1 |
Green |
Blue /Apr-May |
Deciduous Climber. Fluffy Seed Heads |
47 |
9 |
Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow' |
2 x 1 |
Leaf Green |
Flame Red /May-Jun |
Herbaceous Plant in 3 clumps |
47 |
9 |
Hemerocallis 'Golden Chimes' |
2 x 1 |
Green |
Yellow /Jul-Sep |
"Day Lily" |
48 |
3 |
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' |
5 x 4 |
Green and Yellow speckled |
Scarlet berries /Sep |
2 female and 1 male plants. |
49 |
3 |
Osmanthus decorus |
5 x 5 |
Dark Green |
White /May |
Evergreen |
50 |
1 |
Acer japonicum 'Aureum' |
3 x 3 |
Yellow |
--- |
Deciduous Put in front of juniper. |
51 |
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Polygonatum x hybridum |
32" x 2 |
Green |
White /May-Jun |
"Solomon's Seal" |
51 |
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Daffodils |
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Yellow /Mar-Apr |
Bulbs |
51 |
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Hyacinths, Grape Hyacinths |
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Blue /May-Jun |
Bulbs |
51 |
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Tulips |
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Red and Yellow /Jun-Aug |
Bulbs |
52 |
2 |
Ribes alpinum |
4 x 4 |
Green Orange-Red in autumn |
Greenish-Yellow /Apr-May |
Flowering Currant |
53 |
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Hosta 'Ground Master' |
16" x 2 |
Green with broad creamy white margin |
Violet-purple /Aug-Sep |
Groundcover "Plantain Lily" |
54 |
1 |
Berberis thunbergii 'Harlequin' |
5 x 4 |
Purplish-pink with white speckles |
Straw suffused Red /Apr-May |
Put at back |
55 |
1 |
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas' |
12 x 3 |
Green |
Cream-Yellow /Jun-Aug |
Honeysuckle Climber. "Woodbine" |
56 |
3 |
Berberis x stenophylla |
10 x 6 |
Deep Green |
Yellow /Apr-May |
Evergreen. Scented |
57 |
1 |
Clematis montana 'Elizabeth' |
25 x 1 |
Grey-Green |
Pink /May-Jun |
Deciduous Climber. Almond Scent |
58 |
5 |
Fragrant Cloud (Bush Rose) |
2.5 x 2 |
Dark Green |
Coral-Red /Jun-Oct |
Deciduous |
59 |
60 |
Geranium endressi 'Wargrave Pink' |
18" x 18" |
Green |
Salmon-pink /Jun-Sep |
Evergreen "Crane's Bill" |
59 |
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Alyssum saxatile 'Compactum' |
6" x 1 |
Grey |
Yellow /Apr-Jun |
"Gold Dust" |
60 |
4 |
Gloire de Dijon (Climbing Rose) |
6 x 3 |
Green |
Yellow-Orange /Jun-Oct |
Deciduous Climber |
61 |
11 5+6 |
Pyracantha 'Red Cushion' |
2 x 5 |
Green |
White /Jun |
Evergreen. Mid-Red berries |
62 |
38 29+9 |
Achillea 'Moonshine' |
2 x 1.5 |
Silver |
Sulphur Yellow /August |
Herbaceous |
63 |
27 |
Salvia superba 'May Night' |
18" x 1 |
Green |
Violet blue /Jun-Aug |
Herbaceous "Sage" |
64 |
71 |
Kniphofia 'Little Maid' |
18" x 1 |
Green |
Yellow /Jul-Aug |
Herbaceous |
64 |
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Kniphofia galpinii |
18" x 1 |
Green |
Orange yellow /Sep-Oct |
"Red Hot Poker" |
64 |
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Kniphofia 'Fiery Fred' |
4 x 1 |
Green |
Orange /Aug-Sep |
"Red Hot Poker" |
65 |
29 |
Delphinium 'King Arthur' |
6 x 1 |
Green |
Royal Purple /Jun-Jul |
Herbaceous |
66 |
5 |
Lavandula stoechas 'Papillon' |
1 x 1.5 |
Grey |
Purple /Jun-Aug |
Deciduous |
67 |
1 |
Clematis 'W.E. Gladstone' |
7 x 1 |
Green |
Lavender /Jun-Sep |
Deciduous Climber. Cuts Well |
68 |
1 |
Compassion (Climbing Rose) |
6 x 3 |
Dark Glossy Green |
Salmon-Orange /Jun-Oct |
Deciduous Climber. Fragrant and Repeat-Flowering. |
69 |
7 5+2 |
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens |
3 x 8 |
Green |
Mid-Blue /May |
Evergreen Groundcover. "Creeping Blue Blossom" |
70 |
72 |
Campanula persicifolia 'Telham Beauty' |
3 x 1 |
Green |
China Blue /June-Aug |
Evergreen |
71 |
4 1+3 |
Hydrangea villosa |
7 x 6 |
Grey-green |
Blue /Aug-Sep |
Deciduous |
72 |
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Helianthemum 'Jubilee' |
6" x 1 |
Green |
Yellow /May-Jul |
"Sun Rose" |
73 |
3 |
Hypericum 'Hidcote' |
5 x 4 |
Dark Green |
Yellow /Jun-Sep |
Deciduous. |
74 |
3 |
Arbutus unedo |
8 x 5 |
Dark Green |
White /Oct-Nov |
Evergreen "Strawberry Tree" with ripening orange-red fruit from the previous season |
75 |
3 |
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia' |
5 x 4 |
Green boldly speckled with Gold |
--- |
Evergreen Groundcover |
76 |
35 |
Bergenia 'Bressingham White' |
1 x 1 |
Green |
White /May-June |
Evergreen |
77 |
45 |
Tiarella cordifolia |
8" x 1 |
Green |
White /May-Jun |
Evergreen Groundcover |
78 |
1 |
Choisya ternata 'Sundance' |
3 x 3 |
Gold |
White /May |
"Mexican Orange Blossom" |
79 |
61 |
Saxifraga umbrosa |
8" x 1 |
Green |
Pink /May-Jun |
Evergreen Groundcover |
80 |
3 |
Cotoneaster franchetii |
9 x 5 |
Sage Green |
White /Jun |
Semi-Evergreen. Orange-Scarlet berries |
81 |
13 |
Glen Cova |
6 x 1 |
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Raspberry for July |
82 |
13 |
Malling Jewel |
6 x 1 |
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Raspberry for August |
83 |
13 |
Autumn Bliss |
6 x 1 |
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Raspberry for Sep-Oct |
84 |
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Rosa 'Little White Pet' |
32" x 2 |
Green |
White /Jun-Oct |
Rose bush |
85 |
3 |
Rosa 'Korresia' |
2 x 2 |
Green |
Yellow /Jun-Sep |
Very fragrant bush rose |
Draw circles on your plan for the Architectural plants to represent their eventual width and their proposed position. Do remember not to have the same height of plant next to each other or they will look like a hedge. Vary the leaf shape and style to provide interest besides the flower colour, since you will see more of the foliage for a longer period than you will the flower.
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It is worth remembering in your selection of plants to:-
These plant lists can then be used in your maintenance plan by putting an extra 2 columns on the end - one for the pruning required; the other for the month. When all the maintenance data has been put into these tables, then the table can be sorted into month order to provide you with what to maintain at what time. |
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Item |
Number Required |
Name |
Foliage with Height and Width in feet. ' = feet. " = inch |
Flower |
Comments |
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North Fence Path and Path through Wood |
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Widen to 3' and screed existing with 2" concrete |
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New Vegetable Garden Path |
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Underlay with Terram 1000 geotextile, 2" thick coarse concrete sand with existing concrete slabs on top |
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Storage Shed |
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Create 3" concrete base |
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Compost Area |
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Using 4" Metposts and treated wooden Posts together with 6"x1" treated timber, create 2 covered Compost Bins 4' wide x 6' deep x 6' high. |
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1
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15 |
Geranium sanguineum var. straitum 'Splendens' |
Evergreen. Dark Green. 5"x12" hummock. |
Pink. June-September |
RHS Page 316 Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei' instead |
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2
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40
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Hypericum calycinum (Rose of Sharon) and |
Evergreen. Dark Green. 1'x2' |
Yellow. June-September |
RHS Page 138 use CALYRUST to control rust on Rose of Sharon |
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2 |
63 |
Veronica teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue' |
Deciduous. Green. 1'x1' |
Ultramarine Blue. June-September |
Put this near edge of tree RHS Page 298 Leave existing rose |
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3
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11 |
Bergenia 'Evening Glow' |
Evergreen. Maroon. 9"x12" |
Magenta. March-April |
RHS Page 226
Leave existing Bergenias |
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4
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1 |
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' |
Deciduous. Dark Green with Purple/Red Autumn Foliage. 4'x5' |
White. August-September |
Hydrangeas Page 143 Cone shaped flower |
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5
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1 |
Rhododendron 'Sappho' |
Evergreen. Bright Green. 6'x6' |
White. May |
Rhododendron Hybrids Plate 316 |
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6 |
1 |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Altona' |
Deciduous. Mid Green with Brown Autumn Foliage 5'x6' |
Dark Blue July-September |
Hydrangeas Page 97 Mophead Flower |
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7
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5 |
Rhododendron 'Princess Anne' |
Evergreen. Green with Bronze Autumn Foliage. 2'x2' |
Yellow April-May |
Rhododendron Hybrids Plate 447 |
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8
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7 |
Rosa 'Harvest Fayre' |
Deciduous. Mid Green 3'x2'6" |
Orange-Apricot June-September |
Roses Page 270 |
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9
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1 |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'White Wave' |
Deciduous. mid Green 4'x5' |
White July-September |
Hydrangeas Page 82 Lacecap Flower |
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10 |
1 |
Rhododendron luteum |
Deciduous. Mid Green with Red Autumn foliage. 5'x5' |
Orange-Yellow May-June |
RHS Page 102 |
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11 |
25 |
Alchemilla mollis and |
Perennial Pale Green. 18"x18" |
Greeny-Yellow June-July |
RHS Page 245 Back of bed. |
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11 |
30 |
Aster 'Lady in Blue' |
Perennial Dark Green 10"x6" |
Blue September-October |
Front of bed. |
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12 |
7 |
Phormium cookianum 'Cream Delight' and |
Evergreen. Cream-striped 6'x1' |
Yellowish-Green July-September |
RHS Page 538 Back of bed |
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12 |
9 |
Solidago 'Goldenmosa' and |
Perennial. Yellow 3'x2' |
Yellow August-September |
RHS Page 215 Middle of bed |
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12 |
15 |
Iris pallida 'Variegata' and |
Evergreen. Striped yellow 2'x1' |
Mauve May-June |
RHS Page 196 Front of bed |
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12 |
25 |
Cornus canadensis |
Deciduous Bright Green with wine-red Autumn foliage 5"x6" |
White. May-June |
RHS Page 314 Groundcover Keep existing ferns, reduce existing rose and buddlea |
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13
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5 |
Pyracantha rogersiana 'Flava' |
Evergreen. Bright Green. 10'x2' |
White. Yellow berries. June |
Shrubs Page 262 |
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14 |
13 |
Rosa 'Grandpa Dickson' and |
Deciduous. Mid Green 2'6"x2' |
Yellow June-September |
Roses Page 386 |
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14 |
30 |
Nepeta nervosa |
Evergreen. Green 6"x14" |
Blue/White June-August |
RHS Page 242 |
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15 |
1 |
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' |
Deciduous Reddish-Purple 6'x5' |
Purple July |
RHS Page 89 |
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16 |
1 |
Camellia x williamsii 'Inspiration' |
Evergreen Green 15'x8' |
Pink January-April |
Camellias Page 47 |
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17 |
27 |
Rubus 'Betty Ashburner' |
Evergreen Green 1'x3' |
White Edible raspberry-like fruits July |
Shrubs Page 173 |
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18 |
2
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Pyracantha 'Alexander Pendula' |
Evergreen Green 2'x7' |
White Yellow then Red berries June |
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19 |
2
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Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa' |
Deciduous Green with Red/Bronze Autumn foliage 4'x3' |
Pink July-September |
Hydrangeas Page 132 |
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20 |
1 |
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Surrey Heath' |
Evergreen Green 3'x4' |
Pink May-June |
Rhododendron Hybrids Plate 528 |
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21 |
2 |
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Titian Beauty' |
Evergreen Green 3'x4' |
Red May-June |
Rhododendron Hyrbrids Plate 545 |
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22 |
1 |
Ben Conan Blackcurrant |
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August- |
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23a |
1 |
Loch Ness Blackberry and |
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August-September |
Tie to East Fence |
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23b |
1 |
Waldo Blackberry |
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July |
Tie to East Fence |
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24a |
1 |
Whinham's Industry Gooseberry and |
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Red-Purple Desert fruit June |
Cordon next to North Fence |
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24b |
2 |
Careless Gooseberry and |
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Green-White Culinary fruit June |
Cordon next to North Fence |
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24c |
1 |
Rovada Red Currant and |
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August |
Cordon next to East Fence |
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24d |
1 |
White Versailles White Currants |
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July |
Bush |
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25a |
1 |
Strawberry Rhubarb and |
Red stalks |
April-September |
On bank |
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25b |
1 |
Timperley Early Rhubarb |
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March-August |
On bank |
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26 |
9
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Euonymous 'Darts Blanket' |
Evergreen Green with Reddish-Purple Autumn foliage. 1'x5' |
--- |
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27 |
1
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Weigelia 'Variegata' |
Deciduous Creamy-Yellow 5'x4' |
Pink June |
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28 |
1 |
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' |
Evergreen Green 8'x5' |
Pink/White December-March |
RHS Page 117 |
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29 |
1 |
Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian' |
Evergreen Green 9'x5' |
Pink December-March |
RHS Page 117 |
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30 |
21 |
Hedera 'Hibernica' |
Evergreen Dark Green 1'x15' |
Yellowish-Green October |
RHS Page 179 |
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31 |
5 |
Eucrphia x nymansensis |
Evergreen Dark Green 10'x3' |
White July-August |
RHS Page 54 |
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32 |
7
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Rhododendron 'Vida Brown' |
Evergreen Green 4'x4' |
Pink May |
Next to lawn between Hypericum 'Hidcote' and Arbutus unedo |
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33 |
2 |
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii' |
Deciduous Green with Crimson Autumn foliage 22'x20' |
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RHS Page 176 Along fence opposite new storage shed. |
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34 |
16
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Primula vulgaris |
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Primrose Herb Garden |
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35 |
3 |
Helichrysum angustifolium |
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Curry-Plant Herb Garden |
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36 |
16 |
Chrsanthemum cinerariifolium |
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Pyrethrum |
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37 |
1 |
Monarda didyma 'Croftway Pink' |
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Bergamot Herb Garden |
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38 |
2 |
Senecio cineraria |
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Herb Garden |
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39 |
30 |
Galanthus nivalis |
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Common Snowdrop Herb Garden |
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40 |
3 |
Ruta graveolens |
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Rue Herb Garden |
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41 |
5
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Aster thomsonii 'Nanus' |
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Dwarf Michaelmas Daisy Herb Garden |
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42 |
1 |
Salvia argentea |
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Herb Garden |
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43 |
15 |
Dianthus 'Doris' |
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Clove Pinks Herb Garden |
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44 |
12 |
Thymus serpyllum albus |
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Thyme Herb Garden |
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45 |
5 |
Armeria maritima |
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Thrift Herb Garden |
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46 |
5 |
Dianthus caryophyllus |
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Clove Pink Herb Garden |
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The Raised Herb Garden plant list (plants numbered 34 to 46 in above table and their positions shown in the plan below) aimed to provide fresh herbs throughout the summer/autumn, and flowers to look at as well.
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