Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and Other Late Spring Plants
Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is unparalleled by any other garden shrub for its beauty, elegance and rich colour in late spring. Named varieties and hybrids, sometimes listed under Syringa x...
View ArticleSedums and other Early Autumn Flowing Plants
Sedums have dense, often flattened, heads of flowers which can almost completely cover the attractive fleshy foliage. The most familiar flower colours for autumn-flowering sedums are shades of pink,...
View ArticleColourful Shrubs
Colour through the seasons Set your garden alight with colourful shrubs. All year round there need never be a dull moment, and they become more and more attractive as they mature. There is a vast range...
View ArticleCRATAEGUS (THORN, HAWTHORN, QUICK, MAY)
(deciduous leaf-losing) All are perfectly hardy and will grow in any soil. Plant in October to February. Among the most ornamental are: Crataegus oxyacantha coccinea plena (Paul’s double scarlet...
View ArticleCUPRESSUS (CYPRESS)
(evergreen) Plant from September to November in deep, loamy soil. Cupressus arizonica conica, 20 to 40 ft., conical in shape with blue-green foliage, is a better specimen than: C. macrocarpa...
View ArticleCotoneaster
(D = deciduous leaf losing and E = evergreen) The cotoneaster is one of the easiest shrubs to grow and is among the most beautiful, both in flower and fruit. Cotoneasters are hardy and require no...
View ArticleGAULTHERIA
(evergreen) These small, spreading shrubs, usually 1 ft. or less in height, bear drooping, white flowers in June or July and berries of various colours. They are suitable for ground-cover work....
View ArticleKALMIA
(evergreen) These shrubs belong to the same family as the rhododendrons, and need the same lime-free, peaty soil. They are ideal shrubs planted on a bank where the flowers can be looked at from below....
View ArticlePHILADELPHUS (MOCK ORANGE)
(deciduous leaf-losing) The well-loved mock orange, which bears very fragrant flowers, is often incorrectly called “syringa”, the latin name of the lilac. Plant in a good garden soil from October to...
View ArticleFLOWERING PLUM
(deciduous leaf-losing) The best flowering plums are distinguished by their coloured leaves, which make them decorative from spring to autumn: P. blireiana, 15 to 20 ft., coppery-red leaves and double...
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