Category Archives for Plants
Glaucous Foliage Plants, Conifers, Shrubs, Herbaceous
CONIFERS Cedrus atlantica glauca, over 60 ft., with bluish foliage, is the most impressive of the glaucous conifers and can be pruned to make a broad tree if the garden is small. Among the cypresses there are: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana columnaris … Continue reading
Bronze and Purple Trees, Shrubs, Climbers, Herbaceous, Annuals
TREES AND SHRUBS Acer (maple). Japanese maples are beautiful shrubs with delicate leaves in shades of red, bronze and purple. Among good varieties with bronze or purple foliage are Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum, 10 to 20 ft., s. 15 to … Continue reading
Foliage Plants
Leaves can supply all the colour a garden needs, and can make it look attractive all the year round. They can also be used as a background or as a complement to flowers, and striking effects can be achieved with … Continue reading
FUCHSIA as a Hedgeplant
FUCHSIA as a Hedgeplant (D = deciduous leaf losing) In mild or seaside districts, fuchsia makes a flowering hedge that is really decorative rather than merely useful. Fuchsia magellanica, 2 to 5 ft. This plant is particularly well-known in Cornwall, … Continue reading
FORSYTHIA as a Hedgeplant
(D = deciduous leaf losing) Makes a decorative and informal hedge, and provides a welcome splash of colour in early spring. Forsythia intermedia, 5 to 7 ft. Provide some support for the young plants by stretching wires tautly along the … Continue reading
FAGUS (BEECH) as a Hedgeplant
(D = deciduous leaf losing) Fagus sylvatica (common beech), up to 10 ft. Makes a graceful tree when allowed to grow naturally, also makes an excellent hedge and can be very closely clipped. Small plants 1 ft. high will grow … Continue reading
Artemesia as a Hedgeplant
Artemesia as a Hedgeplant (Deciduous) Artemisia abrotanum (southernwood, lad’s love, old man), 2 to 3 ft., frequently planted as an internal hedge or as a border to the herb garden. Its fragrant foliage is soft and feathery, pale silvery-green when … Continue reading
WEIGELA
(Deciduous) These beautiful spring-flowering shrubs are often called diervillas. They bear trumpet-shaped flowers in great abundance in various shades of pink or red. All grow well in good soil and need pruning after the flowers are over to remove old, … Continue reading
TAXUS (YEW)
(evergreen) All yews grow well in a chalky soil, although they are not really particular. Plant from September to November or from April to May. Taxus baccata (English yew), up to 50 ft., produces red-fleshed fruits on mature trees and … Continue reading
COMMON LAUREL
(evergreen) P. laurocerasus, 20 ft., has dull white flowers in April followed by black fruit. This species is often used for hedging. P. lusitanica (Portugal laurel), 10 to 25 ft. white flowers in June, is hardy and is also used … Continue reading