Archive | March, 2012
Yarrow
Latin name: Achillea filipendulina Description: One of the best yellow yarrows for areas that experience hot summers with baking sun and dry soils. This gem has soft ferny green foliage that is toped during the summer months with large flat golden yellow clusters from summer to early autumn. It looks great planted en masse and […]
Continue reading...Bottle Brush
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Calistemon Description: The well known Australian Bottle Brush is obviously not from the Mediterranean but is now being seen more often in our gardens since it survives well in drought.They are evergreen, woody evergreen shrubs with mid green tapering leaves with a strong scent when crushed. They are grown for their spectacular flowers […]
Continue reading...Watering trees not car washes exempt from hosepipe ban
30. March 2012
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It is absurd that ‘car washes’ are exempt from the rules on the use of water. If the Government is serious about the need for sustainable planting and action to mitigate climate change the case for watering trees and shrubs and some parks landscapes must surely rank higher than ‘car washes’ http://dayinthelife.hortweek.com/2012/03/29/why-are-car-washes-exempted-from-the-water-use-regulations-but-not-watering-trees/
Continue reading...Belladonna Lilly, Jerssey Lily, Naked Lady
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Amaryllis beladona Description: Attractive stout dark purple stems toped with loose heads of six or more scented funnelled-shaped rich pink flowers. The fleshy strap-shaped leaves appear after flowering and into the winter. This delectable plant is dormant during the summer months, flowering from September to October. Hardiness: Hardy down to -5C with a […]
Continue reading...Ornamental Onion
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Alium Description: There are many highly ornamental allium species, which are grown for their often large flower heads held high on stiff, erect stems. The larger forms make excellent border plants, while others are suited to raised beds. Allium is a genus of great diversity, Fine grassy leaves give some species a delicate […]
Continue reading...Rock Rose, Sun Rose
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Cistus Description: Evergreen shrubs, native to the Mediterranean region that will lighten up any summer garden with their gloriously vibrant flowers and occasionally aromatic foliage. They can be fairly small plants to quite large ones, so there will always be one that fits your garden style. The leaves are oval to lance-shaped from […]
Continue reading...Califonian Poppy
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Eschscholzia Description: A very easy and fast growing annual that will really brighten up your garden. All through the summer months, intense, bright orange, poppy-like flowers with silky petals are carried on slender stems well above the finely divided, blue-green leaves. A glorious display can be had from a packet of seeds sown […]
Continue reading...Califonian Tree Poppy
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Romneya coulteri Description: Tall plant with absolutely fabulous plant with huge solitary poppy heads (10-15cm across) consisting of six almost round petals overlapping each other around the central golden stamens. The petals unfold crinkled from smooth buds from mid-summer to early autumn from the terminal ends of long stems. The large, light-grey, hand-shaped […]
Continue reading...Oleander
30. March 2012
Latin name: Nerium oleander Description: Everyone who has had a holiday in the Mediterranean or California will know this plant well, as it is often used to line the sides of roads and highways as it is exceedingly drought tolerant. It is a shrub with stiff, leathery leaves up to15cm long with a prominent midrib […]
Continue reading...Euphorbia
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii Description: There are countless Euphorbia’s though one in particular looks excellent in a hot dry situation – Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii – the name might be a bit of a mouthful but the plant is astounding. It is a handsome perennial that adds drama to a border with its […]
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30. March 2012
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