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Sustainable gardening, a perfect plant for dry shade.

April 17, 2014 By Jill Anderson

Sustainable gardening, a perfect plant for dry shade.

  This is one of my favourite plants for those dry, shaded areas of the garden. The sort of place, usually under trees, where plants start off well, but then flag and eventually give up. Geranium macrorrhizum Album, also known as the Rock Cranesbill is a vigerous grower, making it perfect for those challenging areas.     It’s apple-green […]

Filed Under: Blog, Plants, Recycling & Sustainability Tagged With: Geranium macrorrhizum Album, ground cover, plants for dry shade, Rock Cranesbill, sustainable gardening, white flowers

Probably one of the most perfect plants

January 20, 2014 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Probably one of the most perfect plants

It’s quite a big claim I know and it probably depends on your criteria. Sarcococca ticks lots of boxes, a small to medium evergreen shrub that needs little attention and produces super fragrant white flowers in winter, just when you need them. It has narrow, elegant leaves and tiny spidery flowers. Pick a few stems to bring indoors and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Plants Tagged With: evergreen shrub, flowering winter shrub, Sarcococca digyna, scented plants, white flowers

Friday inspiration ~ and flowering all summer long ….

August 23, 2012 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Friday inspiration ~ and flowering all summer long ….

  Apart from the delicate, white flowers, one of the best things about Gaura lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies is that it flowers through-out the summer and well into autumn. It’s an herbaceous perennial, so it dies back over the winter, but appears again the following spring. Planting: It prefers good, rich soil, that’s well-drained, but isn’t too fussy so […]

Filed Under: Blog, Inspiration, Plants Tagged With: Gaura Whirling Butterflies, white flowers

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