Hardy Bamboo Plants Though often used for screening purposes Bamboo plants have many other uses in the garden. Their considerable height (depending on variety), but comparatively small ground space, means bamboo can be used even in the smallest gardens and they are one of the best plants to plant [...]
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Updated for 2016 Flowering Cherry, Magnolias and Camellias by Karen Mariconda Spring is a wonderful time with lots of trees and shrubs blossoming before their leaves appear during the late Spring and Summer months. Flowering cherry are one of the most magnificent blossoming trees in early Spring [...]
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Using New Zealand Flax in the Garden Phormiums or the New Zealand Flax Phormium Tenax is a very useful architectural plant to add colour and structure to any garden. Let's look at some ways to use it in the garden or patio. Phormiums - Using New Zealand Flax in the UK Garden The variegated form [...]
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Photinia Red Robin Topiary and Hedging Plants Photinia Red Robin is a very popular evergreen shrub and has many uses in the garden. It is sold either as an ornamental shrub, as hedging, as a tall tree for evergreen screening or shaped as topiary. Photinia Shrubs for Hedging The main reason for its [...]
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DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA – TASMANIAN TREE FERNS Probably the most popular and best-selling exotic looking plant of recent years has been the Tree Fern – Dicksonia Antarctica. Also known as the “Manfern”, “Soft” or Tasmanian Tree Fern. A few decades ago it was only to be seen in Cornish [...]
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Working with Architectural Plants for the Hardy Tropical Garden by Myles Challis If you want to create an exotic or tropical effect in the garden then there are some essential architectural plants with tropical allure that you will need to achieve this. Most are adaptable when it comes to sun or [...]
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