Monday 6 April 2015

Plants and Shrubs with all year interest





At this session of Friday Forum members discussed a subject which is the dream of every gardener; to create a garden with all year interest.
Here are some of the plants that were suggested:
September at Breezy Knees garden near York
Fatsia japonica
Ivy
Astelia
Ophiopogon ( black grass)
Hebes
Liberia peregrins
Bergenia 
Garrya eliptica 'James Roof'
Euonymus
Ilex (holly)
Forsythia - suggested that a clematis growing through it would give a longer season of interest.
Hellebores
Arum italicum ( dies down in summer)
Euphorbias
Pittosporum - Tom Thumb, Silver Queen, Tandora gold.
Lonicera nitida
Skimmia 'Kew Green'
Prunus laurocerasus 'Marbled White'
Eucalyptus
Viburnum tinus
Osmanthus.
Please add your comments if you can contribute to this list.
Display Table
Unfortunately photographs are unavailable at the moment due to lack of technical knowledge by blog editor!
Dates for your Diary:
Next meeting is 17th April and is Friday Forum’s mini Spring Show plus a talk on Conservatory Plants by Gordon Kirkby.  The show has seven classes as before (see the blog post for last year) so why not have a go.
The Friday Forum day trip has been planned for 17th July takes in a trio of gardens and nurseries.  Contact Janella for more details and to book your place.  Start or update your plant wish list now!

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