Monthly Archives: August 2014

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  Osmanthus fortunei

  Posted on August 31, 2014 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, perfumed, shade tolerant, Shrubs

  This has to be one of the great perfumed shrubs and tough as they come. It flowers in the autumn and the tiny white blossoms perfume the surrounds with what I think is the scent of ripe apricots! The foliage is rich green and somewhat holly like in the plants youth but as it ages […]

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  Jovellana violacea

  Posted on August 26, 2014 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, shade tolerant, Shrubs

  This is a much neglected evergreen soft wooded shrub from South America that could find a place in any moist semi-shaded spot in your garden. It grows to about 1metre tall and will in time make a small suckering clump. It produces its mauve, purple spotted and yellow tongued flowers in clusters during the early […]

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  Cyclamen repandum

  Posted on August 23, 2014 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Ground cover, Perennials, perfumed, shade tolerant, winter interest, Woodlanders

  My favourite species is probably the one that is in flower at the moment! And C. repandum is just coming out as the spring approaches and so is my favourite at the moment. Its flowers are usually a strong carmine pink with long elegant curled petals and the perfume is divine, although it is best […]

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  Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondago’

  Posted on August 19, 2014 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Shrubs

  I love this Genus, there is so much that Viburnums can do in the garden. Some are evergreen with bold foliage, some deciduous with great autumn colour, some are grown for scent or berries, branch structure or of course stunning showy flowers. If you collected the whole Genus it is so diverse that it wouldn’t […]

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  Ulmus parvifolia ‘Frosty’

  Posted on August 12, 2014 by stephenryan in autumn colour, beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Trees, winter interest

  If someone was to ask me for a list of my favourite trees this one would have to be close to the top of the list ! Why I hear you ask and the reasons as one would expect are multiple, from the elegant form of the tree , its attractive bark, its speed of […]

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  Dysosma delavayi

  Posted on August 8, 2014 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Perennials, Woodlanders

  This has to be one of the most sumptuous foliage plants around so if you have a cool moist aspect in the garden or even for a pot plant then perhaps this Asian beauty will find a home at your place.In case you think you know what it is but the name means nothing it […]

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  Acis tingitana

  Posted on August 4, 2014 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Good for cutting, winter interest

  The true snowflakes are often seen as the poor cousins of the Snowdrops (Galanthus) however this is quite unfair as although they may not have as many species and certainly no where near as many forms and hybrids they certainly have quite a lot of diversity and the Moroccan Snowflake is an interesting example. It […]

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