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October 23, 2014 by
stephenryan in
beautiful bark, Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, self seeds, shade tolerant, winter interest This truly stunning plant has a long history as a garden plant at Mt. Macedon where I live. Nearly all the large gardens have colonies of it and it has certainly been grown here for decades before I was born. It has always been known by local gardeners as Tree Angelica and I only got […]
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October 17, 2014 by
stephenryan in
Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Perennials, shade tolerant, Woodlanders This tiny little North American woodlander is so small and petite that I usually only sell it when I point it out to people so hopefully this post might encourage some of you to actually ask for it and its relativeĀ U. s.‘Variegata’ which has white edged leaves. My selection only grows to about 15cms. tall […]
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October 14, 2014 by
stephenryan in
autumn colour, Climbing plants, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, shade tolerant, Woodlanders The self clinging climbers in the Hydrangea family are unique and indispensable as garden plants. What other self clinging shade tolerant showily flowering climbers that are cold tolerant are there? If you know of any let me know as I’ll won’t to grow them as well. The Genus Schizophragma only differes from true Hydrangeas in […]
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October 10, 2014 by
stephenryan in
autumn colour, beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Shrubs, Weeping plants, winter interest Talk about a plant that does something all year round! This maple that was apparently discovered in New Zealand has so much going for it I feel the nead to take it season by season. In spring its spear head shaped leaves emerge and are white and pink mottled, interestingly the foliage becomes more variegated […]
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October 4, 2014 by
stephenryan in
Climbing plants, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Ground cover, shade tolerant I love and collect clematis of all sorts as their generally light airy habit makes them ideal to grow up and over other plants without swamping the host and giving two shows in the place where I would normally have only one. A heavy winter prune will keep nearly all of them in order. This […]
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