Monthly Archives: September 2016

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  Greyia sutherlandii

  Posted on September 23, 2016 by stephenryan in bird attracting, Collector Plants, drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Shrubs

  This hardy South African shrub grows to about 3metres over time, is deciduous in colder climates and has its spikes of brilliant red flowers for months during the spring. The leaves are large and bright green looking very like those of a zonal pelargonium, what some would still call a geranium. The shrub itself has […]

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  Hamamelis intermedia ‘Pallida’

  Posted on September 8, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, perfumed, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interest

  This amazing Genus of deciduous and mainly winter flowering shrubs are a joy in any sheltered garden in the cooler climates. I have a specimen of ‘Pallida’ in my nursery display garden that was planted in 1986 and it is now about 4metres tall and with its spreading horizontal branches at least 6metres across. I […]

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