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Geoffrey Carr |
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January 2010 Plants for Winter Interest There
are some plants that will give your garden a double dose of value by giving
colour or texture during the summer and eye catching forms in the winter. Until
very recently it was the accepted wisdom that the whole garden was tidied and
‘put to bed’ for winter. Nowadays the fashion is to leave seed heads on and
selected, dried, summer growth to provide form and interest during the often barren
winter months. Plants
that have this wonderful multi tasking ability include Sedum, Achillea,
poppies, honesty, golden rod, teasel, Eryngium, Phlomis russeliana,
Cardiocrinum giganteum, and Cynara cardunculus. Many of the grasses and
bamboos will also give great summer and winter interest too. The dogwoods are
also well worth considering for their vivid red, yellows and greens. A
visit to the Gardening section of the library will provide lots of ideas as
well as the necessary ‘know how’ to make it all happen. Alternatively you can
visit www.rhs.org.uk for lots
of free expert advice or if you want to see some real plants you can visit
any of the superb Gloucestershire gardens that have a winter section.
Finally, you can ask for advice or information from me by email, info@geoffreycarr.co.uk. |
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