Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
bluebeard
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: August and September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Clusters of piercing, slightly fluffy, dark blue flowers appear in August and September at intervals on long stems among pointed, aromatic, grey-green leaves. With its strongly upright habit, this lovely, dark blue form of bluebeard is perfect for the middle of a sunny shrub or mixed border. It is also a magnet for bees and butterflies and is drought-tolerant. Where temperatures fall below -15°C it's best grown against a warm, south or west-facing wall. - Garden care: In March prune all of the flowered stems back hard to the permanent framework. After pruning apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost around the base of the plant.
Achillea 'Moonshine'
yarrow
Lovely, large sulphur-yellow flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
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Rosa 'Felicia'
rose Felicia (hybrid musk)
Sweet-smelling blooms
£14.99
4 litre pot
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Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
wormwood
Silvery, aromatic foliage
£8.99
2 litre pot
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Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'
Japanese anemone
Reliable rosy-pink flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
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April pruning of trees, shrubs and
climbers
Many shrubs, trees and climbers are showing signs of growth and so it is an ideal time to check them over for winter damage. If you feel they need a little care and attention, here are a few notes to...
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Looks very becoming planted as a backdrop to low-growing architectural grasses or underplanted with summer bulbs such as galtonia and acidanthera
Lucy Summers - Greenfingers Guides