Diervilla Cool Splash ('Lpdc Podaras')
bush honeysuckle
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, well-drained
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to June
- Flower colour: tiny yellow flowers
- Other features: beautiful foliage colour
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Recently developed in the USA, this fascinating introduction is the first variegated form. Its white-edged, green foliage holds its colour well and is perfect for illuminating partially shaded spots, where it will tolerate some drought once it has had a chance to become established. A close relative of Weigela, it forms a densely branched, rounded, deciduous shrub and produces tiny yellow flowers in late spring and early summer. - Garden care: Cut back to a low, permanent framework each spring as the buds are beginning to swell, and apply a generous layer of mulch around the base of the plant.
Fatsia japonica
Japanese aralia
A handsome, evergreen shrub
£12.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Rhododendron 'Goldkrone'
hybrid rhododendron
Magnificent pale yellow blooms
£29.99
5 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Elaeagnus × ebbingei
oleaster
Great as an informal hedge
£10.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
February pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
The garden is at its most dormant right now, so it’s a good time to catch up on any pruning missed or forgotten since the autumn. If the weather isn’t favourable, you can leave it for a week or two,...
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