Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight (PBR)'
hydrangea
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: August to September
- Flower colour: lime green, fading to cream and then pink
- Other features: the flower-heads make excellent dried flower arrangements
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This cultivar has dense clusters of long lasting flowers that emerge in mid summer lime green, fade to cream and finally turn shades of deep pink in autumn. The flowers are held upright on sturdy stems and the flowerheads are quite large, and range between 15-30cms long. They are deal for using in cut flower displays.
- Garden care:To enhance flowering prune hard in early spring, cutting back the previous season's shoots to within a few buds of the permanent, woody framework of the plant.
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
milky bellflower
Soft lilac flowers on tall stems
Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Japanese anemone
Lights up the garden in late summer
Clematis × triternata 'Rubromarginata'
clematis (group 3)
Delicious, marzipan-scented flowers
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
culver's root
Slender spires of white flowers
March pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
Use the following notes as a guide when pruning trees, shrubs and climbers in your garden during the month of March. I’ve included timely advice on Abeliophyllum, Artemesia, Brachyglottis, Brunfelsia, Buddleja, Ceanothus, Clematis, Colutea, Cotinus, Daphne, Eccremocarpus, Elsholtzia, ...
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