Great buy
Such a pretty and unusual white flowering Geranium with long stems. One of my favourites.
Emmalina
Manchester
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
"A cool presence with greener leaves and silver-white flowers studded with yellow stamens - not a hint of pink - and good at lightening deep shade"
Such a pretty and unusual white flowering Geranium with long stems. One of my favourites.
Emmalina
Manchester
I bought this plant for ground cover in the main with the added benefit that it has lovely white flowers. It has done the job that I intended it to do. It grows in a lovely bushy habit with long stems which have the flowers on top. I have put it in the front of my border.
Jasmine
Shropshire
A fairly large plant for a shady spot, great in its first year, early flowering, but foliage still looking good
Rachel
Suffolk
This plant has been healthy from the start and is spreading nicely now in its third year. It is doing exactly what some gardening writers have claimed - lighting up a dark spot with its pure white flowers when in season. It needs well-watering if the sun catches it for a couple of hours in the day.
Henry
Oxfordshire
Shares a spot with Penstemon Plum Jerkum and Aquilegia Nivea and other complimentary plants
Tigger
Cardiff
Beautiful delicate flowers on tall stems that wave around. Great in the border giving interest and allow plants to be seen behind as well.
Wellspring
Berkshire
hardly grew at all, even tho in suitable place-dont know what happened there- did flower but not many blossoms.maybe better next year
pats
bristol
100.0
Catherine
Hello, I'm afraid there are no easy options as the mature conifer makes it virtually impossible for anything else to get established. If you can enrich the soil before you plant and make sure the plants are kept really well watered, then you could try some of these very tough plants. Lamium http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/lamium-maculatum-beacon-silver/classid.3133/ Pachysandra http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.pachysandra/sort.0/ Hedera http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.Hedera/sort.0/ Ajuga http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.ajuga/sort.0/ Aucuba http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.aucuba/sort.0/ Euonymus http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.euonymus-fortunei/sort.0/
Helen
Sammo
Hello there This plant is good for a shady area, but also I have attached a link to some other perennials that will tolerate shade. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/plcid.2/vid.11/ Hope this helps
e moran
Hello Galia, All of the taller shrubs you mentioned for the semi-circular bed will get quite large, but their growth will be restricted (both in height and spread) if they are kept in a pot where their roots are restricted. For groundcover you could opt for any of the following:- Bergenia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.bergenia/ Helleborus http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.helleborus/ Heuchera http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.heuchera/ Epimedium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.epimedium/ Geranium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.geranium/ Erica http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.erica/ As for the bamboos, even the most well behaved one (Fargesia murieliae) will spread to around 1.5m across so you should keep this in mind when planting it in such a confined space. Perhaps a better option would be one of our hedging plants, which can be cut back hard against the wall. Taxus http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/trees/hedging/conifer/bigger-trees/best-in-very-large-gardens-parks/taxus-baccata-/classid.6230/ or Ligustrum http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/ligustrum-ovalifolium-/classid.4093/ would be good options. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Pamela Spiers
Hello Pamela, You can do the herbaceous perennials anytime between now and spring, but the Caryopteris and Lavenders should be tackled in spring. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Hi Helen, Thank you for your helpful information. The snow made the decision for me, it has lain for 4 weeks now. Kind Regards Pamela
Pamela Spiers
Guy Smith
Hello Guy, The following plants would be suitable for your pots. Forget-me-not (Myosotis species) Bellflowers (Campanula species) Cranesbill (Geranium species) Dahlia - single-flowered species and cultivars Hellebores (Helleborus species) Japanese anemone (Anemone ?? hybrida) Fritillaries (Fritillaria species) Grape hyacinth (Muscari species) Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Box (Buxus sempervirens) Christmas box (Sarcococca species) I hope this helps, Helen Plant Doctor
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