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Chrysosplenium macrophyllum
Introduced fairly recently, this winter flowering Chinese woodlander is gaining popularity.
Berberis ‘Charity’
With its sexy foliage and cheery flowers Berberis x hortensis ‘Charity’ is an iconic garden plant!
Euonymus planipes (or is it?!)
“Laden with a multitude of fruits in October a bush from the near distance glows with intense scarlet like unto live coals of a charcoal fire.”
The Tovara Problem
‘Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis’ is no longer a valid name, so what do we call these plants now?
Bistorta officinalis ‘Superba’
Taking a closer look at a cottage garden favourite
A favourite rose
Sometimes it feels as though the search for the ‘perfect plant’ is relentless, at least in certain genera. The never…
Summer 2022
Summer 2022 is a lot hotter and drier than any I’ve seen before. Here are some observations and thoughts.
Hamamelis x intermedia
In the gloomy and depressing days of winter a group of special shrubs come into the spotlight.
Golden Rod
Solidagos haven’t been ‘popular’ for decades, but they remain hard-working plants worthy of recognition
The sustainability thing…
‘Sustainability’ is very much the ‘in-thing’ at the moment. Horticultural media is full of it, and it’s a topic that…