Low maintenance – LEAD Europe

Brachyglottis (Dunedin Group) ‘Sunshine’

Biba Hartigan, January 10, 2024, Autumn, Chalky, Clay, CM2GD, Coastal, Cottage/informal, Dry, Evergreen, Fertile, Gravel garden, L3PP, Low maintenance, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Medium, Mixed border, Moist, water retentive, Partial shade, Plant ID, Poor, Position, Role, Sandy, Season, Shade, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Spring, Structure, Sub-shrub, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Winter, 0

Origin: NZ and Tasmania. Family: Asteraceae. Classic woody sub-shrub. A useful small spreading evergreen shrub with white stems and...

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Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’

Biba Hartigan, January 1, 2024, CM2GD, Cottage/informal, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, Medium, Moist, water retentive, Ornamental, Partial shade, Plant ID, Position, Shrub, Sun, Wet areas, pond, stream banks., Winter, 0

Deciduous shrub. Good against a dark background. Cut back at the end of summer every 2-3 years. Deeper in...

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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’

Biba Hartigan, November 1, 2022, Autumn, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, Gravel garden, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Soil, Spring, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, 0

a woody-based herbaceous perennial forming a loose clump of wiry stems to 45cm, with small, ovate, purple-flushed leaves and...

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Corylus colurna AGM

Biba Hartigan, October 11, 2022, Autumn, Cottage/informal, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Medium, Partial shade, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Spring, Structure, Sun, Tree, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, Woodland, 0

Turkish hazel. A medium sized, deciduous tree with a conical habit and slightly lobed, ovate leaves, long catkins in...

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Liriope muscari

Biba Hartigan, October 11, 2022, Acid, Autumn, Bulb, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Ground cover, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Neutral, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shade, Soil, Texture, Where to use, Winter, 0

Big Blue Lilyturf An evergreen, shade tolerant, rhizomatous perennial with strap like leaves and long lasting purple spikes of...

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Colchicum byzantinum

Biba Hartigan, October 11, 2022, Autumn, Banks, Bulb, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Ornamental, Partial shade, Plant type, Position, Rock garden, Role, Season, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0

Meadow saffron. Autumn flowering bulbous perennial which bears up to 20 lilac blooms on white stems. Flowers emerge followed...

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Calamagrostis brachytricha

Biba Hartigan, October 4, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Cottage/informal, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Neutral, Ornamental, Ornamental grass, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Prairie planting, Role, Season, Shade, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, Winter, 0

A deciduous, fat grass, with an upright loose form with large heads which are bigger in the sun and...

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Persicaria affinis ‘Darjeeling Red’

Biba Hartigan, October 4, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Banks, Cottage/informal, Evergreen, Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, pH, Plant type, Position, Prairie planting, Role, Season, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, Woodland, 0

A mat forming, evergreen perennial ground cover, 20x1m plus flower heads. Any MBWD soil in full sun. Used in...

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Bupleurum fruticosum

Biba Hartigan, July 6, 2022, Evergreen, L3PP, Low maintenance, Medium, Partial shade, Position, Role, Season, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Wildlife friendly, 0

Evergreen perennial. Low maintenance. Flowers over a long period. Fly pollinated. Bowed branches. HxS: 2×2.5 Position: Full sun to...

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Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’

Biba Hartigan, July 5, 2022, Bulb, CM2GD, L3PP, Low maintenance, Ornamental, Plant ID, Position, Role, Season, Summer, Sun, 0

Pineapple Lily This bulb is easy to grow and is grown for its ornamental reddish-purple leaf colour and stems....