Family: Lamiaceae. A low-growing, woody-based evergreen to 30cm tall. HxS: 40x50cms. Foliage: Small, lobed, paired, dark green leaves. Flowers:...
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Thymus ‘Silver Posie’
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, Gravel garden, Ground cover, L3PP, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Neutral, pH, Position, Rock garden, Role, Season, Soil, Structure, Sub-shrub, Summer, Sun, Texture, 0Family: Lamiaceae. A dwarf, erect, bushy, variegated sub shrub with narrowly ovate, lemon-scented, dark green leaves with white margins....
Correa reflexa var. nummulariifolia
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Cottage/informal, Evergreen, Fine, Ground cover, L3PP, MBWD, Mixed border, Neutral, Position, Role, Sheltered, Shrub, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0Origin: Tasmania. A prostrate, spreading, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with fragrant, rounded, grey-green leaves, white felted beneath and clusters...
Brachyglottis (Dunedin Group) ‘Sunshine’
Biba Hartigan, , 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, 0Origin: NZ and Tasmania. Family: Asteraceae. Classic woody sub-shrub. A useful small spreading evergreen shrub with white stems and...
Rubus thibetanus [‘Silver Fern’] AGM
Biba Hartigan, , Cottage/informal, Fine, Hedging/screening, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mixed border, Ornamental, Partial shade, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, Winter, Woodland, 0A bramble with fine silver-green, matt foliage and silver white stems good for edge of woodland settings with long...
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Chalky, Clay, CM2GD, Fertile, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant ID, Poor, Position, Role, Sandy, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Winter, 0A bushy, medium textured, deciduous medium sized dogwood shrub with deep red stems and grey-green white-margined narrowly ovate leaves....
Salix babylonica
Biba Hartigan, , Feature, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Moist, water retentive, Plant type, Position, Season, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, Tree, Wet areas, pond, stream banks., Where to use, Woodland, 0a medium-sized, deciduous tree of upright, open habit with narrow, green leaves Small, yellowish catkins are borne in spring....
Tamarisk tentandra
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Coastal, Cottage/informal, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Neutral, Ornamental, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Spring, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0A lax, medium-sized, deciduous shrub with arching, almost black branches, minute green scale-like leaves and large plumes of light...
Cleome hassleriana
Biba Hartigan, , Annual, Autumn, Courtyard, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, 0Origin: South America. An exotic annual with mini chestnut leaves and long seed pods. Dramatic exotic stems with leaves...
Actea simplex ‘Pritchard’s Giant’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Cottage/informal, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Moderately fertile, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shade, Soil, Texture, Where to use, 0A tall, shade tolerant herbaceous perennial with spikes of flowers in late summer and autumn. Statuesque, goes with Persicaria...