Rock garden – LEAD Europe

Thymus ‘Silver Posie’

Biba Hartigan, January 10, 2024, 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, 0

Family: Lamiaceae. A dwarf, erect, bushy, variegated sub shrub with narrowly ovate, lemon-scented, dark green leaves with white margins....

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Potentilla fruticosa ‘Primrose Beauty’ AGM

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

A small, deciduous, shrub with a loose form and habit with primrose yellow five petaled flowers with darker centres...

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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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Cistus x pulverulentus ‘Sunset’

Biba Hartigan, June 27, 2022, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Plant type, Position, Rock garden, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0

A low spreading evergreen shrub with wavy, grey-green leaves and yellow-centred, rose pink flowers 5cms wide. HxS: 0.75x1m Soil:...

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Viola odorata ‘Alba’

Biba Hartigan, March 15, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, L3PP, Loam, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Rock garden, Role, Sandy, Season, Soil, Spring, Sun, Texture, Where to use, Winter, 0

Pale voilet, stoloniferous, low-growing, semi-evergreen perennial. Mat forming, dark green, heart-shaped leaves, with small, fragrant white flowers in late...

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Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’

Biba Hartigan, March 15, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Evergreen, Feature, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Loam, MBWD, Neutral, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Rock garden, Role, Sandy, Sheltered, Shrub, Soil, Structure, Sun, Texture, Tree, Where to use, 0

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’ An evergreen dwarf conifer forming a dense, dome-shaped plant with fine rich green leaves growing...

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Pinus mugo

Biba Hartigan, March 15, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Evergreen, Fine, L3PP, Loam, Mediterranean border, Neutral, pH, Plant type, Position, Rock garden, Sandy, Shrub, Soil, Structure, Sun, Texture, Tree, Well drained, Where to use, 0

Dwarf mountain pine. A dwarf, slow growing pine used in rock gardens. Can be clipped to keep small. A...

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Crocus tommasinianus

Biba Hartigan, February 7, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Bulb, Chalky, Clay, Cottage/informal, Fertile, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Neutral, Ornamental, pH, Poor, Position, Rock garden, Role, Sandy, Season, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, Winter, 0

Origin: Bulgaria, Romania. Family: Iridaceae. A small bulbous perennial with striped narrow leaves which develop before the flowers emerge....

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Galanthus nivalis

Biba Hartigan, February 7, 2022, Bulb, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Mixed border, Partial shade, Position, Rock garden, Soil, Texture, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, Woodland, 0

Snowdrop. Origin: Europe, Spain to Ukraine. Family: Amaryllidaceae. Deciduous, bulbous perennial with narrow, grey-green, strappy leaves emerging in winter...

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Juniperous procumbens ‘Nana’

Biba Hartigan, February 7, 2022, Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Evergreen, Fine, Ground cover, L3PP, Low maintenance, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Neutral, Partial shade, pH, Position, Rock garden, Role, Sandy, Shrub border, Sun, Texture, Where to use, 0

Origin: Japan, species. Family: Cupressaceae. Evergreen ground cover conifer with a prostate, spreading, mat-forming habit. HxS: 0.1-0.5×0.5-1m. Foliage: Fine...