Lonicera nitida is a species of perennial shrub, a member of the honeysuckle genus Lonicera. In English, it is sometimes given the common names “boxleaf honeysuckle” or “Wilson’s honeysuckle”. Cultivars of Lonicera nitida include ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ and ‘Briloni’ (aka ‘Edmee Gold’) Description The species is a broadleaf evergreen shrub 4 to 5 feet tall and […]
The big, bright yellow daisy-like flowers with their striking black centres are a glorious plant for the late summer garden. They are like an extension of the summer sunshine and are so easy to grow that they are all round good garden cheer. GROWING Likes a sunny spot, although it can cope with a little
Salvia officinalis (sage, also called garden sage, or common sage) is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the family Lamiaceae and is native to the Mediterranean region, though it has naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history
Stipa tenuissima: wonderfully impressive with its evergreen base clump of 60cm (24in) high leaves topped, in summer, with an array of flowering spikes, which turn from silvery green to gold and reach 2.5m (8ft). A neat, compact, perennial grass, this has lots of close-packed, stiff, thread-like stems forming a strongly horizontal shape. In summer, plants
Thymus praecox is also known as Mother-of-Thyme or Creeping Thyme, due to its’ creeping nature. It’s good for ornamental ground cover or for a rockery. It’s an attractive plant with lots of small bright pink flowers that cover the plant in the springtime. Like other varieties of thyme, the foliage is edible and can be
Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa. It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub growing to 2 cm (1 in) tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm
Verbena (/vərˈbiːnə/, vervain) is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 250 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas and Europe. Description The leaves are usually opposite, simple, and in many species hairy, often densely so. The flowers are small,
