Blogs on evergreen shrubs

**EVERGREENS IN OUR WINTER GARDEN** PART 2.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF MY ABSOLUTE TOP TWENTY, NOT ALL SUITED TO COLDER AREAS, RISKY IN AN EXTREME WINTER, TO SAY THE...

**TODAY I HAVE BEEN MOSTLY ENJOYING OUR EVERGREENS**

IT HAS BEEN SOMETIME SINCE I HAD A GOOD WALK AROUND THE GARDEN, MAINLY DUE TO A HECTIC CHRISTMAS AND SOME VERY FROSTY DAYS....ALTHOUGH...

JOLLY GOOD SHRUB PHOTINIA DAVIDIANA PALETTE

I bought this shrub many years ago and it grew quite large. Apparently it can reach ten feet. I started cutting it down...

RHODODENDRON

Are you there Willinilli, you did ask me to put a photo of the rhododendron in full flower, back from our holidays monday...

History and Care of Gardenia Plants and Gardenia Flowers

Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants comprised of about 142 species belonging to the family of Rubiaceae. Gardenia plants...

Cantua buxifolia (Sacred flower of the Incas or Magic tree)

For 10 months of the year a cantua buxifolia would barely get a be given a first glance let alone a second looking straggly...

If you like rhododendrons and azaleas read on(if not forget it)

This is the obligatory blog once a year, after walking around the garden and not knowing where to shoot next suddenly in...

evergreen plants

With autumn in full swing and winter coming closer and closer, it's nice to wander around the garden and remember the plants...

Those 'Wow' factor shrubs!

Last year, at about this time, I wrote a blog about my collection of Coprosmas. If you're not familiar with them, they...

Cracking Camellias

Just before Christmas, I wrote a blog on some of the most commonly encountered mahonias; with early spring hopefully not...

More Variegated Plants

Not to be outdone by spritz, here are some more variegated plants to brighten the winter days. Like the plain green version,...

Winter Interest in the Garden - part 3 - Variegated Leaves.

In part 1 showed you some evergreen shrubs and plants which provide structure in the garden all year round but really come...

Evergreens Close Up and Personal

Following on from spritzhenry’s excellent blog on evergreens, I decided to go into the garden in today’s sun and take some...

Marvellous Mahonias

Mahonias are reliable shrubs for cheering us up in winter when many of them flower. Pictures of several different ones have...