Plants A-Z Listing

A-Z of hardy garden plants, bulbs and shrubs.  All classed as perennial - in that they grow and flower from year to year. Hardy plants are the most valuable for garden use and low maintenance.

This is a new section - Added to on a weekly basis.

Acers - Japanese maples etc

Acer griseum - for bark effect

Achilleas

Buddleja davidii - Buddleia davidii - Butterfly Bushes

Christmas Cacti

Colchicum autumnale - Autumn flowering crocus

Cornus - general article on range of dogwoods

Cyclamen - Houseplants

Cyclamenus coum hybrids - Hardy Garden Cyclamen

Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire

Elaeagnus pungens Frederici - Great for late autumn scent and good colourful foliage

Eschscholzia californica - Californium Poppy - Great for dry areas

Euonymus japonicus - colourful seeds

Euphorbia characias Wulfenii - Good for winter colour

Garrya eliptica - a winter stunner against a wall.

Grasses - Spectacular in autumn - winter

Hamamelis mollis - yellow winter flowering witch hazel.

Hamamelis Orange Beauty - Witch Hazel

Hamamelis x Intermedia Diane - Dianne. A stunning red type

Hamamelis x Intermedia Pallida - a stunning form of witch hazel.

Helleborus orientalis - Lenten Rose

Hypericum x inodorum Elstead

Leucojum vernum - The snowpake

Orchids

Poinsettia