shrubs and hardy garden plants - Advice and information

Advice and information about garden plants and shrubs. The links below take you to specific pages of advice about hardy garden plants. Full of information - if you require any more advice about garden shrubs or plants then please contact us.

General Plants Pages

Plants through the Seasons : Listing of plants in flower or good foliage through a 'typical' garden year!

Plants A - Z : listing of plants from a - z with links to appropriate pages.

Specific Positions For Shrubs and Hardy Plants

Dry Banks : The bane of many gardener's lives, but dry banks can be mastered - and turned into an oasis of green and flowers.

Plants for shady Areas : Many plants will tolerate shade. Don't give up as we list thos plants which will grow well in shady places.

Plants for damp soil conditions : At least you rarely have to water the plants that will grow in damp conditions. Well, maybe sometimes.

For Dry Gardens : Many who have been on holiday in the warm Mediterranean areas will know that it IS possible to have a colourful dry garden area.

Trees and Houses : Insurance companies often make a fuss about a tree being near to a house. Not always necessary.

Rabbit resistant trees, shrubs and perennials : Rabbits - yes those nice little furry things can cause havoc in the woodland or rural garden. here's a few suggestions to slow them down a bit.

Plants for Wildlife : Wildlife in the garden is normally beneficial - yes, even many of those creepy crawly bugs. In fact, the fast moving ones are usually pest predators. that's why they can speed along!

Colours and Fragrance - Plants and Shrubs

Coloured Foliage : Don't get completely carried away with flowers when you are chosing plants and shrubs for your garden. there are some with spectacular foliage as well.

Shrubs and plants with yellow flowers : If yellow is your sought after colour, this selection of yellow flowered plants will help.

Shrubs and plants with pink flowers : think Pink! here's a selection of plants and shrubs with pink flowers.

Scented Plants/Shrubs : Add some fragrance to your garden with some of these scented beauties. Shrubs and plants.

Bulbs in the Garden

Summer flowering bulbs : Summer flowering bulbs, tubers and Rhizomes are an important part of the summer garden. Bulbs of all types go much further than a simple burst of colour in the Spring.
Bulbs in the Garden : Agapanthus : Daffodils : Tulips :

Hardy Ferns

Ferns in your garden : One of the foremost experts on hardy ferns lets us into his world. Nothing dark and dank about this. there are ferns for every situation.

Hardy Garden Ferns : The top ten of hardy ferns from Ian.

Shrubs : Full section about all aspects of shrub gardening, with a useful A-z Listing of most of the common shrubs - and also a few rarities.

Hedges and hedging plants : Much more interest again now gardeners realise the wide range of shrubs and plants that can be used for hedges and borders edging.

Ground Cover : Plants and shrubs that can be used to keep those weeds at bay. There are many more than are gerenally realised.

Ground Cover Listed : We list the top ground cover plans.

Evergreens for Winter container : Winter can be a colourful time with container grown shrubs. We demonstrate evergreen foliage shrubs suitable for a winter container.

Acers and Japanese Maples : Acers - or Japanese Maples - are one of the most sought after groups of shrubs for autumn - fall - colour. This little selection should show you why!

Winter Heathers : Ericas for the Winter. Without equal for the front of the border, in containers or in beds.

Berries : The berrying capabilities of some shrubs makes them an invaluable addition for the autumn and winter garden. The birds will thank you as well.

Lavenders - How to grow them : The newer, hardier varieties of lavenders have helped to bring this group of low shrubs back into popularity. So have the various gardening television programmes.

Pruning Shrubs : It REALLY isn't too difficult - once you know how!

Roses information section : Naturally, the rose family gets it's own section. How to grow; how to manage; how to prune. It's all here.

Clematis for all uses : One of the most popular groups of hardy climbing plants, the clematis are a wide and varied bunch. We help you sort through them.

Wisterias : Is this the King of all climbers? It certainly has a long history of ruling this section.

Some Useful Plant Common Names for that Special Occasion.

Miscellaneous choices of hardy plants and shrubs.

Container Gardening : Just to show you how colourful a container garden can be.

Window Boxes : Window boxes are starting back into fashion. No wonder, with the huge range of colourful plants that will thrive.

Self sown seedlings : It IS possible to raise your own brand new variety. Simply be a bit careful with the weeding in spring.

Plants with feelings : More than you realise. May even worry you a little - Good!

Poisonous plants : Many day to day things are poisonous without there being any disastrous results. The same is true of many garden plants. Just be aware and careful.