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FROST FRIENDLY FLOWERS It's getting cold out there! With the first frosts now here, check out this trio of frost-hardy flowers for Winter
CAMELLIA 'VOLUNTEER' Camellia ‘Volunteer’ starts out red and ages to a soft pink. Each petal has a distinctive white edge and it’s flower is Peony like in structure. Contrasting dark green leaves make it stunning as a screen for the shade or a specimen in a pot at the front door. Perfect for cutting and putting in a vase or floating in a water bowl. Camellia Volunteer will grow into a tall shrub or a small tree. H 2m x W 1.5m
LIRIOPE 'EVERGREEN GIANT' Widely used in landscaping Liriope are an ideal ground cover and border plant, smaller varieties are also perfect for planting between pavers. They are also great for underplanting and look fantastic with other glossy leaf plants such as Gardenia florida and Helleborous varieties. Liriopes perform best in shade to part sun, with protection from hot afternoon sun. Evergreen Giant is the largest of the Liriopes, and gets to H 1m x w 50cm
HELLEBORUS 'ANGEL GLOW' A vigorous grower with tidy plant habit. A heavy flowering variety with around six spikes carrying up to twelve flowers each is not uncommon. The delightful mid pink buds open to gorgeous light pink flowers. Easy to grow with minimal maintenance and frost hardy below 1 degrees. It can also withstand low water conditions making it ideal for planting under trees where few other plants can compete. Although a great shade solution - hellebores can also tolerate a good deal of sunlight also and so do not need to be restricted to shade gardens alone.
Frost tollerant blooms - filled with inspiration Carolyn
Salvia 'Velour White' an attractive white form of the popular and easy to grow Mexican Sage. There are more than 900 species of Salvia with flowers that range from electric blue through bright red to golden yellow. This is a classic salvia with masses of stunning soft white flowers above grey green foliage. Producing velvet white flowers from late summer through autumn, the waving stems of colourful flowers look great planted with other salvias or in a mass planting of Rosemary or Lavender. Salvia 'Velour White' tolerates most soil types in any full sun position and will respond well to a heavy prune in late spring.
Calathea rufibarba is a tall growing plant, featuring long red stems and deep green elongated wavy foliage, with a deep purple underneath. Position in a filtered light position with a peat based potting mix which is free draining. Water when soil feels dry or plant starts to droop. Keep soil moist but not wet, watering more in summer and less in winter. For best growth, fertilise regularly during the growing season. Needs high humidity to keep foliage looking healthy, but ensure soil is well drained, to avoid root rot and fungal issues.
Classic Clean Lines White Helix Pots & Palms These rounds planters have straight sides that tapers in 2/3 the way down the pot to a flat base. The Helix range has a in sweeping inlaid pattern over the surface. Perfect for an indoor or out feature tree or shrub such as Kentia and Parlour Palms
An attractive plant with large dark green to black crinkled leaves. Black Tuscan kale has a deep, earthy flavor that's less bitter than curly kale and can have a nutty or sweet undertone. Like all leafy vegetables, kale is high in iron. Best lightly steamed and served with butter and herbs as a side dish to roast meat, fried fish or vegetable lasagna. Use fresh young leaves in salads or add to stir-fries just prior to removing from the heat.
Plant in a sunny position in well drained but moist soil. It's also cold-tolerant and can handle frost and snow. Also suited to large pots. Harvest young leaves regularly and remove flower stems as they appear. Height 90cm x Width 50cm
Have you pruned your roses and fruit trees? It’s time to spray them to prevent fungal disease in spring.
Copper Oxychloride is an effective broad-spectrum protectant fungicide with low risk of resistance development. Copper is actively accumulated in the fungal spores, inhibiting germination, even at very low concentrations. Used for the control of certain fungal diseases of fruit trees, vegetables and ornamentals such as roses in the garden. This is primarily a semi-dormant spray for the control of leaf curl, freckle brown rot, black spot and a number of other fungal diseases on stone fruit such as citrus, grapes and some ornamentals. - Suitable for most fruit, vegetables and ornamental flowers & shrubs. - Controls a broad range of 20 common fungal & bacterial diseases including: bacterial canker, leaf curl, sooty blotch, melanose, early & late blight. - 200g makes up to 100 litre of fungicide spray.
Always be sure to read the full label and follow all directions.
