They may do better down at the Torquay area or well down in Cornwall near the coast. As Fairygirl says, 960’ and edge of Dartmoor which gets more than its fair share of rain, it wouldn’t last 5 minutes.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
The Senecio was doing really well. It had spread about 80cm, (was only in a 3 litre pot when got) But it was advertised as a evergreen???!!!!! according to the script on the back of the card. It never flowered like it said it would - but agin was doing very well till the chainsaw mascara happened and leafs just cut in half, not even a the stems.
thanks for all your other replies. I have now cut the other plants down to the ground as suggested - and I might moved the shrub to the gravel garden as well as at the moment it is in a raised bed with fresh soil.
Plants always amaze me. I had stuff come back last year that I thought I had lost the previous season - so here's hoping.
Senecio candidans 'Angel Wings'. Very popular in Garden Centres recently. I absolutely hate its looks. Looks lovely in GC, and more often than not looks terrible in people's gardens. My recommendation is "avoid at all costs".
If you're not sure of the care for any plant, you can post photos and info on the forum and you'll get help and advice. Location and basic info will help with that too. Some plants will struggle in adverse winter conditions when maybe they've been fine in previous years too, but that can often be mitigated by taking cuttings etc to give a back up. It can be more difficult if it's a 'once in every five or ten years' type of winter if you can normally grow lots of borderline hardy plants due to a milder climate in your area.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was going to say exactly the same as @Nollie about the Teucrium. I have one in the driest spot in my garden (sandy pebbly soil) on a slight rise so it's extremely well-drained, and it comes back well from hard pruning although I usually do it after flowering. Yours looks as if it's quite close to the spotted laurel so if leave it there, keep an eye on things so it doesn't get shaded by laurel.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Liked the ‘Chainsaw Mascara’ Tom, the joys of predictive text!
I should’ve said that the Teucrium can get pretty big so @JennyJ is right there, it would soon be engulfed by the laurel, or the other way around. It’s sometimes clipped into neat, low hedging here but I let mine grow into a jaunty wild clump:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Senecio 'Angel Wings' resembles a heap of wet toilet paper after being severely frosted. It does tend to regrow and look OK again after a while though. Just remove old rotted leaves.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As Fairygirl says, 960’ and edge of Dartmoor which gets more than its fair share of rain, it wouldn’t last 5 minutes.
If you're not sure of the care for any plant, you can post photos and info on the forum and you'll get help and advice. Location and basic info will help with that too.
Some plants will struggle in adverse winter conditions when maybe they've been fine in previous years too, but that can often be mitigated by taking cuttings etc to give a back up. It can be more difficult if it's a 'once in every five or ten years' type of winter if you can normally grow lots of borderline hardy plants due to a milder climate in your area.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...