Re rhododendrons. I know they are woodland plants and actually prefer dappled shade. Most say they are ok in full sun though. It that definitely true - so I can get several - or should I be more cautious?
Re rhododendrons. I'm aware they are woodland plants and so prefer dappled shade but most labels say full sun also ok. Is that really true or should I be more cautious that they won't do so well?
Oooh it's soooo hard to choose! i keep changing my mind. I'd decided exactly what to have around the patio part and then last night I completely changed my mind to a rose hedge. I had earlier considered a mix of confer and shrub or rose but couldn't decide which conifers! Now Verdun has suggested some I'm back in a quandary!
I've decided I preferred doing the dry shade area - less choice is much easier! "Problem" areas are actually the least problematic for an indecisive girl!
I have the same problem Snoodle. Too much choice is always hard! If there are particular colours you like that's a good starting point. You can repeat plant groups too so that you can link areas that may otherwise have a different look. That stops it all looking a bit haphazard and gives a nice unified look.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I find that spiraea Goldflame has red-gold new foliage and distinctly pink flowers when grown on clay soil. Wouldn't call it a yellow shrub at all.
What about a small golden choisya in the sunny bed? Mine is flowering (rather unexpectedly) at the moment, while its green cousin only flowers much earlier in the year.
I recommend bugle as ground cover for its bronze foliage all year and startling blue flower spikes in spring. Mine prefers sun to shade, where it grows more slowly.
how about some euphorbia in your full sun patch? there are lots to choose from (decisions, decisions), quite a range of colours and sizes. My particular faves are Silverswan (medium size, silvery foliage) and mellifera - this last one not particularly dazzling to look at but has the most wonderful scented flowers in early spring. Grows quite tall and multi-branched over time. It will tolerate light shade as long as it gets sun for a good part of the day.
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Re rhododendrons. I know they are woodland plants and actually prefer dappled shade. Most say they are ok in full sun though. It that definitely true - so I can get several - or should I be more cautious?
Re rhododendrons. I'm aware they are woodland plants and so prefer dappled shade but most labels say full sun also ok. Is that really true or should I be more cautious that they won't do so well?
Oooh it's soooo hard to choose! i keep changing my mind. I'd decided exactly what to have around the patio part and then last night I completely changed my mind to a rose hedge. I had earlier considered a mix of confer and shrub or rose but couldn't decide which conifers! Now Verdun has suggested some I'm back in a quandary!
I've decided I preferred doing the dry shade area - less choice is much easier! "Problem" areas are actually the least problematic for an indecisive girl!
I have the same problem Snoodle. Too much choice is always hard! If there are particular colours you like that's a good starting point. You can repeat plant groups too so that you can link areas that may otherwise have a different look. That stops it all looking a bit haphazard and gives a nice unified look.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I find that spiraea Goldflame has red-gold new foliage and distinctly pink flowers when grown on clay soil. Wouldn't call it a yellow shrub at all.
What about a small golden choisya in the sunny bed? Mine is flowering (rather unexpectedly) at the moment, while its green cousin only flowers much earlier in the year.
I recommend bugle as ground cover for its bronze foliage all year and startling blue flower spikes in spring. Mine prefers sun to shade, where it grows more slowly.
how about some euphorbia in your full sun patch? there are lots to choose from (decisions, decisions), quite a range of colours and sizes. My particular faves are Silverswan (medium size, silvery foliage) and mellifera - this last one not particularly dazzling to look at but has the most wonderful scented flowers in early spring. Grows quite tall and multi-branched over time. It will tolerate light shade as long as it gets sun for a good part of the day.