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Hardy plants
Hi all again, I'm looking for ideas for some good hardy perennials that can add some much needed colour to my garden. We've recently renovated the garden and I'd like some lovely coloured flowering plants that the slugs don't like. They've eaten all my lilies and 2 other plants.. Thanks in advance.
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hardy geraniums, just talikng about them on another thread! japanese anenomes too
There are so many and we each have our favourites. The best thing to do is buy or borrow a book, even send away for some catalogues, to give you an idea of what you like. So many plants, so little space!
very true hogweed! have a wander round your neighbourhood too, see what grows well then try to find on her, in books, in gc
Go and look at other gardens, public ones, and private ones, village openings, NGS or other charities. See what's there and what you like the look of.
Garden and nursery combined make excellent choosing places. I don't know where you live but Beth Chatto's garden (where the forum trip is hanging in the balance for this weekend) is excellent and West Acre gardens and nursery in Norfolk. You see the plants in the garden and you find them in the nursery.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Word of warning on the japanese anemones. If you have good soil then be careful they can spread really quickly once established and are not easy to remove or get rid of.
Yes, all of the above are good. Generally, plants that have leathery or hairy leaves tend to be slug proof as well as Mediterranean plants like lavender and rosemary.