As a plant enthusiast it's brilliant because I can grow these awesome plants. The otherside of the garden is different altogether, it's dry and sandy.
This is my favourite part of the garden because it's Jurassic. The Drock means watercourse, its where the natural springs drain, or should, this year the garden is very wet at the bottom. As a plant enthusiast it's brilliant because I can grow these awesome plants. The otherside of the garden is different altogether, it's dry and sandy.
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Umbrella Plant:Indian RhubarbThis Darmera peltata is very quickly going to fill this space. I can wait to see it fully grow, with its large leaves reaching 45cm. This rhizomatous perennial will reach the grand height of 1.5m. The pink flowers are born on long stems and come before the leaves in spring. The leaves turning red in Autumn. I have grown it down on the edge of the dock, where it will be in semi shade, the soil will stay moist. A new specimen plant for the garden; this is a bit of an animal! Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Rex' can reach heights of 6 meters with a 3 meter girth. It likes damp soil and will tolerate a little shade, so perfect for the bottom of our garden. It can grow upto 3ft a year so I don't expect it stay small for long, although we will have to keep the suckers in check. It flowers in September/October and the bees love the flowers. It is Hardy down to -12 so I am hoping it will survive the winter.
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