Category Archives: Top Perennials

The best perennial plants for Perennial Meadows.

A Dutch Flower Show to Know

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Michael

Bingerden If gardening in England you go to the Chelsea Flower Show or one of the regional events organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. If you are french, Courson is the place to be and be seen, in Belgium that … Continue reading →

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Top Perennials

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Michael

Geranium tuberosum Over time we all develop a list of plants that we know we can rely upon and which will grow well in various situations. Some designers end up using the same plants in every garden and proudly call … Continue reading →

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Using Hakonechloa macra Grass in a Perennial Meadow.

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Michael

This is an ornamental grass I have used mainly as a pot specimen or as a front of border edging plant in the past, but lets think about how we might use it as a theme plant within a mixed … Continue reading →

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Hemerocallis dumortieri – the earliest flowering daylily

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Michael

Hemerocallis dumortieri is the earliest flowering daylily in my garden and for this reason alone it deserves our attention. Daylilies are deservedly popular as they are easily grown perennials that flower over a long summer season. In America their popularity … Continue reading →

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Pachyphragma machrophyllum a white flowered ground-cover perennial for spring gardens.

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michael

Some plants are recommended time and again whilst others, even though they are better, are completely ignored. This is I suppose not only the province of plants, people are also victims of such narrow vision. It is time to sing … Continue reading →

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