Gardening

Pond

Common Spike-Rush (Eleocharis palustris)

• Winter Hardy
• Blooming period: Summer - Autumn
• Height: 40 - 80 cm
• Spread: 30 - 50 cm
• Depth: 0 - 10 cm

Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus)

• Full Sun - partial Shade
• Pink flowers
• Depth: 8 - 15 cm

Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus ranae)

• Small kidney shaped leaves and miniature white flowers
• Loose/Free Floating
• Spread: 2cm - 7cm
• Full Sun - partial shade
• White flowers
• Flowers: Jul - Aug
• Die away in the autumn and will re-appear in the spring. The colour of the leaves vary from green to brown.

Spiked Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum Spicatum)

• Oxygenating
• Feathery green foliage on light, often pinkish, stems. Small pink and green flower spikes up to an inch high appear above the water surface in summer.
• Does not die away to small pieces for the winter, but retains its foliage.
• Full Sun - partial shade
• Growth: Fast
• Flowers: May - Jun
• Can be dropped in pond as a weighted bunch but it benefits from being planted in soil. Once established this plant can grow as deep as 3m.

Water Lilly: Froebelii Dwarf

• Depth: 20 - 40 cm

Water Lilly: Dwarf Doll House

• Full Sun - partial shade
• Flowering: May - September
• Prefer still water
• Depth: 30 cm

Outdoor

Bearded Iris

• Prefer dry summers
• Adhere to good garden hygene

Clematis

• Like shaded roots, tops in sun
• Acid intolerant

Digitalis (Foxglove) Digitalis

• Likes partial shade to shade
• Likes acid soil

Delphinium

• Likes sun
• Do not like being moved
• Do not like drying out

Japanese Anemones

• Like cool roots
• Does not like disturbance

Lavender

• Likes sun, sheltered position, well drained sandy/gravely soil
• Will suffer in damp soil for too long
• In pots, requires large ones for deep roots

Lily of the Valley

• Can spread widely and difficult to control

Loosestrife (Yellow)

• moist to dry, full sun to partial shade

Muscari

• Bulbs multiply quickly in good soil
• Sun or light shade

Piony

• Don't like being moved
• Don't plant very deep

Poppy

Black Paeony (Papaver Somnniferum)

• Almost black petals
• Flower Jun-Sep

Primula

• ""Pommom""

Raspberry

• Remove any thin canes, or suckers that come up outside 12"" radius. Prune all canes that bore fruit last year; they won’t fruit again. These will have grayish, peeling bark.

Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia)

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Royal Burgundy (Red Sun)

• Hybrid Japanese Cherry
• Max 20ft in 10 years

Rhubarb

• Like partially shaded free draining soil
• Divide every 5 or 6 years during dormant winter period

Rudbeckia (Coneflower)

• Full sun or partial shade

Snake's Head (Fritillaria Melegris)

• Full sun or partial shade
• Should not dry out completely or get waterlogged

Snowdrop

• Bulb division

Tulip

• Black Parrott

Notes on attracting wildlife

• Dog rose – finches enjoy their hips
• Primrose – when they flower in spring, they produce nectar and

finches are attracted to their seeds

• Marigold – nectar for insects and a good choice if combined with a

vegetable patch

• Lavender – smells great and bees love the flowers, finches love the seeds
• Honeysuckle – another great fragrance, both birds and insects are drawn to the nectar and berries are an additional food source for birds and small mammals
• Michaelmas Daisy – their flowers attract butterflies
• Ivy – its flowers provide nectar for insects and berries for the birds and it also offers good shelter

Lawn

• Grasscycling
• Mulch