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: 0 - 40 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

Cyclamen Hederifolium

• Very tolerant of dry shade being summer deciduous, coming back to life with the late summer rains.
• Sow the seeds thinly onto a gritty, loamy compost and cover about 6mm deep as light can inhibit germination. Keep at between 10 and 15 C. Germination can take from one to twelve months and is generally erratic.

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

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)

• ?

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