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)
- ?
Rose of Sharon
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