Shade loving groundcovers

Shade loving groundcoversSome plants fail in areas where they get too much shade, but other plants thrive in shade and some even have great flowers. Here are some of our favourite shade loving groundcovers. Planting them in your garden will bring the ground to life with flower and provide a libing mulch that keeps the weeds down...

Spring flowering shrubs

If spring flowers can't get you excited at this time of year - we are not sure what will! Spring has sprung and there is one way to add a dash of perfume to the air and that is by having blossom trees and shrubs in the garden. Gone are the days where the garden is full of boring foliage plants, old fashioned flower plant...

Spring Vegetables

What flowers in February

Flowers for the late summer garden:Vireya rhododendron - just starting to flowerAngel's Trumpet ....Datura - triple flowered 'Purple Queen' and 'Golden Princess'. BrugmansiaBegonia boliviensis - 'Brown' & 'Bonfire' Portulaca 'Hot Spots' - bright calypso coloursLagerstroemia 'In...

What to plant for summer colour

Summer shrubs: Hibiscus, the orange glory bower (Clerodendron), pictured aboveWhite angel's trumpet, pictured above, grows to 3mChinese lantern (Abutilon) red, tangerine, white, peach, lemonAngels trumpets: pink, apricot & gold, Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' 'Black Pantha'Christmas Bush, 'Albery's Red...