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Easy Summer Flowering Shrubs (Part Two)

Easy Summer Flowering Shrubs (Part Two)...

Shrubs provide colour and a sense of permanence to your garden. There is a wide choice of summer‑flower­ing shrubs and for easier reference they have been listed in alphabetical order. The figures in brackets indicate the ultimate height and spread of the plants. DEUTZIA (Bridal Wreath) ·      D. gracilis (2m x 2m) deciduous, hardy. The arching stems with racemes of pure white flowers resemble a bridal wreath. ·     ...
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Popular easy-to-grow indigenous plants

Popular easy-to-grow indigenous plants...

Indigenous plants can contribute to a robust and colourful garden. There is such a wide variety of in­digenous species available to home gardeners that most should be able to grow at least one South African plant — and probably more. Indigenous plants vary in size from small, prostrate plants of delicate beauty, to giant trees, in the same way as exotic or introduced plants, and can fulfil many uses in both small...
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Easy Summer Flowering Shrubs (Part One)

Easy Summer Flowering Shrubs (Part One)...

There is a wide range of summer flowering shrubs to add colour to your garden. There’s nothing quite like the joy of watching the summer­ flowering shrubs burst into bloom, providing colour and a sense of permanence to your garden. What would our gardens be without shrubs? They give an air of permanence, are useful for screening, whether used as formal or informal hedges or shrub bor­ders, complement the trees...
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