Bridgend
the town by the river
Azalea ' Hot Shot'
A Brilliant fiery red 65mm single ruffled flowers produced in early May. This is a wonderful recent American introduction, with a low compact, spreading habit and variegated leaves. This tough plant has pale yellow margins to the leaves that make this a great choice for any garden. Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
This plant is easy to grow and has stunning evergreen foliage and will take most garden positions. It has an ideal soil type ph 4.5 to 6.0
Poppy 'Calafornian Mix'
These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor, dry soils. The papery orange and yellow flowers attract bees and hoverflies, and make excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. California poppies are easy to grow in beds and borders, or let them self seed throughout gravel gardens to form natural drifts. Height: 23cm (9”). Spread: 25cm (10”).
Weigelia Rosea
A pink variety. Prune by one third after flowers. It
flowers in late May-July. Height and spread 2m, but can be kept at a 1.2m
with regular prunning.
Plant in any good quality garden soil, as long as it is relatively moist.
Plant in full sun or in partial shade.
You should lightly prune back annually, after flowering and remove any
wayward or damaged branches.
A hardy, evergreen, mound-forming perennial with linear, purple-brown
foliage. Height to 20cm. (8"), spread to 30cm (12"). Stiff stems bear
clusters of pink flowers from April to July. Prefers a poor to
moderately fertile, well-drained soil and a sunny position.
Armeria
maritima
"Rubrifolia"
Bellis
perennis
Common name Daisy and Family Asteraceae
They produce
Pink, White and Yellow Flowers in Spring and Summer.
The
Foliage is dark green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter.
Bellis are perennials forming a rosette of spoon-shaped leaves, with
daisy-like flower-heads, often double in cultivars, from early spring to
late summer.
B. perennis is an evergreen perennial forming rosettes of dark green,
spoon-shaped leaves, with small, solitary, yellow-centred, pink-tinged,
white daisies in late spring and summer.
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Gardening
Tips and Tricks
To change centre piece during the season plant an empty pot in the
centre display
Then plant the bedding around the pot.
Pansy Plentifull
Place a potted plant in the centeral container
When the centre plant finishes flowering replace with another that is in
bloom.( Sysirinchium 'E K
Balls' )
Has
that old bird bath had it's day. Why not plant it up with Alpines.
Don't forget the drainage holes.
