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to remember to do and deadhead about 75% and leave some of the hips, thereby getting the best of both worlds. These are quite big shrubs, which grow to approximately 1.5m height and spread; the foliage is glossy (slightly bronzed when young) and the plants

the ground. It’s particularly good in dry shade.Fatsia japonica (Japanese aralia)This is a big glossy-leaved number, with white nubbin-like flowers and black berries. It adds a bit of architecture and drama to a dark corner.Hedera helix (ivy)Common, old small

- very striking swollen nodes on the culms. Only small at 1.5m with arching foliage.Fargesia murieliae - forms dense, arching clumps of very leafy canes. Spectacular on a terrace where the rustling and swaying becomes more mesmerising