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conditions as ivy. Very much a shady woodland guy, but looks tropical  think glossy evergreen castor-oil plant. That's be my choice. Yes, I agree with auntie betty.  Fatsia japonica loves the shade and has lovely large leaves.  Fatsia not a tall shrub though

Hi, does anyone know what this shrub is please. I saw it at Regents Park. It's an evergreen shrub about a metre high. Waxy oval leaf with what appears to be a small white flower in the middle of the leaf. Thanks for looking, Ian Hello Ian

to start a garden sort of books. Gardening is a big subject, also personal taste comes into it a lot. Did you want shrubs as your evergreen background? Try "googling" evergreen shrubs. You will find sites like this http://www.rhs

wallflowers, interspersing with taller-growing tulipsPile a thick mulch of compost or bark around hardy fuchsias to protect them from frostMove shrubs, including conifers and evergreens, that have outgrown their positionPot up tender perennials from summer

I had a woody semi evergreen shrub in my garden that died recently (water logged soil) and I want to replace it. However I have no idea what it was called and cant find it anywhere online.It had a thick woody central trunk with very pale bark

I have. Thank you.. Can you describe the shrub Sarahlou, is it evergreen? large or small. What sort of flower does it have, what shape? Any chance of a photo of the parent? or of the cutting?

and topiaryCut laurel hedgesAround the gardenMake earwig traps with straw in upturned pots on canesPrune pyracantha and train shoots to supports Prepare soil to plant evergreen shrubsFlowersPrune old fruited stems of raspberries down to soil level Pinch out

of spare time.Wash out flower pots and seed trays Trim back climbers that are close to gutters and windowsTest the pH of your soil with a kitAround the gardenCut back overgrown honeysuckle Pick berried winter shrubs, flowers and evergreen leavesPlant bare

I have recently started feeding birds on my balcony. Bluetits, Blackbirds and Thrushes (may be female Blackbirds, I've only seen them from the roadside) at the minute. I would like to grow some kind of shrub that is suitable for a large container

and rosemary, some pots of spring bulbs will look nice and then you can replace them with summer bedding(pelargoniums etc) followed by winter bedding(violas etc). You could try some evergreen shrubs, the following don't need much attention. Hebe's are good