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's the Japanese  one.  Lovely pink, white foliage. Acer flamingo too is beautiful ...pink, white, cream and pale green foliage.  I prune hard every spring for a 6' or 7' frothy mound all summer Phormiums and  ornamental grasses add movement and grace to a  border

familiar 8 another sycamore Sorry, can't do the bulbs or the grass Thanks guys I'm going to research some of them. My garden was a jungle when I moved in but I have transformed it and saved what I thought were plants. This is my first garden so I have

and sleeker beast; it must have been a black variety of the much larger and squatter 'brown' Rattus norvegicus. It was sitting beside the stream, which bubbles down through the ornamental gardens, grooming itself in the drizzle when I trotted past

A similar thing happens with acers. I would be a millionaire if I could have sold all the ornamental acers I have "weeded" out. But we do have indigenous rare ash trees in the Avon Gorge in Bristol, and it is my hope they will spread via

to cut down on maintenance, so the remaining grass paths on the other half will be covered over with the same to eliminate mowing or strimming.The amount of permanent beds will be increased, so we will have more artichokes (can one ever eat too many

I recently visited the community orchard at Haggerston Park. It makes a lovely little wildlife sanctuary amidst the concrete of built-up Hackney: all fruit trees, wildflowers and long grass. It's also home to a few ornamental plants, including pot

and medicinal purposes for thousands of years. But they also attract and provide food for various forms of wildlife. Many herbs are easy to grow and have great ornamental value.Angelica archangelica is a tall, shade-loving herb most commonly used for making

against the desease-it's the reaction of a cold,wet Winter. This shrub like full or half sun and need a good drain and mineral fertilizer. Because of this fact is a good idea to grow plants around, which help to give some elements: ornamental and herb

think they must be just getting enough water  My Bamboos are looking the best now, especially after the bruising after April's near hurricane wind. Ornamental grasses are having their year as are the young trees planted locally, they have sprouted much

) I have a very similar problem, I have rocky clay soil and don't really want raised beds. I have found the best remedy is to plant something with large stringy root base like parsley or certain types of ornamental grass. let them grow for a season