Posts made in July, 2016


July Is Bursting With Colour


Posted By on Jul 1, 2016

There are so many flowering plants to choose from in summer. I will start with those flowers that like a sunny garden and well drained soil. Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spire also known as Russian Sage is a good small shrub. If you have really dry soil in summer then this is a plant for you. It grows about 75cm tall, upright habit and has grey leaves and little pale blue flowers (see photo). Cut back hard in spring to about 10 cm...

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