Posted by admin | Posted in trees,shrubs | Posted on 21-07-2009
Tags: flowering, rosaceae, roses, shrubs kerria, shrubs kerria japonica, shrubs_for_shade, spiraeoideae
Gardening advice for English front garden please?
I can’t decide what shrubs to plant in the small 12 feet x 16 feet ) front garden of my 1930s terraced house…
The house already has a small white flowering tree on one side, which is very pretty in Spring, and a small square lawn, with three rose bushes on the same side as the tree.
I would like to find a shrub which grows quite tall (say 10 feet) and is evergreen (or almost evergreen) because the windows are currently quite overlooked by passers by. It would be great is the shrub flowered too.
I’ve just bought a Kerria (yellow flowers in May/June) for the front border, to add a bit of cover, and would especially like to find a shrub with autumn colour, so that the garden has something in bloom for most of the time.
Thank you for your advice!
How about a Viburnum…. V Tinus (Laurustinus ) would grow to about 6-10ft high and is evergreen and flowering between December and April. There is also the fragrant V Bodnantense which is again evergreen and flowers at the same time.. There are some lovely Viburnums which flower in the spring, V Burkwoodii is evergreen approx. 6ft high, fragrant and flowers in April and May, ask at your local Garden Centre for some help. good luck.
Kerria Shrub
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Honshu Japanese Kerria – Potted – Partial Shade – Shrub $9.99 |
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Spring Sale Japanese Kerria ‘Shannon’ 10″-12″ Plants $5.00 |
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Spring Sale Japanese Kerria ‘Shannon’ 10″-12″ Plants $5.00 |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Kerria Japonica (Japanese Yellow Rose) from Mary Evans $29.99 Photo Puzzle, Kerria Japonica (Japanese Yellow Rose). Kerria Japonica (Japanese Yellow Rose), a shrub of the Rosaceae family with bright yellow flowers, native to China, Japan and Korea. The one seen here is of the Pleniflora variety, with many petals on each flower. . Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzl… |