Plant of the Day
Thursday 3 March 2014
The amazing flower of Anemone nemorosa ‘Viridiflora’ growing at the base of a hornbeam hedge (Carpinus betulus). The flowers are comprised of dissected, green bracts, lasting for weeks. Spreading, easy to grow “filler” for the woodland garden or in the front of a shady border. Prefers a moist soil but tolerates drier soil in summer as the plant is then dormant.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 2 April 2014
A welcoming path with a spring canopy of the fresh green growth of Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala as flowers and leaves emerge. A small tree with three lobed leaves which turn red in the autumn.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Tuesday 1april 2014
Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ has magnificent fragrant flowers and produces a large shrub. Here the plant is both protected and given great impact from the evergreen background of Ilex (holly). There are a range of magnolias flowering at Marks Hall Arboretum.
Jill Raggett
