Tag: salvia caradonna

  • Heatwave gardening: Tips, tricks and drought tolerant plants

    Heatwave gardening: Tips, tricks and drought tolerant plants

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    Its been quite hot, it has to be said. The aim for this post is to give you some practical ideas, and some theory behind looking after your Buckinghamshire garden during the summer heat, and what you can plant that tolerates these conditions. Lets start off with watering and a myth to bust! Watering during…

  • Summer plant spotlight: Salvia ‘Caradonna’

    Summer plant spotlight: Salvia ‘Caradonna’

    Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ is one of the best performing summer flowering plants you can have in your garden. I use it a lot in my designs, as it is such has such stunning voilet-blue flowers. Its hardy – I’ve seen them go through dry hot summers and freezing wet winters without issue. Salvia ‘Caradonna’ doesn’t…

  • Planting design in Hertfordshire

    Planting design in Hertfordshire

    Brief: Colourful wildlife friendly, and drought resistant planting design to rejuvinate a half sun, half shaded border in Hertfordshire.Stand out plants include Salvia ‘Caradonna’, Polemonium, Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Echinacea ‘Magnus’. Pictures from its initial planting – more to be added as it fills out. For more garden border design, or if you need…