| Description | Pelergonium x hortorum
Apache geraniums are an early blooming variety with a long flower season, flowering in Spring & Summer. The plants are compact and do very well in pots, and won't grow larger than about 20cm. Great for a flowering border or planting in a mixed bed where you don't want them growing out of control.
Scarlet Apache Geraniums feature clusters of vibrant red flowers on graceful stalks. Geraniums in general are hardy, frost & wind tolerant, and drought tolerant once established. They like full sun and are also happy in part shade.
4"/10cm pot size. | Anthriscus cerefolium
Chervil, sometimes called garden chervil or French parsley, is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. This plant is a native to the Caucasus, which is a mountainous region between Turkey and Russia. Chervil was spread through Europe by the Romans, and is now naturalised. The plants can grow up to 70cm tall and 30cm wide, and produces small white flowers. This herb is referred to as gourmet's parsley, and is used particularly in France to season poultry, seafood, spring veg, soups and sauces. It has a faint taste of liquorice and aniseed. Chervil is one of the four French "fines herbes" which are essential to French cooking. The other three are tarragon, chives and parsley. Unlike stronger herbs like thyme and rosemary which can withstand long cooking times, these "fines herbes" are added at the last minute. Traditionally, chervil has had many medicinal uses. It has claimed to be used as a digestive aid, for lowering blood pressure, and used infused with vinegar for curing hiccups! It has also been used as a mild stimulant. It prefers a cool and moist location, and regular harvesting of leaves helps to prevent it rapidly going to seed, which will bring the plant to the end of its production. | Agapanthus praecox minimus
Dwarf Agapanthus are smaller and more compact, great for narrow borders and gardens with less space.
• Fine, strap-like lime green foliage
• White umbel flowers appear on tall stems above the foliage
• Extremely hardy, tolerating poor soils and drought
6"/14cm pot size. | Pieris japonica
Pieris 'Christmas Cheer' (Lily of the Valley Shrub) is an evergreen Winter flowering shrub that grows up to 2 metres tall and features glossy leaves and beautiful pink drooping flowers. The newer foliage is usually red in colour.
Pieris is a good all round shrub for cooler climates. It can be trimmed to a smaller formal shape or left to grow larger. Happy in full sun or part shade, Pieris does need to be kept well watered. |
| Additional information | |
| botanical name |
Anthriscus Cerefolium
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| botanical name |
Agapanthus "Dwarf White"
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| height x width |
45-50cm x 45-50cm
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| planting distance |
For border: 30cm
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| conditions |
Very hardy, like?s full sun to part shade in well-drained soil,
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| landscape use |
Borders, general garden planting, pots, foliage contrast, cut flower
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