Crocosmia bulbs (insert below) are good value as they multiply every year and produce loads of flowers. Pictured with a traditional rose shrub planted by previous owners (not sure of variety). They both put on a good show every summer.
Variety: Crocosmia Lucifer. Height: 100cm (3ft). Spread: 60cm. Time to divide plants: March to May. Flowering period: August to Sept. 
The tree at the far right corner of the photo above is a dwarf tree called - Harry Lauder's Walking Stick. Its leaves are crinkled in summer (pictured above). Its best feature is in winter; it loses its leaves and has catkins (left winter insert).
You mean that tree on the right actually blooms in winter? That is unusual! I like the pink and red together--In nature all colors are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI don't really like how the tree looks in summer. In winter it loses all the leaves, showing its twisted limbs and develops winter catkins that hang down.
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