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"Sword-shaped leaves are typical of spiky plants such as yucca, cordyline and phormiums. They often have vivid colourful leaves, and you can find unusual species such as astelia, which are silver. The spiky shapes of plants with sword-like leaves contrast brilliantly with dome-shaped plants. Try planting spiky plants with dome-shaped plants or surround a single, large specimen with a surface mulch of round pebbles or cobblestones for impact." from How to be a Gardener by the BBC. Agaves are sold by The Real Garden and Athelas Plants. Aloe Vera, Crinum, Iris, Ixia and Hyacinth have sword-shaped leaves. The Seed Site provides images of different shaped leaves.
Surface soil moisture is the water that is in the upper 10 cm (4 inches) of soil, whereas root zone soil moisture is the water that is available to plants, which is generally considered to be in the upper 200 cm (80 inches) of soil:-
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The overall amount of sunlight received depends on aspect, the direction your garden faces:- North-facing gardens get the least light and can be damp South-facing gardens get the most light East-facing gardens get morning light West-facing gardens get afternoon and evening light |
Acid Site - An acid soil has a pH value below 7.0. Clay soils are usually acid and retentive of moisture, requiring drainage. The addition of grit or coarse sand makes them more manageable. Peaty soil is acidic with fewer nutrients and also requires drainage. Alkaline Soil - An alkaline soil has a pH value above 7.0. Soils that form a thin layer over chalk restrict plant selection to those tolerant of drought. Bank / Slope problems include soil erosion, surface water, summer drought and poor access (create path using mattock to pull an earth section 180 degrees over down the slope). Then, stabilise the earth with 4 inches (10cms) depth of spent mushroom compost under the chicken wire; before planting climbers/plants through it. Exposed Site is an area that is open to the elements and that includes cold, biting winds, the glare of full sun, frost and snow. Path Edges - Soften edges for large masses of paving or lawn with groundcover plants. Random areas Within Paths can be planted with flat-growing plants. Other groundcover plants are in the Rest of Border. Seaside Plants that deal with salt-carrying gales and blown sand; by you using copious amounts of compost and thick mulch to conserve soil moisture. Under Hedge requires ground cover that tolerates bone dry, poor soil. Woodland ground cover under the shade of tree canopies. |
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Arum creticum |
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Spathe may be whitish to pale or dark yellow, with some greenish staining at the base |
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Arrow-shaped dark green foliage arises in the dead of the winter, usually when nothing else is up, and it dies away in the summer. |
Pot culture is easy; fertile, gritty soil and fairly deep pots will give good results. Constant moisture is the key, plants that dry when in full growth respond badly. However you grow it, I thoroughly recommend this beautiful plant to give the border a bit of excitement in April. |
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Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' |
Italian arum 'Mar-moratum', Varie-gated Cuckoo-pint, Lords-and-Ladies |
Yellow-ish-green to creamy white spathe |
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Arrow-shaped glossy green leaves veined creamy-white grows particularly well in moist shade under trees and shrubs. |
'Marmoratum' is a tuberous perennial to 35cm, with large, arrow-shaped dark, glossy green leaves veined creamy-white and appearing in autumn. Large greenish-yellow spathes with a yellow spadix are followed by showy spikes of orange-red berries. Division of clumps of tubers should take place after flowering. |
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Arisarum proboscideum |
Mouse tail plant |
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Dark brown bracts with a long thin brown tip which looks like a mouse's tail |
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Deciduous Rhizome |
Arrow-shaped glossy leaves |
Clump-forming and spreads to form colonies on fertile moist well-drained soil. Persistant moisture in extremely well-draining soil will suit it best. |
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Athyrium filix-femina |
Lady fern, Northern Lady fern |
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Lance-shaped, bright green, filigree-like leaves. |
Plant in bold swathes with other shade-loving plants in a sheltered, shady woodland edge, shrub or mixed border. Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. In cold areas in late autumn protect the crown of the plant with a dry mulch of straw or bracken. Prefers moist, well-drained, acid soils in full to partial shade. |
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Asplenium scolopendrium |
Hart's tongue fern, horse tongue |
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Dot through a woodland floor. Add vertical interest towards the front of a partially shaded border or for underplanting established trees and shrubs. Do not allow the soil or compost to dry out until the plant has become established. |
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Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline australis |
Cabbage Palm, Torbay Palm |
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Hardy Palm tree |
Spiky strap-like foliage |
Plant in a sunny, sheltered position and fertile well-drained soil. Cultivars with coloured leaves are best sited in light semi-shade as the foliage can fade if exposed to strong sunshine. Plant out in spring to let the plant get established before the onset of winter. Create multi-stemmed plants by removing the growing point before growth begins in spring. |
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Phormium in variety:- Astelia 'Silver Spear' - Sparkling silver leaves. Phormium 'Alison Blackman' - Leaves are coloured centrally in grey-green, irregularly margined with clear butter yellow with a picotee edging of red. Accommodate in the mixed border where its bright multicolour appearance can be used to tone and contrast. Phormium 'Black Adder' - Lustrous black-purple leaves; use in gravel garden. Phormium 'Bronze Baby' - Compact variety, with deep purple-bronze leaves that make dramatic punctuation marks in a sheltered, sunny patio or courtyard offset by gravel. In hot summers, a spike of tubular, red flowers will shoot up from the centre, followed by sturdy seed-heads. Phormium 'Cream Delight' - a wide arching habit with leaves that are mainly creamy yellow with green irregular striping on the edges and a tiny picotee pencilling of maroon at the base. Flowers, if produced, are tubular greenish yellow. Especially useful for colour theming. Phormium 'Evening Glow' - Arching, widely-spreading habit and bright pink-red in the centre, bronze-green on the margins and streaked variously with brown, red and copper leaves. Such a conflagration of colour is perhaps best kept at a distance from other plants so Phormium 'Evening Glow' is perhaps better suited to pot culture as specimens or grown in gravel isolated from companions. Phormium 'Platts Black' - Purple-brown leaves with its weeping habit makes it suited to growing in a pot. However, it is unrivalled as a contrast plant aganst silver foliage plants or as a background for pretty well any flower colour you care to choose so maybe best used in a mixed border. Phormium 'Yellow Wave' - The leathery leaves weeping attractively to form a graceful dome of cascading strongly striped and banded with cream, butter-yellow and lime-green foliage, making a light and colourful focal point. |
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Coloured spiky leaves. |
Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear' is a superlative plant: their upright, evergreen, sword-like sparkling silver leaves provide a contrast in form and colour that is not found in any other plant. Greenish yellow flowers in spring, turning to orange fruits in autumn, add to the attraction. They will grow in any soil but perform best if never short of moisture. For a chic modern planting scheme contrast with Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' or Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford' in a lightly shaded position. Or grow as a specimen in a container - coloured black, galvanised, or terracotta all work perfectly well. |
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Yucca in variety |
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Sword-like, strong rigid leaves. |
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Iris foetidissima |
Stinking Iris, Coral Fruit Iris, Gladwin Iris |
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Deciduous Rhizome |
Dark Green, sword-shaped leaves, up to 30 inches (75 cm) long |
Roast-Beef Plant is a Native UK plant from the Iris Family. Good iris for shady locations. Borders, open woodland gardens, sea-cliffs and house-plant. |
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Iris pallida variegata. |
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Glaucous grey-green variegated leaves. |
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Sisyrinchium striatum |
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Erect tufts of foliage. |
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Iris in variety |
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All aquatic varieties have stiffly erect foliage. |
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Corn plant |
No flowers - used as foliage plant to provide form shape contrast in the garden all season. Plant in any well-drained soil. |
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A decorative foliage plant with sword-shaped leaves usually crowded at the top of cane-like stems. |
Mainly used as tall accent in flower beds and planters. Can be brought indoors for winter and if done so for many years, it will likely grown into a large specimen tree. Cracaena indivisa is native to New Zealand and can reach over 20 feet tall there. |
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Some bulbs also have sword-shaed leaves as shown in Bulb Form - Stemless / Sword-shaped Page of Bulb Shape Gallery:- |
There are more of the following in this Bulb Shape Gallery Page:-
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Scilla siberica |
Siberian squill, Wood Squill |
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Thin, sword-like leaves grow from the base of the plant and arch outward, allowing the flowers to be seen unobstructed. |
Grow under deciduous trees and shrubs or in grass. |
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Tulipa |
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Its sword-like leaves remain green in color throughout the season. |
The flowers are excellent for cutting. Use for mass planting or bedding. |
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Allium 'Gladiator' |
Flowering Onion, Gladiator Orna-mental Onion |
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Herbaceous Bulb |
2 inch wide, Dark Green. The foliage dies off as the flowers open, so companion plant with Geranium sanguineum 'Album' to conceal the dying foliage and flower at the same time. |
It lasts for 3-4 weeks as a cut-flower. Likes well-drained soil in acidic sand or sandy clay. |
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Gladiolus 'Terry' |
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Great growth habits with consistently straight stems ensure it to be a good cutter. |
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Height in inches (cms):- 25.4mm = 1 inch I normally round this to |
Site design and content copyright ©December 2006. Page structure changed September 2012. Page structure changed and information added May 2015. Data added to existing pages December 2017. Chris Garnons-Williams. DISCLAIMER: Links to external sites are provided as a courtesy to visitors. Ivydene Horticultural Services are not responsible for the content and/or quality of external web sites linked from this site. |
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Floral Diagrams: An Aid to Understanding Flower Morphology and Evolution by Ronse De Craene Louis P. (ISBN-10: 0521493463 and ISBN-13: 978-0521493468) ." Floral morphology remains the cornerstone for plant identification and studies of plant evolution. This guide gives a global overview of the floral diversity of the angiosperms through the use of detailed floral diagrams. These schematic diagrams replace long descriptions or complicated drawings as a tool for understanding floral structure and evolution. They show important features of flowers, such as the relative positions of the different organs, their fusion, symmetry, and structural details. The relevance of the diagrams is discussed, and pertinent evolutionary trends are illustrated. The range of plant species represented reflects the most recent classification of flowering plants based mainly on molecular data, which is expected to remain stable in the future. This book is invaluable for researchers and students working on plant structure, development and systematics, as well as being an important resource for plant ecologists, evolutionary botanists and horticulturists." from Product Description by Amazon. Very useful book if you understand the language of botany. The Daily Telegraph Best Flowers to Grow and Cut by David Joyce (ISBN 0 7112 2366 1) groups plants according to defined characteristics of flower simple shape, elaborated shape, flower details and flower textures. Using that system, this plant gallery has thumbnail pictures in:-
A thumbnail of a plant can be in each of the above 3.
7 Flower Colours per Month in Colour Wheel
Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month. |
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White or yellow spathe above spear-shaped glossy, green spear-shaped leaves |
Greenish-white spathe above green marbled cream leaves from |
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ANY WELL-DRAINED Mar-Apr |
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White with lance-shaped, mid green foliage. Clump-forming and covers the ground by means of root runners |
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ANY MOIST SOIL. Anaphal-is marg-aritacea Decid-uous Rhizome Ground Cover from PLANTS |
All anaphalis can be used as cut flowers. Use dried as winter decor-ation, but must be cut in tight bud. Com-panions - sedum, verbasc-um, carex, hosta, agast-ache, euphorbia, geranium, lychnis coronaria, scabiosa ochruleuca |
CHALK. Ever-green Fern Ground Cover from PLANTS |
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Sky Blue with silvery-green foliage suffused deep wine-red. rabbit resistant |
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Deep Blue. Anemone blanda flowers are produced above the leaves with dark green foliage in autumn to spring and it dies down by Jul. |
ANY SOIL. Feb-May |
ANY SOIL. Apr-Aug |
ANY SOIL. Apr-Jul |
ANY SOIL. Jun-Sep |
Alchemilla seeds freely so remove flower heads before seeds fall. Leaves condense moisture from the air. Compa-ions - works well with most blue, purple, red, burgundy and red-violet flowers. |
white foxgloves, golden marjoram, geranium, campan-ula. Often planted under roses as ground-cover and use with phlox subulata or Vinca. All alchemilla can be used as cut flowers and are rabbit resistant. bees take nectar and pollen |
Anemone blanda Com-panions - bulbs, aquilegia, dicentra, hellebo-rus, omphal-odes, ranunc-ulus ficaria, trillium, primula. Rabbit resistant. See other Anemones in Allium and Anemone Gallery |
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Red and white above clump of fern-like, light green foliage. Ignored by rabbits and deer |
Violet-Blue Discs within Domes above Mid-Green leaves. All Asters are Rabbit resistant |
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Aconitums are excell-lent cut flowers. Compan-ion to anemone, helenium and late-blooming persicaria, as well as grasses, astrantia, astilbe, actaea and eupato-rium. All aconitum need to be lifted and divided every 4 years. |
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GRAVEL. May-Jun |
WELL-DRAINED May-Jul |
ANY WELL DRAINED Aug-Oct |
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ANY SOIL. Jun-Aug Herbac-eous Perenn-ial Ground Cover from PLANTS |
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ANY SOIL. Jul-Aug Herbac-eous Perenn-ial Ground Cover from PLANTS |
Aconitum suffer in full sun if too dry. Rabbit-resistant plants. The plant and nectar are highly toxic to humans, but bumble-bees are not affect-ed |
ANY WELL-DRAINED Aug-Oct |
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Dark Green large leaves on purple-flushed canes. Deer resistant |
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Fragrant White, above Olive-green margined cream foliage. Rabbit resistant |
Greenish-Purple then Brown below glossy, heart-shaped dark green leaves. Deer Resistant |
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ANY WELL-DRAINED Mar-Jun |
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From Annuals and Biennials chapter in Plants for Ground-cover by Graham Stuart Thomas - Gardens consultant to the National Trust. Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd in 1970, Reprinted (with further revisions) 1990. ISBN 0-460-12609-1:- "I think there is a case to be considered for annuals and biennials in ground-cover schemes so long as they will sow themselves freely. |
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Lawn and ground-cover under conifer trees |
Poa annua |
The needles under a cedar tree were weekly swept away and the grass, despite fertilizers, top dressing, re-seading and re-turfing, simply would not grow. The needles were left alone and within 12 months the area became self-sown with a close and permanent sward of Poa nnua. This little grass regenerates itself constantly so that it makes a lawn, though each plant has only a short life. |
Oxalis rosea |
This is highly successful in the shade of conifers or any other tree |
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Cyclamen hederifolium |
This is a perennial, though sowing itself freely when suited and it is here because plants to grow under cedars and yews, somewhat away from the trunks, are very few. |
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Temporary ground-cover under trees |
Tropaeolum or Eschscholtzia |
A sheet of 'Gleam' nasturtiums or eschscholtzia; both are free-flowering and easily pulled up, though like all annuals it may be a year or two later before all dispersed seeds have germinated. Silene armeria and Iberis amara are equally successful, with Sett Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) creating a dwarf ground-cover carpet in late summer. |
Ground-cover under trees with high rainfall |
Claytonia sibirica (Montia sibirica) |
This grows under trees where the grass is thin at high altitude and high rainfall. It covers the area - interpersed with primroses and Oxalia acetosella - with a mass of pinky-white stars a few inches (cms) above the ground. Claytonia perfoliata is an annual; it is usually classed as a weed but is excellent cover in cool, acid soil, but far less conspicuous in flower |
Streamsides, river banks and fringes of boggy ground |
Impatiens glandulifera (Impatiens roylei, Annual Balsam) |
It is a rapid colonizer because its seeds are ejected with some force from the ripe pods. It seeds with great abandon and grows to 72 (180) or more; its many pink flowers make a great show. |
Full sun and drier soils than by streamsides |
Angelica archangelica |
It very quickly produces great green heads in spring, ripening quickly, with the result that the ground is thickly covered with seedlings in late summer. Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose) will colonize any sunny waste place and produce yellow blooms for weeks in the summer Lychnis coronaria is a prolific seeder with rosettes of silvery basal leaves. Erysimum linifolium (Wallflower) produces lilac flowers |
Plants that seed about with abandon |
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From Appendix II Lists of plants for special conditions in Plants for Ground-cover by Graham Stuart Thomas - Gardens consultant to the National Trust. Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd in 1970, Reprinted (with further revisions) 1990. ISBN 0-460-12609-1:- |
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Arctostaphylos. |
Erica. |
Philesia. |
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Cotula. |
Paeonia. |
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Euonymus fortunei. |
Rodgersia. |
4. Plants which will grow satisfactorily in dry, shady places. Apart from ill-drained clay, this combination of conditions is the most difficult to cope with in the garden. * indicates those which will not tolerate lime. |
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Alchemilla conjuncta. |
Fragaria. |
Reynoutria. |
5. Plants which thrive on moist soils. Genera marked * are suitable for boggy positions. |
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Cornus stolonifera. |
*Onoclea. |
6. Plants which grow well in shady positions. The bulk of these are woodland plants, growing well under shrubs and trees, but those marked * are not so satisfactory under trees, though thriving in the shade given by buildings. For those requiring lime-free soil, compare with List 1. |
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Adiantum. |
Carex. |
Epigaea. |
Helxine. |
Onoclea. |
Shortia. |
7. Plants which will thrive in hot, sunny places on dry soils. Those marked * require lime-free soil. |
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Dimorphotheca. |
Lychnis coronaria. |
8. Plants which thrive in maritime districts. Many of the following will stand wind and salt-spray, particularly those marked *. Those marked ** will provide shelter for others and shelter is highly important in seaside gardening. For genera requiring, lime-free soil, compare with List 1. |
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Aubretia. |
Ceanothus. |
*Genista. |
Pulsatilla. |
*Sedum. |
9. Plants which create barriers. The following by their dense or prickly character will deter small animals and human beings as well as weeds. |
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Mahonia japonica. |
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10. Plants for town gardens. Genera marked * prefer acid soil; those marked £ will thrive in impoverished soils. Soil in towns is usually deficient in humus. |
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£Acanthus. |
Euonymus. |
Ribes. |
EXPLAINATION OF WHY SOIL IN UK TOWNS IS USUALLY DEFICIENT IN HUMUS.
Humus is dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays.
The humus provides the organic polymers to interact with the clay domains and bacterium to stick the 2 grains of sand together. This soil molecule of 2 grains of sand, organic polymers, clay domains and bacterium will disintegrate by the action of the bacterium or fungal enymatic catalysis on the organic polymers. So if a continuous supply of humus is not present, then the soil molecules will break up into sand and clay. |
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Cultural Needs of Plants "Understanding Fern Needs
Only Earthworms provide the tunnels which transport water, gas and nutrients to and from roots. When the roots of the plant requires the mineral nutrients dissolved in soil water, oxygen and nitrogen intake and waste gases output, it gets it through the action of the earthworm continously making tunnels to provide the transport system. |
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11. Plants suitable for covering rose-beds. The following are all small plants that will not be strong-growing for the purpose, and will help to make the beds more attractive during the 7 months when Hybrid Teas and Floribundas are not in flower. Small spring-flowering bulbs can be grown through them. The more vigorous shrub roses will tolerate many others among the shorter growing plants in this 1000 ground cover table. |
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Acaena. |
Cardamine trifolia. |
Primula auricula. |
Collins Aura Garden Handbooks Trees for Small Gardens by Susan Conder. Published by William Collins Sons & Co Ltd in 1988. On page 17 , it shows how to plant a tree in a lawn, but:-
On page 23 it has diagrams showing how to remove a large limb. The fourth diagram is incorrect and below is why - you should leave the branch collar on the tree instead of cutting it off. In the centre of each trunk and branch there is a section of nerves used by the tree to get information from all of its branches and trunk and then sending replies of what to do about it. You could say that the Branch Collar is like a junction box, where you cut off after it but not before; otherwise the tree still thinks that branch is still there and then will make invalid decisions. These nerve fibres are the last item in the branches/trunk that rot away. Branch Collar Most gardens of new houses in England in 2023 are too small for trees, and I would recommend using top fruit and soft fruit trained onto the boundaries. If you add a chainlink fence, then you will have plenty of places to tie cordons, espaliers, fans and blackberries. If you want trees, then you can follow their method of putting them into containers as shown on pages 18 and 19, or train the trees as a a 80 (200cm) high hedge and allow 36 inches (90) from the boundary to the lawn for the hedge to grow in with bulbs and mulch between the lawn and the hedge. |
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Procedure by Chris Garnons-Williams to compare ground cover plants in flower/foliage colour, flower shape and plant use, then I am executing this:-
These are the galleries that will provide the plants to be added to their own Extra Index Pages
The following Extra Index of Evergreen Perennials is created on the right hand side of the page in the P-Evergreen M-Z Gallery, to which the Evergreen Perennial found in the above list will have that row copied to. Having transferred the Extra Index row entry to the relevant Extra Index row for the same type of plant in a gallery below; then
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Colour All The Year in My Garden by C.H. Middleton. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. for culture. Perennials The Gardener's Reference by Susan Carter, Carrie Becker and Bob Lilly. Published by Timber Press in 2007 for plants for Special Gardens. It also gives details of species and cultivars for each genus. This white background part of the table is used to incorporate plants that I have detailed in a Plant Description Page or in a row of a Table, therefore it is usually plants with their description for the UK climate with its reduced number of zones. |
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Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web (Revised Edition) By Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis. Teaming with Microbes extols the benefits of cultivating the soil food web. First, it clearly explains the activities and organisms that make up the web. Next, it explains how gardeners can cultivate the life of the soil through the use of compost, mulches, and compost tea. The revised edition updates the original text and includes two completely new chapters — on mycorrhizae (beneficial associations fungi form with green-leaved plants) and archaea (single-celled organisms once thought to be allied to bacteria)." |
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Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition By Jeff Lowenfels Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed but know little or nothing about the nature of the nutrients involved. Teaming with Nutrients explains the role of both macronutrients and micronutrients and shows gardeners how to provide these essentials through organic, easy-to-follow techniques. Along the way, Lowenfels offers accessible lessons in the biology, chemistry, and botany needed to understand how nutrients get to the plant and what they do once they’re inside the plant." |
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Just as then The Complete Book of Ground Covers - 4000 Plants that reduce Maintenance, Control Erosion, and Beautify the Landscape by Gary Lewis provides the same for America.
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Alpine Plant Gardening The variety of plants that can be used in alpine gardening is obviously very large and very bewildering at first approach. With a view to easing the task of selection here are lists of alpines most likely to thrive and flourish under certain easily defined conditions and for special purposes, which may be considered first choices, from Gardening with Alpines by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.
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Acid Site - An acid soil has a pH value below 7.0. Clay soils are usually acid and retentive of moisture, requiring drainage. The addition of grit or coarse sand makes them more manageable. Peaty soil is acidic with fewer nutrients and also requires drainage. Alkaline Soil - An alkaline soil has a pH value above 7.0. Soils that form a thin layer over chalk restrict plant selection to those tolerant of drought. Bank / Slope problems include soil erosion, surface water, summer drought and poor access (create path using mattock to pull an earth section 180 degrees over down the slope). Then, stabilise the earth with 4 inches (10cms) depth of spent mushroom compost under the chicken wire; before planting climbers/plants through it. Cold Exposed Inland Site is an area that is open to the elements and that includes cold, biting winds, the glare of full sun, frost and snow - These plants are able to withstand very low temperatures and those winds in the South of England. Dust and Pollution Barrier - Plants with large horizontal leaves are particularly effective in filtering dust from the environment, with mature trees being capable of filtering up to 70% of dust particles caused by traffic. Plants can also help offset the pollution effects of traffic. 20 trees are needed to absorb the carbon dioxide produced by 1 car driven for 60 miles. Front of Border / Path Edges - Soften edges for large masses of paving or lawn with groundcover plants. Random areas Within Paths can be planted with flat-growing plants. Other groundcover plants are planted in the Rest of Border. Seaside Plants that deal with salt-carrying gales and blown sand; by you using copious amounts of compost and thick mulch to conserve soil moisture. Sound Barrier - The sound waves passing through the plant interact with leaves and branches, some being deflected and some being turned into heat energy. A wide band of planting is necessary to achieve a large reduction in the decibel level. Wind Barrier - By planting a natural windbreak you will create a permeable barrier that lets a degree of air movement pass through it and provide shelter by as far as 30 times their height downwind. Woodland ground cover under the shade of tree canopies.
In the case of some genera and species, at least two - and sometimes dozens of - varieties and hybrids are readily available, and it has been possible to give only a selection of the whole range. To indicate this, the abbreviation 'e.g.' appears before the selected examples ( for instance, Centaurea cyanus e.g. 'Jubilee Gem'). If an 'e.g.' is omitted in one list, although it appears beside the same plant in other lists, this means that that plant is the only suitable one - or the only readily available suitable one - in the context of that particular list. |
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Planning your Indoor Edible gardening year will help you to produce a year-round indoor edible garden, showing what to sow and plant through the seasons, and when you can expect a harvest from the crops in Indoor Edible Garden: Creative ways to grow herbs, fruits and vegetables in your home by Zia Allaway. Although most plants grow from spring to autumn when conditions are optimum, remember that you can still enjoy fresh salad leaves, sprouts, and fruits (such as citrus), in winter when light levels and temperatures are lower.
So, having harvested them, one needs cookery recipes to prepare gastronomic delights for your delight and delectation. |
Which compost to use for the relevant indoor plant is stated above.
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Ocimum basilicum |
Sweet Basil |
Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers Using Ed's Amazing Pots System (Portable, Organic, Trouble-free, Secret Soil Formula) by Edward C. Smith. Published by Storey Publishing in 2006. ISBN 13: 978-1-58017-556-2.
The combination of using the Self-Watering Containers as described in the "A pot for every plant" chapter and his secret soil formula described in the "Whats in the pot" chapter will guarantee healthy strong growth of vegetables and herbs grown in containers. |
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Allium schoenoprasum |
Garden Chives |
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Mentha piperita f. citrata 'Basil' |
Basil Mint |
How to extract Mint oils from leaves, since we need mint oil in the following recipe. Favourite Easy to Make Recipes - Simple Ideas for First Cookery. Published by J. Salmon Ltd. ISBN 1-902842-68-5. |
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Origanum vulgare |
Marjoram, Oregano |
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Petroselinum crispum |
Flat-leaved Parsley |
A Book of Welsh Soups & Savouries recipes from the traditional heart of Welsh cookery, including traditional Welsh Cawl by Bobby Freeman. Published by Y Lolfa Cyf. in 1987, Seventh impression 2006. |
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Rosmarinus officinalis |
Common Rosemary |
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Salvia officinalis |
Common Sage |
Beeton's New Book of Garden Management - A compendium of the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, and a Complete Guide to Gardening in all its Branches. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited |
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Thymus vulgaris |
Common Thyme |
Tiny Tabletop Gardens 35 projects for super-small spaces - outdoors and in by Emma Hardy. Published in 2017 by CICO Books. ISBN 978-1-78249-413-3. Some suggested plants - Lavandula 'Pretty Polly (lavender), Origanum vulgare (Oregano / wild marjoram), Rosmarinus offcinalis (Common rosemary), Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' (purple sage), Thymus 'Golden Queen' (Lemon thyme) and Thymus 'Silver Queen' (thyme). |
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Dendrobium orchid |
Great Containers - making - decorating - planting - by Clare MatthewsPublished by Hamlyn in 2004. ISBN 0 600 60947 2.
Decorative techniques Yellow is a versatile colour and one that abounds in the garden, from pale yellows with a fresh purity, through clear yellow, to deeper golden yellows. In containers, yellow can be used to create a number of effects - clear bright yellows are eye catching, pale yellows are suited to simple pretty displays, while the deeper golds and mustards reflect less light and have a more opulent feel. |
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Vegetables: Grow Them, Cook Them, Eat Them by Charlotte Popescu. Published by Cavalier Paperbacks in 2004. ISBN 1-899470-25-5. |
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Daucus carota subsp. sativus |
Carrots |
Sproutman's Kitchen Garden Cookbook by Steve Meyerowitz. Fifth Edition Published 1999. ISBN 1-878736-86-8 |
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Lettuce |
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Tiny Tabletop Gardens 35 projects for super-small spaces - outdoors and in by Emma Hardy. Published in 2017 by CICO Books. ISBN 978-1-78249-413-3. Other Edible Plants Projects:-
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From Cooking in 10 minutes or The adaption to the rhythm of our times by Edouard de Pomaine. Published in 2008 by Serif. ISBN 978 1 897959 61 9. |
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Pak choi |
Simply Beef & Lamb by EBLEX which is a division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. |
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Raphanus sativus |
'Cherry Belle' Radish |
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Allium cepa 'White Lisbon' |
White Lisbon Spring onion |
Maw Broon's Cookbook - for every day and special days by Jeannie Broon. Published by Waverley Books in 2007. |
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Sprouts the miracle food. The complete guide to sprouting by Steve Meyerowitz - 6th edition in 1999. ISBN 1-878736-04-3. The Sprouters Handbook by Edward Cairney. Reprinted by Aryll Publishing in 2002. |
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Aubergine |
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Chilli pepper |
Jamie's 15 minute meals by Jamie Oliver. Published by Penguin Books in 2012. ISBN 978-0-718-15780-7 |
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Cucumber |
Vertical Vegetables & Fruit - Creative Gardening Techniques for Growing Up in Small Spaces by Rhonda Massingham Hart. Published by Storey Publishing in 2011. |
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Capsicum annuum |
Sweet pepper |
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Tamarillo |
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Solanum lycopersicum |
Tomato |
Eating for Victory - Healthy home front cooking on war rations. Foreword by Jill Norman 2007, 2013. Published in 2013. |
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Calamondin |
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Cape gooseberry |
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Ficus carica |
Fig |
The Lincolnshire Cook Book. Published by Meze Publishing in 2015. ISBN 978-1-910863-05-3 |
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Lime |
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies Cookbook - Everyday Recipes for the Living, Dead and Undead by Hoxton Street Monster Supplies Limted. Published in 2016. ISBN 978-1-78472-230-2 |
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Citrus sinensis |
Sweet Orange |
Cookery Year - A month-by-month collection of delicious seasonal recipes by The Reader's Digest. Copyright 1973. Reprinted 2009. ISBN 978 0 276 42893 7. |
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Lemon |
Beeton's Shilling Gardening - Beeton's New Gardening Book - A popular exposition of the Art and Science of Gardening, and every thing that pertains to the garden and its culture in all its branches. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Attachment of plants to stakes and supports. This tree was tied with plastic baling twine to a fence when very young. The white section shows the width at which it was tied. This tree top snapped in the wind. Please never use plastic twine or wire to tie a plant. |
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Mandarin Orange |
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Nectarine |
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Kumquat |
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Peach |
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Pineapple guava |
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Strawberry |
Favourite Easy to Make Recipes - Simple Ideas for First Cookery. Published by J. Salmon Ltd. ISBN 1-902842-68-5 - This book contains a selection of simple recipes, which are straightforward to prepare. They are ideal for beginners and children, or for anyone who wants quick and easy recipes to make and enjoy. There are many other titles available in this series from J. Salmon Ltd. Strawberry Cream Dessert |
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The information in Foods for Fitness and Your Vitamin ABC is just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago, and the former ends with a salutary note that is worth heeding now: 'Appetite is a good guide to our needs of ... energy foods and, if we take more than we require, we generally store the surplus as fat.
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