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I have just been walking around the nursery taking
stock as our new season's trees and hedging are about
to arrive.
Within the shrub display, I was greeted by buttercup
yellow upright flower racemes, exuding the scent of
lily of the valley. On a crisp sunny November day,
it doesn't come much better than that. That is just
perfection for me!
Mahonia is a strange shrub. It looks harsh and unforgiving
when it is not in flower or berry with its waxy dark
green holly like spiky foliage. It does however play
its Ace card in the Autumn producing the sunniest scented
yellow erect flower clusters. It is a great surprise
as you just do not expect such a harsh looking evergreen
to produce such a pretty floral display.
Mahonia is fantastically versatile, surviving in both
sun or shade, in any soil, and tolerating dry conditions.
It could therefore be an alternative to a traditional
bulk standard boundary hedge by providing the evergreen,
prickly foliage for security but also bringing an element
of prettiness and colour to the equation with the berries
and flowers.
Mahonia do what they do best in late Autumn when plants
at the front of a border die back to reveal the beauty
the Mahonia's Winter show.
The Mahonia may not be to every gardener's taste,
but as a real all round, no fuss evergreen, that offers
that little something extra, you can't beat it.
Please
check out our Shrubs
and Groundcover Catalogue for
available sizes and prices. |
