Field trip to Deelish Garden Center
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Plant name
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Type |
Reasons for suitability |
Helleborus |
Herbaceous evergreen perennial flowering plants |
It flowers in christmas time
Hardy plant
Frost resistant |
Acanthus spinosus spinosa |
Herbaceous |
No serious insect or disease problems.
Hardy plant |
Pothinia - Red robbin |
Evergreen shrub |
Hardy plant
Tolerant to winter
Leaves turn red in winter
Attractive
Tolerates full shade
Somewhat drought tolerant once established |
Viburnum |
Evergreen shrub |
Evergreen
Easy maintenance
Hardy
Scently flower |
Ecucalyptus tree |
Evergreen tree |
Hardy
Colourful bark |
Italian alder |
Decidious tree |
Hardy tree for exposed areas
Atracts bird life |
Garlic |
Vegetable |
Stands low temperatures during the winter |
Artichokes |
Perennial thistle |
Winter hardy
They can be grown almost everywhere
Can survive between 90-100 days of frost over the year |
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Some ideas for plants for special places