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“March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers”Old English Proverb Welcome May! The month of May was named after Maia, the Greek goddess of spring. During May we expect to see many plants blossoming and warmer soil temperatures. Thankfully, this means we are being blessed with gardening weather. There …
Skimmia Japonica Obsession is my favourite garden plant for winter and spring colour. This is a new variety of Skimmia called Obsession which provides garden joy all year round. In August the flower buds appear and will open to produce gorgeous scented white flowers in March. This is followed …
The August plant of the month is the wedding cake tree, which is also known as the cornus controversa variegata. The wedding cake tree is a small deciduous tree with beautifully layered horizontal branches. The stems and branch’s are red. This contrasts beautifully with its white, variegated foliage in spring, …
