First the Japanese dogwood – this loves full sun to partial shade making it pretty flexible in terms of where you put it. It prefers a neutral to acid soil and a rich soil. It is slow growing which means it shouldn’t need lots of cutting back at any point.
It flowers in June and the flowers are white. Once the flowers have gone you’ll be left with red fruits – they’re not edible but pretty and their colour will brighten your garden. It is fully hardy. With wavy-margined, dark green leaves turning crimson-purple in autumn this tree gives colour for much of the year.
As long as you incorporate a quantity of composted pine needles or well-rotted leaf mould when planting it will do fine. Requires minimal pruning and has a natural conical shape.
B lack bamboo loves a humus rich soil in the sun, it will tolerate some shade. it is fast growing and fully hardy, It has lovely polished, damson-black mature canes and dark green leaves which grow on thin arching canes, which are dark green for the first two or three years, look perfect in a contemporary, minimalist garden particularly if the low-growing foliage is stripped. Not ultra-vigorous and invasive bamboos, it is advisable to restrict the roots using a rigid, non-perishable barrier to prevent the plant from spreading.
Will need water regularly until established. Bamboos do not like competition, so are best planted en masse in a specific area dedicated to bamboos.
Clematis love the sun and rich fertile soil. Has average growth and a longer flowering period from May to August. The flowers are white and the plant has
attractive dark purple stamens
It is fully hardy and a great climber.Care is basic just remove dead and damaged stems before growth starts in early spring, cutting all remaining stems back to where strong buds are visible. You can apply a slow-release balanced fertiliser and a mulch of well-rotted garden compost around the base of the plant in early spring as well.
potato-planter – it’s not long off time to dig up the first early new potatoes we put in a couple of months ago. You don’t need a big garden to grow spuds either with this useful patio planter. It holds about 40 litres of compost and is suitable for between 3 to 5 seed potatoes. It come with detailed growing instructions.They come in packs of three, so by planting at 4 to 6 week intervals you can spread your harvest over an extended period – ensuring you don’t get a glut of howe grow potatoes all at once. Plus, there’s no need to do any digging as you can just remove a few at a time or tip the planter out and enjoy the real taste of home-grown spuds – from plant to plate in minutes!