This Hebe has been flowering its socks off for weeks, despite us being in the middle of winter. Neither sun, frost, wind, rain, sleet or snow has stopped it being in full flower.
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Now I shall have to research to see if we have something similar (or the same) on our side. Pretty! CC
I am very fond of Hebes. They are smallish (ranging from ankle to waist height), evergreen, attractive, they give a good architectural structure to the garden in winter, and many of them are hardy.
Here are a few examples of Hebe's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebe_(plant)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/365.shtml (I think this might be mine)
Thanks for the links, Val. If I can find one or two, I might try them in the foundation planting in front of our house--if I can get enough compost worked into the soil. I like when the description says, "low maintenance"! CC
It appears, from the sites that I've visited, hebes grow in California and Hawaii in the USA--and, that's about it! No wonder your garden looks so lush in winter if your growing conditions are like those two states!! Jealous, I am. CC
CopCar, your comments have bemused me somewhat. Our winters can be quite cold, though not as bad as parts of the US. Some regions of the UK can have worse winters than others. However, it would never have occurred to me to compare our winter with that of Florida. We do have bad frosts and freezing waether in the winter - just not as much since the start of global warming.
Hebes come in many types. Some are certainly capable of surviving harsh winters. It sounds as if you just were inestigating the less hardy types.
5 comments:
Now I shall have to research to see if we have something similar (or the same) on our side. Pretty!
CC
I am very fond of Hebes. They are smallish (ranging from ankle to waist height), evergreen, attractive, they give a good architectural structure to the garden in winter, and many of them are hardy.
Here are a few examples of Hebe's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebe_(plant)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/365.shtml (I think this might be mine)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/367.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/368.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1323.shtml
Thanks for the links, Val. If I can find one or two, I might try them in the foundation planting in front of our house--if I can get enough compost worked into the soil. I like when the description says, "low maintenance"!
CC
It appears, from the sites that I've visited, hebes grow in California and Hawaii in the USA--and, that's about it! No wonder your garden looks so lush in winter if your growing conditions are like those two states!! Jealous, I am.
CC
CopCar, your comments have bemused me somewhat. Our winters can be quite cold, though not as bad as parts of the US. Some regions of the UK can have worse winters than others. However, it would never have occurred to me to compare our winter with that of Florida. We do have bad frosts and freezing waether in the winter - just not as much since the start of global warming.
Hebes come in many types. Some are certainly capable of surviving harsh winters. It sounds as if you just were inestigating the less hardy types.
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