English style gardens in warmer climates
The GardenAdvice Team are often asked to to help create English country style gardens in warmer climates often with high summer temperatures and no frosts plus higher light levels. This can cause problems for lots of plants need a cold weather period and the dormant season of the winter to recover. In a climate with no real winter plants often suffer the plant equivalent of sleep deprivation and die after a few years.
As well as the selection of plants the key is often the preparation of the soil making sure it has a high level of organic mater and mulches to maintain the moisture levels and the plants access to moisture.
Here is a list of the plants we often use in warmer climates to create a soft English style garden.
Plants/Shrubs/climbers
camellia
sambucus black lace
Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Flame’
Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’
Ceanothus
Helleborus
Rhododendron
Acers
Cornus scarlet fire
Genista Lydia
Magnolia stellata
Wisteria
Clematis armandii
Clematis jackmanii
Actinidia kolomikta
Tree peony
Hydrangea ruby slippers
Caryopteris
Lonicera fragrantissima
Daphne auto marginata
Perennial plants
Geranium johnsons blue
epimedium grandiflorum
Liatris kobold
Nepeta faassenii
Kalmia
Heuchera
acanthus
Salvia caradonna
Dicentra
White daisies
Scabious clive greaves
Lonicera fragrantissima
Echinacea
Agapanthus
Grasses
Pampus grass
Festuca glauca
Pennisetum Cassians Choice
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