News
- Talk at Nursery on Tues 21st Sept 2010
- Naomi House Open Day winner at The Chelsea Flower Show 2010
- Chelsea Flower Show 2010
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Becky's goodbye cake
Nursery Diary 3rd September 2010
Developments on the Nursery: This week we have been saying goodbye to some of our members of staff Rebecca has been working with us now for 3 years and is off to pastures new and we wish her good luck in her new job Our summer students, Becky and James have also left to go back to University We will miss them all
Come along and visit the Nursery this weekend
Hardy's on the Road This weekend will see us at the National Gardening Show at Shepton Mallet, Bath & West Showground as well as Robert Hardy attending Wolverton Manor Plant Fair on the Isle of Wight
Hardy's Gardening Tip for the Week: Lots of your summer herbaceous perennials will be setting seeds so this will be the time to be collecting them whilst the weather is still good and the seed heads are dry. Make sure you collect seeds in paper bags and label clearly what you have collected Ensuring that you do not touch the seeds with your hands |
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BERGENIA
BERGENIA
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Elephant’s Ears are grown both for their large, usually evergreen, leaves and for their clusters of spring flowers. Pretty colouration of foliage in winter is an added attraction in some varieties.
There are less than 10 species, which grow in damp woodland, rocky areas or open slopes in central and eastern Asia.
This is a fairly versatile genus, as most plants will grow in either sun or shade. Many species will thrive in both dry, well-drained soil, which produces the best winter colour, or in moist, fertile soil for lush leaves and improved flowering.
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