THE MODERN MINT BLOG
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Dan Pearson’s Must-Have Plants: Shrubs & Trees
The final part of Dan Pearson’s list, to inspire you to hopefully plant a tree or two… we have so far seen his views on bulbs, perennials and grasses, but now we come to what he recommends we plant in the woodier genre! I would love to plant some of these and use them as topiary, my own favourite style of gardening – which you can see more of here in The Guardian. The Laurus nobilis he recommends planting is of course a brilliant plant for topiary and pruning, mostly because it reflects the light and grows back when pruned. …
Dan Pearson’s Must-Have Plants: Perennials
Now we get to the heart of Dan Pearson’s plant recommendations… and he offers far more perennials than another designer we have written of… (Do also check out this review of his excellent book ‘Spirit’.) Perennials Acanthus mollis latifolius group ‘Rue Ledan’ Actaea cordifolia Anemone x Hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ Angelica edulis Aralia cordata Baptisia Alba var. Macrophylla Brunnera macrophylla ‘Betty Bowring’ Bupleurum longifolium ‘Bronze Beauty’ Cephalaria dipsacoides Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Dierama pulcherrimum ‘Blackbird’ Digitalis ferruginea Disporum longistylum ‘Night Heron’ Epimedium wushanense ‘caramel’ Erigeron karvinskianus Eryngium agavifolium Eryngium ebracteatum Ferula tingitana ‘Cedric Morris’ Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’ Gaura lindheimeri Geranium ‘Tiny Monster’ Gillenia …
Dan Pearson’s Must-Have Plants: Ferns, Grasses & Half-Hardy Perennials
This is the second in our plant inspiration guide from garden designer Dan Pearson… he has been sharing the plants he loves to use, and I think it is a fascinating series and major help when trying to work out what you can add to your garden. My own love in the garden is topiary, but topiary really works best when planted with and around some of the plants in this blog. So check them out below and see act you might add to your borders this year! (Do check out this review of his excellent book ‘Spirit’.) Ferns Adiantum …