Hebe Red Edge

Having hard pruned a large shrub behind my pond, I realised too late my mistake. My view through the window whilst dooyooing was now a concrete fence post. What to do? An hour later I was back home with a statue of Hebe, goddess of youth and cupbearer to the gods. It is amazing what you can carry in the boot of a Ka2! With the help of a friend I carried the heavy lady to the bottom of the garden and up above the pond to hide the fence post. It took quite a few evenings of worried double takes before I remembered that I didn't have someone standing on my property; but once some plants had enfolded her, Hebe enhanced my view beautifully. The Hebes ...  Read the complete review

Deciduous shrubs and popular herbaceous perennials manage to survive severe weather by dying back and resting in the winter. It’s more difficult for the evergreens, which need an adequate supply of water at all times to maintain their foliage. When the ground is frozen solid, they are unable to take up any moisture from the soil and during the prolonged freeze they’ll start to die off. Newly planted evergreen trees and shrubs are the first to suffer, as their roots haven’t had time to become well established in the soil. Remember to give them some special loving for a year or two after planting. Check young evergreens regularly and water as ...  Read the complete review

Excellent garden shrub - Advantages: Evergreen, Low Growing, Winter Colour - Disadvantages: Hates severe Frost