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Plant of the Day

Wednesday 22 March 2023

Rosettes of toothed yellow-green bracts surround the tiny yellow flowers of Hacquetia epipactis (broad-leaved sanicle) as this low clump-forming perennial greets the early spring.

Jill Raggett

#Hacquetia #broad-leavedsanicle #greenflowers #yellowflowers #bracts #lowgrowing #plants #springflowering #writtledesign #gardens #horticulture #garden #suffolk #PlaceForPlants

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Plant of the Day

Wednesday 3 May 2023

The foliage of Cyclamen hederifolium is highly decorative and variable. In this woodland garden the cormous perennial produces winter and spring flowers in pink and sometimes white but the foliage then provides the display.

Jill Raggett

#cyclamen #foliage #woodlandgarden #shadegarden #cormousperennial #corm #plants #writtledesign #horticulture #gardens #garden #suffolk #PlaceForPlants

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Plant of the Day

Wednesday 5 May 2021

The new foliage of Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' attracts attention at this time of the year, but this thicket-forming deciduous shrub can be invasive so it should be used with care. The flushed pink-bronze leaves of spring turn green in summer and provide red autumn colour.

Jill Raggett

#Sorbaria #deciduousshrub #newleaves #foliage #suckering #thicket #invasive #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 2 May 2021

At Place for Plants, Suffolk, UK, lots of fascinating woody species were flowering to greet the spring. One of the treasures I saw in this woodland garden was Illicium yunnanense (anise). This evergreen plant has flowers of greenish-yellow.

Jill Raggett

#Illicium #anise #evergreenshrub #evergreen #shrub #whiteflowers #woodlandgarden #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #suffolk #placeforplants

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Plant of the Day

Thursday 13 August 2020

The sophisticated foliage and flowers of Syneilesis aconitifolia (shredded umbrella plant, tattered umbrella) provide an unusual element to the edge of this woodland border. The foliage emerges from a slowly spreading rhizome beneath the soil surface. The young leaves are covered in silky fine white hairs and unfurl like umbrellas. Flowers appear in late summer on tall stems with up to 30 tubular blooms per head. This distinctive plant needs a moist, well drained humus-rich soil.

Jill Raggett

#Syneilesis #shreddedumbrellaplant #tatteredumbrella #whiteflowers #pinkflowers #herbaceousperennial #herbaceous #foliage #rhizome #woodlandgarden #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk

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Plant of the Day

Friday 24 July 2020

A young specimen of Pinus coulteri (big-cone pine, Coulter pine) forms an impressive tree as part of a tree belt on the edge of a meadow. This evergreen will develop a large, broad, open crown with stout shoots bearing thick, long, blue-grey needles in bundles of three. The tree will eventually produce large cones, up to 30cm long, that are the heaviest cones of any pine tree.

Jill Raggett

#pinus #pine #big-conepine #Coulterpine #evergreentree #evergreen #tree #needles #arboriculture #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk

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Plant of the Day

Wednesday 29 July 2020

Here the beautiful texture and delicate colouration from the foliage of Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto' (Japanese maple) contribute to the garden. This small, deciduous shrub has five narrow lobed leaves that are tinted red when young and become greener with age, and provide golden autumn colour.

Jill Raggett

#acer #japanesemaple #foliage #deciduous #deciduousshrub #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #arboretum #suffolk

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 6 August 2020

A large suckering deciduous shrub from the woodlands of the southeastern states of the USA is Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye). The palmate leaves open as a bronze colour, then turning dark green, and finally yellow in autumn. The white flowers have prominent stamens and are popular with the bees and other insects. I like the way the flowers form a misty appearance above the foliage.

Jill Raggett

#Aesculus #bottlebrushbuckeye #buckeye #deciduousshrub #deciduous #shrub #floweringshrub #plants #suckering #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk #whiteflowers

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 27 July 2020

Enjoying the shelter of this walled garden Fuchsia 'Riccartonii' was thriving, covered in flowers with crimson sepals and violet-purple petals. The blooms on this upright, deciduous shrub will be produced from June to October and in frost-free areas it can be used as a long-flowering, informal hedge.

Jill Raggett

#fuchsia #redflower #purpleflowers #deciduousshrub #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #walledgarden #placeforplants #suffolk

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 25 July 2020

In the damp, dell of the woodland garden of Place for Plants, Suffolk, the sterile white florets of Hydrangea aspera 'Macrophylla' (large-leaved scabrous hydrangea) looked like circles of moths surrounding the flat, blue-mauve flowers. This deciduous shrub has large, hairy leaves with lax branches; it needs a sheltered site and moist but well-drained soil.

Jill Raggett

#hydrangea #large-leavedscabroushydrangea #deciduousshrub #shrub #floweringshrub #deciduous #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk #whiteflowers #purpleflowers #woodlandgarden

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Plant of the Day

Tuesday 28 July 2020

At The Place for Plants, East Bergholt Place, Suffolk, the arboretum has an extensive collection of deciduous Euonymus (spindle) species and cultivars. From a distance one plant appeared to be covered in white flowers but it was in reality a rather strange variegated cultivar Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Fiesta'.

Jill Raggett

#euonymus #spindle #deciduousshrub #deciduous #variegatedfoliage #variegated #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk #shrub #collection

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 22 July 2020

Trained on a south-facing wall this Indigofera heterantha (Himalayan indigo) was putting on a show of pink flowers which were being appreciated by the local bee population. This deciduous shrub can be grown as an herbaceous plant in colder areas and can make over 1m of annual growth.

Jill Raggett

#indigofera #Himalayanindigo #deciduousshrub #walltrained #walledgarden #pinkflowers #beeforage #beefriendly #bees #bee #plants #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture #garden #placeforplants #suffolk

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 21 February 2020

The Place for Plants, East Bergholt Place, Suffolk, recently hosted a Snowdrop Walk and keen to see the garden in late winter I joined a group of people in warm clothes and ‘sensible’ shoes on a beautiful sunny day. Galanthus ‘Alison Hilary’ was flowering as part of the display with strong green inner segments that made this cultivar stand out in the crowd.

Jill Raggett

#galanthus #snowdrop #snowdrops #winter #garden #bulb #bulbs #bulbous #whiteflowers #plants #writtledesign #mhort #meadow #turf #lawn #PlaceForPlants #westbergholt #suffolk #horticulture #gardens

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 22 February 2020

Flowering in late winter, Camellia × williamsii 'J. C. Williams' is producing clear, pale pink blooms that open almost flat. This plant is growing in a sheltered location with an acidic soil at The Place for Plants, East Bergholt Place, Suffolk.

Jill Raggett

#camellia #pinkflowers #plants #evergreenshrub #evergreen #horticulture #writtledesign #mhort #garden #PlaceForPlants #suffolk #gardens #winterflowering

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Plant of the Day

Sunday 23 February 2020

In several gardens I have noticed the new bronze foliage and flower buds of Sorbus caloneura (beautifully veined mountain ash, Chinese mountain ash, Chinese whitebeam) emerging. This large, deciduous shrub or small tree originates in China, it has wide-spreading branches with a flat-topped, tiered crown. A few of the rounded brown fruits had survived from the autumn display.

Jill Raggett

#sorbus #Chinesemountainash #Chinese whitebeam #deciduous #deciduousshrub #deciduoustree #tree #shrub #plants #garden #PlaceForPlants #suffolk #rhswisley #wisley #surrey #fruit #flowerbuds #leaves #writtledesign #mhort #gardens #horticulture

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 27 February 2020

The elegant single white flowers of Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ (Japanese camellia) unfold to reveal conspicuous, yellow stamens. This evergreen shrub blooms from February to May, growing in sun or partial shade in moist, well-drained, acidic soil.

Jill Raggett

#camellia #Japanesecamellia #evergreenshrub #evergreen #whiteflowers #winterflowering #gardens #plants #writtledesign #mhort #horticulture #garden #PlaceForPlants #westbergholt #suffolk #woodlandgarden #path #acidicsoil