Ajuga reptans variegata Mattus even as an informal hedge

even as an informal hedge or screen and is happy on banks or slopes as erosion control

Presented to retain the charm and beauty of the original volume filled with Holden's hand-drawn illustrations of the English countryside's flora and fauna through the changing seasons of the year

Alstromerias are not a bulb

Happiest in sun but will cope with a little bit of shade

vines like wisteria and even blooming shrubs like lilacs

Ajuga reptans variegata Mattus even as an informal hedgeThis Bugle is such a popular plant in the garden! I think it's because they are such a reliable semi evergreen groundcover in the shade. This one is a lovely collector's plant with its unusual and rare variegated foliage of silver, cream, green and a touch of pink, above which are held blue flower spikes in Spring, adding a bright spot under decidous and evergreen trees alike. They grow 20 cm tall and 40 cm wide, and spread in the right conditions,