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Plant recommendations for Arid Style Planting

Plant recommendations for Arid Style Planting

Posted By: Category: Design

Do you love the coastal paradises of Minack Theatre, Tresco Island and Abbotsbury Gardens? Recreate it on your Bristol balcony or exposed garden slope using a range of succulents spilling out of terracotta pots, tall spires that add swaying in the breeze, and tones of texture in a planter.... We especially love adding broken terracotta pots and gravel in between the plants to create the look!

These tough plants will thrive in well-drained soil/gravel, in a sunny spot, whether in a shallow pot or well-drained border. Good drainage is key here!

Some plants that are featured in this display include:

Armeria maritima ‘Armada Rose’  -Neat, low mounds of narrow leaves and lots of bright pink flower heads over a long period, for most of spring. Very easy to grow! Evergreen | Height 6-8” by 8”

Santolina chamacyparissus - A low growing mound of silver foliage with lots of bright yellow pom-pom flowers from mid-summer to autumn. Very easy to grow, thriving in hot, dry sites.Evergreen | Height in 10 years: 18” by 2’

Semponium - These fabulous new plants are a cross between Aeoniums and Semervivums. They make impressive plants with large rosettes of fleshy leaves in various colours – greens, oranges and purples! Hardy to -4 degrees!

Kniphofia ‘Red Hot Popsicle’ This new variety is very long flowering, producing its vibrant red flower spikes from early to late summer. It’s nicely compact with long grassy foliage. Perennial | Height 15” by 20”

Also featuring Kniphofia Lemon Popsicle, Agapanthus, Cosmos aatrosanguineus (Chocolate Cosmos), Osteospermum Snow Pixie and more…..

 
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