We are all enjoying the nice weather at the moment - yes, it creates work by increasing the amount of watering - but it is nice to feel the sun on your back. 
Of course, many of us have a wall or fence in the shade - usually North or East facing - and need something other than Ivy to grow on it. Well, again on the sales area - there is the lovely climbing
The nursery is looking great - particularly the SHRUB SALES AREA. This area is one of the most popular with our customers at the moment - and it is easy to see why. As well as many wonderful ornamental shrubs and hedging plants - a large section is devoted to those upwardly-mobile plants - the CLIMBERS AND WALL SHRUBS. So many people have fences and walls or even trellis - that they fail to utilise in their garden schemes. This is where climbers or wall shrubs come into their own - they do not take up much space - and many are as beautiful as any border shrub. A number are also deliciously scented - like the SUMMER JASMINE - JASMINUM OFFICINALE - in the photo above. A smashing plant for a seating area - or over a pergola where the scent can waft about on those warm summer evenings.
For something a little different, no scent but a simply beautiful flower, why not try the WHITE POTATO VINE - SOLANUM JASMINOIDES 'ALBUM' - a semi-evergreen scrambling/climbing wall shrub - covered in sumptuous white blooms from July to the frosts.
Usually this plant is seen in it's more popular blue form - SOLANUM CRISPUM 'GLASNEVIN' - you can see why it is called the POTATO VINE! Each little blue flower is very much like the flowers of your spuds!! Again very long-flowering - and dead-easy to look after - just take the shears to it in the spring if it gets out of hand.
Of course, many of us have a wall or fence in the shade - usually North or East facing - and need something other than Ivy to grow on it. Well, again on the sales area - there is the lovely climbing HYDRANGEA PETIOLARIS. It has many of the attributes of it;s more familiar shrubby friends - but will grow in far more hostile conditions - particularly good on North or East aspects. Lovely bloom now, and peeling flaky bark in the winter.
These are just a few of the lovely things we have at the nursery at the moment - why not pop down and see them yourself - the nursery is open Monday-Saturday 9-5.
Until next time then,
RICHARD
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