An evergreen shrub with dark green, glossy leaves margined in mock prickles.
Adding annuals
A selection of recommended annuals.
Verbena macdougalii ‘Lavender Spires’
As summer peaks the tall stems of Verbena bonariensis shoot up in gardens all over the country.
Selinum wallichianum
This majestic umbellifer has intricate foliage and creamy white flower heads
The Butterfly (Hoverfly) Bush
What has caught my attention is the number of hoverflies that have replaced the butterflies on this pollen-rich flower this summer.