Property News · August 26, 2022

Pining for some architectural chic in your garden? Try a tiny conifer | Alys Fowler


Hardy, drought-tolerant and in striking shapes and sizes, conifers are not just for ChristmasA garden centre manager once tried to tell me conifers were having a bit of a moment. It was the wrong side of Christmas and I clocked it as a valiant attempt to drum up sales. But then I started to see conifers popping up everywhere.A well-placed pine looks chic next to a modernist building. Many keep pleasing shapes with little or no pruning, so function architecturally, much like a box ball but without the worry about box tree caterpillars. Once established, they are often drought-tolerant and thrive in poor, stony soils. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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