Property News · August 5, 2017

Spread late-summer loveliness in your garden


Nothing holds a garden together like Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude Group’My garden is dotted with Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude Group’, formerly known as Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’. One might argue that there is a little too much of it, but as it comes into flower in August and the bees and butterflies dance around it, I feel justified. Not only is it a brilliant wildlife plant; its sturdy, painterly presence holds the late summer garden together. It’s a tough plant that’s easy to grow in all soils, whether in sun or semi-shade. It also works well in containers and is ideal for rooftops and other exposed positions, being drought-tolerant.The flat, broad flowerheads are made up of hundreds of tiny star-shaped blooms that are rich in thin nectar. It’s not just things that flutter and buzz that like them – all sorts of insects will dine and live there. The seedheads are extremely robust: they will make it through the winter, even capped in snow. One year I left all the outer seedheads in place so that they acted as staking to the new growth, because ‘Herbstfreude’ does have a habit of collapsing and baring its middle. It’s particularly liable to flop if it is overfed, in too rich soil. Being mean to this one, and pinching out the growth in June, will keep it neater, otherwise you do need to come up with some means of staking. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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