{"id":55613,"date":"2017-05-22T19:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T12:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/know-shrubs-an-idiots-guide-to-recognising-plants\/"},"modified":"2017-05-22T20:02:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:02:23","slug":"know-shrubs-an-idiots-guide-to-recognising-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/know-shrubs-an-idiots-guide-to-recognising-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Know shrubs: an idiot\u2019s guide to recognising plants"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHalf of British adults cannot name a single garden shrub, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. Start growing your knowledge here \u2026Rhododendron, deutzia, lilac, mock orange, choisya. That\u2019s the names of five common-garden shrubs, right off the top of my head, but I\u2019m a plant geek \u2013 it\u2019s my job to reel off botanical Latin as if I\u2019m ordering a pizza. So what about those of us who, according to a survey from the RHS, cannot name a single garden shrub? Here\u2019s my potted guide to five easily recognisable garden plants. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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