Landscape & Urban Design Issue 42 2020 | Page 17

2020 GARDENING TRENDS Plants for Wildlife - (clockwise from top left) Hebe ‘Celine’, Lavender ‘Melissa’, Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’, Eyrsimum ‘Super Bowl Sunset’ Combine different flower shapes and varied flowering times to produce a good supply of pollen and nectar for wildlife from spring through to autumn. Some great plants for wildlife include: • Hebe ‘Celine’ – an evergreen shrub with white flowers from April to June • Lavender ‘Melissa’ – highly fragrant flowers from June to August • Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ – a prickle-free thistle that flowers from June to September. • Eyrsimum ‘Super Bowl Sunset’ – a new variety of wallflower which blooms from April to September 2. Gardening for Wellbeing. Increased emphasis on mental, as well as physical health has highlighted the proven benefits of being outside and reconnecting with nature. Gardening is a great way to disconnect from screens and find some genuine reality. Follow us @ludmagazine Sarah Squire added, “Gardening is creative - you plant your own canvas. White flowering plants remain very popular, but a lot of fun can be had with colour in the garden so don’t rule anything out. It is your garden and should reflect your own tastes and personality.” White plants • Choisya ‘Greenfingers’ - glossy evergreen leaves & scented summer flowers • Clematis Montana ‘Miss Christine’ – fragrant white flowers from May - June Bold & Bright plants • Rosa ‘For You With Love’ – repeat flowering bush rose, lightly scented • Clematis ‘Meghan’ – named after the Duchess of Sussex it flowers from May to June and again in September www.landud.co.uk 17