On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:16:40 -0000, Kate Morgan
wrote:

~any ideas for cheap and cheerfull shrubs that will grow on poor ground
~apart from Buddlea.
~
Cistus varieties. They naturally grow on incredibly poor scree etc in
the Med. They do only have a 2-3 week period of fantastic flowering
(pink, white or blotchy) but are evergreen, so you don't have to worry
about bare twigs half the year.

My personal favourite is the maroon-blotched white one, of which you
can get reasonably small ones (cistus x decumbens) as well as ones
which get quite large.


--
jane

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