On 1/10/07 16:50, in article ,
"Mary Fisher" wrote:


"Another Dave" wrote in message
...
I've just moved house (North Midlands). The neighbours say the front is
windy - it faces south. The soil is lime-free. I'm thinking of planting
the following evergreen shrubs:

Pieris
Viburnum Davidii
Photinia
Laurel

and:

Lavatera "Barnsley" (is this a perennial?)

It's perennial but not evergreen and not very long lived - especially when
subjected to wind. It's very pretty and is still flowering but fast growing
and the limbs are brittle. I had one which was always losing branches.

Mary



I'm afraid that's not quite correct. Lavatera 'Barnsley' is semi-evergreen.
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