Wall shrubs Flashcards
4 examples of wall shrubs
Ceanothus ‘Dark star’ (evergreen)
Pyracantha ‘Orange glow’ (evergreen)
Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’ (everygreen)
Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ (evergreen silk tassel bush)
How to prune a spring flowering shrub
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ variety
Prune after flowering in April/May.
Remove dead, diseased, damaged and crossing branches.
Thin out older stems at the base, to encourage vigorous new growth.
Prune overall shape by about a third.
Prune after an outward facing bud, angled away from the bud to avoid water sitting on it.
Mulch and feed after pruning.
How to prune a summer flowering
Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’
Can be pruned lightly in Autumn, and drastically in March.
Prune by a third in Autumn, to reduce risk of wind rock.
In March stems are pollarded into a ‘stags horn’ shape to promote strong bushy growth. Removing any dead, diseased and damaged branches. Cuts made above and sloping away from a bud at an angle of 45 degrees. Feed and mulch after pruning.
How to prune a shrub grown for it’s winter interest.
Cornus alba ‘Siberica’
Deciduous shrub. Grown for it’s attractive juvenile red stems in winter. Cut back hard in March, after the red stems have been enjoyed over winter. This will promote new growth of red stems for the following year. Feed and mulch.
3 Climbers suitable for shade
Hedera helix ‘Glacier’
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Clematis montana
3 Climbers suitable for a South or West facing Sunny position.
Wisteria sinensis
Rosa ‘Climbing iceberg’
Clematis ‘Nelly moser’
Name 2 Hybrid Tea bush roses
Rosa ‘Black Beauty’
Dark rich crimson red flowers. Bushy grows to 1.2m,
Rosa ‘Ruby wedding’
Bushy decidious, Deep red double flowers in Summer & autumn.
Name 2 Floribunda roses
Rosa ‘Amber queen’
Compact floribunda rose to 60cm tall. Bronzed tinted foliage turns to dark green. Large clusters of fragrant, double rich amber yellow flowers in Summer/Autumn.
Rosa ‘Iceberg’
Free flowing bushy small shrub with glossy light green foliage, and cluster of slightly fragrant, double white flowers to 8cm in Summer/Autumn.
