Does your bush ... ?

[nailslikeknives]

Flower?
Flourish with very little sun?
Cope with damp, poor quality soil?
Grow between 50cm - 1m high approx?
Definitely not have poisonous berries?

If so, it could be the bush for me! Thank you for sharing it's name

[EauRouge]

How do you feel about trimming your bush? Do you have the necessary equipment?

[nailslikeknives]

Ha ha! But I really want to know! Why does the word 'bush' bring out the dirty dawg?
No, I know I phrased the title a bit oo re missus, I wasn't sure how much traffic there'd be in gardening and thought humour might draw in a real gardener - as opposed to the amateur I am.

[nailslikeknives]

Oo er obviously.
Silly spell checker.

[nailslikeknives]

Bumping, fingers crossed.

[RedBushedT]

I'm not a particularly good gardener but I do have some established bushes in my garden. Hydrangeas seem pretty hardy and flower beautifully. They grow to a good size but can be trimmed to stay around the size you want. Or maybe azaleas or fuscia... that's my gardening knowledge completed now

[nailslikeknives]

Thanks red, I'll look into all of those.

[AnythingNotEverything]

I have a kerria www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/442.shtml

It flowers with pretty little yellow pom pom type flowers in Spring that bob in the wind. I've ignored it for 2 years since planting and it's lovely.

[nailslikeknives]

I like the sound of that, low maintenance gardening suits me

[linspins]

Some types of hebe would work well, and I second hydrangeas.

[nailslikeknives]

Elsewhere in the garden, I have lavender, sage and rosemary, seems like hydrangeas may be the way forward.

[LadyGardenersQuestionTime]

Kerria is pretty but only for about 10 mins in the spring and will make a sudden bid for world domination after a couple of years and you will be powerless to prevent it. Some camellias or rhododendrons stay small, and if it's not completely shaded some hebes might put up with it.

[AnythingNotEverything]

I shall keep a close eye on mine then Lady. It makes me smile though when little else in my shady garden is doing anything.

[nailslikeknives]

Lady, I love camellias but I didn't realise they could cope with mostly shade etc. They must be hardier than I thought. Are there any particular varieties that do well in damp corners?

[Rhubarbgarden]

Skimmia japonica