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

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

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.

Oo er obviously.
Silly spell checker.

Bumping, fingers crossed.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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