Perennials
Plants / Perennials
Shade and woodland edge
Woodland plants for under trees and along the north side of a house or fence.
Plants
How to grow garlic mustard: a native plant for shade
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata): a native biennial shade plant up to 90 cm. How to recognise and grow it, what it costs and what to do when it goes wrong.
Plants
Greater celandine: identifying, planting and care
Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a native perennial 30 to 90 cm tall with yellow flowers and orange sap. How to identify, plant and care for it.
Plants
Lily of the valley: planting, care and poisonous berries
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is a native woodland plant 15 to 30 cm tall. Where it grows well, what it costs and which parts are poisonous.
Plants
May lily: a native ground cover for shade
May lily (Maianthemum bifolium) is a native woodland plant 7 to 20 cm tall that flowers in May and June. Where it grows, what it costs, and which parts are poisonous.