Mum’s April Garden, Japanese Maple & Richard’s Planting Debut 🌺🌺🌺

In today’s video we are first taking a quick tour of Mum’s lovely courtyard garden which is looking particularly gorgeous this April.

Next, I have bought myself an Acer Palmatum Bloodgood to add to a container in Woodland Courtyard. This beautiful Japanese Maple forms a branched bush with a stunning leaf. When it is not pruned, the Acer can grow up to 1.5 metres high. It can bear the sun and shade. It’s equipped for the Winter but in a pot it should be protected against severe frost. Should turn a beautiful bright crimson red in the Autumn.

Finally, I’ve persuaded Richard to try his hand at planting his very first container (he definitely has a different planting style to me 😊) so we are planting one hanging basket each, with the following wonderful plants:

Acorus Gramineus ‘Ogon’ & Hakonechloa Macra Aureola (both ornamental grasses)

Heucheras ‘Fire Alarm’ & ‘Grape Timeless’

Brunneras ‘Jack Frost’ & ‘Looking Glass’

Calluna Vulgaris ‘Spring Glow’ (a Heather)

Trailing Ivies (unknown varieties)

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Have fun in your gardens!

Janette, The Enthusiastic Gardener

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