Hydrangea macrophylla | Leuchtfeuer syn. Firelight Feather reed Grass Plants are drought tolerant once

Plants are drought tolerant once established however plants do thrive more with regular moisture and a layer of mulch will help to retain moisture over the summer months

These are the first flowers we bring in from the garden of the new season

Aquilegia 'Munstead White' is a very pure white Aquilegia reputed to have been specially selected by early twentieth-century garden writer and designer Gertrude Jekyll in her garden at Munstead Wood in Surrey

Be sure to have a look at Erin's other books that we have available - A Year In Flowers and Discovering Dahlias

Hydrangea macrophylla | Leuchtfeuer syn. Firelight Feather reed Grass Plants are drought tolerant onceThis hydrangea Leuchtfeuer, also known as firelight, is a variety of Hydrangea that features large dome shaped clusters of flowers, in a beautiful striking raspberry pink colour. The flower heads are produced from summer through autumn and are complemented with large, green leaves as it grows to 1. 2 m tall and the same width. Great in mixed borders, around the base of larger trees, maintaining in a container, growing as an informal hedge, or planting