Architectural Winter Wonders – No 3 | My Climate Change Garden

Architectural Winter Wonders – No 3

Thu, Dec 24, 2009

The third suggestion for low maintenance, high impact winter plants is Euphorbia melliflora – more commonly known as Honey Spurge.This plant provides instant gratification with attractive leaves similar to Oleander . It grows to about 8 feet in 10 years but needs protection in a rural winter environment if temperatures dip very low.http://www.architecturalplants.com/plant.html?code=EMNR

This is highlighted by the amber traffic light on the information board- see below. This brilliant system created by Angus White is a simple method of indentifying plants that are not so hardyhttp://www.architecturalplants.com/hardiness_codes.html

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I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and is keen to "manage" the effects of the weather on my garden. Writing this blog is my passion and I hope that it will continue to grow, allowing global gardeners to communicate about the effects of climate change on our plants and the future of our gardens.

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