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To help you decide which types of plant are best suited to your garden and the planting position you have in mind, The Gardening Register have produced a guide to the different types of plants available. We have added a short description to aid identification, notes on how to prepare the site and look after the plant afterwards plus some examples. For further technical information about plants visit The Royal Horticultural Society's website.

 

Having bought your plants ensure you keep them well watered while you prepare your site and begin planting. You can find out how to carryout the essential tasks to ensure your plants thrive by visiting our Articles or by clicking one of the links on the right.

 

 

Type

Description

Trees

Woody perennial usually with a clean main stem with branches above. Most trees are deciduous but there are some evergreens. More >>>

Conifers

Similar to trees but there are a number of biological differences. Most are evergreen but some are deciduous. More >>>

Shrubs

Generally smaller than trees with either a very short main stem or multiple stems. They are long term plants grown for their flowers, foliage or fruits. They come on many shapes and sizes and can be grown in almost any part of the garden. Shrubs can be evergreen or deciduous. More >>>

Hardy Annuals

Annuals are herbaceous plants that live for just one year. They will die after flowering and setting seed or will be thrown away at the end of the summer. Hardy Annuals can stand the cold so are sown outdoors in Spring to flower during early summer. More >>>

Half Hardy Annuals

Like Hardy Annuals these plants live for just one season and will die after flowering and setting seed. However, they cannot stand the cold so should be planted out after all risk of frost has passed. More >>>

Biennials

Biennials are herbaceous plants that complete their life-cycle in two years. Growing in the first year and flowering in the next. More >>>

Bedding Plants

Bedding Plants are usually used to fill gaps in the borders for a temporary affect. Once flowering is complete they can be disposed of. They mainly consist of Half Hardy Annuals. More >>>

Hardy Perennials

Perennials die down each autumn and grow again the following spring. Hardy Perennials can stay in the ground all year and only require to be split every three to five years. More >>>

Half Hardy Perennials

Half Hardy Perennials will also die down in autumn and grow again the following spring, however, they cannot stand frost so will have to be protected over the winter or taken into a greenhouse. More >>>

Climbers

Climbers are shrubs which are adapted to growing up vertical structures. Climbers add a vertical element to a garden, they can be trained against a wall, fence or trellis, over arches and pergolas, through trees or used as ground cover. There are many different types of climbers from annuals, deciduous perennials and evergreens. Choose one to suit your soil type, aspect and climate. More >>>

Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental grasses thrive in open positions in full sun in the herbaceous border, as a specimen plant or in containers. More >>>

Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes

These are herbaceous plants. There are bulbous plants for lots of different situations but nearly all require good drainage and many thrive in sunny sites. Many bulbous plants are threatened in the wild so it is important to buy bulbs from cultivated sources. More >>>

Evergreens

An evergreen retains it's leaves throughout the year. More >>>

Hedges

Hedges are trees or shrubs which are planted close together to form a continuous row. They are usually cut to maintain a particular shape and height. More >>>

Ground Cover

Low growing, spreading shrubs which can cover a large area of ground. They suppress weeds and require very little attention. More >>>

Alpines

Small shrubs or perennials that grow naturally in mountainous areas; often used in rockeries. More >>>

Water Plants

Usually perennials that have adapted to growing in water (aquatics) or wet soil (bog plants). More >>>

Vegetables

Plants that are grown to provide food. The edible part can be roots, stems or leaves. More >>>

Fruit

Plants that are grown for their fruit. They can be trees, shrubs or perennials. More >>>

 

 

 

 

 

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