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Carol visited one of Cornwall’s best kept secrets and knocked our socks off with the planting combinations in their dry shady woodland. Dry shade can be a real problem area, but Carol shows us that once you know what you’re dealing with, those conditions can be turned to your advantage. Here are some plants she really thought stole the show while she was there.

Epimedium x versicolor ‘S³Ü±ô±è³ó³Ü°ù±ð³Ü³¾â€™
Epimedium x younganium ‘N¾±±¹±ð³Ü³¾â€™
Helleborus x hybridus
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Muscari ‘Baby’s Breath’
Erythronium ‘Jeanette Brickell’
Astelia chathamica ‘Silver Shadow’
Omphalodes cappadocica
Trillium rivale
Lathyrus vernus ‘A±ô²ú´Ç°ù´Ç²õ±ð³Ü²õ’

(www.bosvigo.com)

Using plants to produce natural fabric dyes has really caught our attention and the visit last year to Christine Lewis’ dye garden was the icing on the cake. We can’t wait to see how the plants Monty has put in specifically for producing natural fabric dyes get along. If you would like to try growing plants for making fabric dyes, here are the plants Monty is starting with.

Isatis tinctoria (Woad)
HypericumÌý³æÌýhidcoteense 'Hidcote' (St John’s wort)
Alcea rosea 'Halo Cerise' (Hollyhock)
Calendula officinalis (Pot marigold)
Rubia tinctorum (Dyer's madder)