Ground Cover Solutionz™ http://www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz These plants are specific to use in gardens along edges where plants of low habit are required to compliment a taller background and they are also useful for keeping the surface of the soil cool during the summer months. daily 1 2006-09-20T08:46:15Z Coleonema Sunset Gold http://www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz/plant-catalogue/coleonema-sunset-gold This award winning plant has fragrant, bright golden yellow foliage all year round, which may change to a lime-yellow in the winter months. In spring masses of pale pink flowers appear. Its low growth habit gives good coverage over your garden. This award winning plant has fragrant, bright golden yellow foliage all year round, which may change to a lime-yellow in the winter months. In spring masses of pale pink flowers appear. Its low growth habit gives good coverage over your garden. This is one of the best foliage plants you can choose for the garden. It will happily grow with many other plant types and looks stunning planted in a group or on its own. Plant in full sun for best foliage colour. This plant is approximately eighteen months old when it reaches the garden centre and over the next three years it will triple in size growing to a height of 0.4 metres by 1 metre if desired.

]]> No publisher escott Ground Cover Solutionz Hardy ‘n’ Fragrant Solutionz Border Solutionz Easy Care Solutionz Hot ‘n’ Dry Solutionz Group Planting Solutionz 2006-10-19T23:22:20Z Plant Coprosma Autumn Haze http://www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz/plant-catalogue/coprosma-autumn-haze This colourful, prostrate coprosma hailing from the Chatham Islands has small, glossy cream and green variegated foliage delightfully coloured with soft peach hues. This colourful, prostrate coprosma hailing from the Chatham Islands has small, glossy cream and green variegated foliage delightfully coloured with soft peach hues.  An adaptable plant that looks good combined with plants that have burgundy, deep red or chocolate foliage such as Loropetalum China Pink, Euphorbia Tui or Cotinus Royal Purple.  Suited to courtyards, pots, borders and rockeries it is perfect for low maintenance gardens.  It can tolerate most climatic situations, including coastal throughout New Zealand and is best suited to well drained soils.  This plant is approximately two years old when it reaches the garden centre and will double in size over the next two years eventually growing to a height of 30 cm x 1 metre if desired.

The following excerpt appeared in The Press newspaper June 2008:
While the Chatham Islands emerged above sea level a long time ago, a far more recent emergence from the islands is now available.  Coprosma Autumn Haze is a real show off.  This groundcover has glossy cream and varigated foliage, with soft-peach and apricot tones and looks fresh and bright year-round.  It is adaptable, compact and easy to grow, suppresses weeds and loves the coast.  From coastal banks to hanging baskets and courtyards, Coprosma Autumn Haze makes itself at home.  A prostrate plant, it makes a strong statement among natives, especially when planted in front of phormiums or as a ground cover among strong-coloured foliage such as Loropetalum China Pink or Euphorbia Kea.

]]> No publisher Megan Baker Ground Cover Solutionz Container ‘n’ Foliage Solutionz Easy Care Solutionz Evergreen ‘n’ Native Solutionz Hot ‘n’ Dry Solutionz 2008-03-30T23:25:24Z Plant Lithospermum Grace Ward http://www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz/plant-catalogue/lithospernum-grace-ward A hardy ground covering or matt forming plant with deep green foliage all year round. Exquisite bright blue starry flowers appear from spring and continue through the summer months. For best results grow in full sun in free draining soil. Its low trailing habit makes it an ideal plant for rockeries, wall and banks, cottage gardens or a general ground cover plant. A hardy ground covering or matt forming plant with deep green foliage all year round. Exquisite bright blue starry flowers appear from spring and continue through the summer months. For best results grow in full sun in free draining soil. Its low trailing habit makes it an ideal plant for rockeries, wall and banks, cottage gardens or a general ground cover plant. This plant is approximately eighteen months old when it reaches the garden centre and over the next three years it will triple in size growing to a height of 0.3 metres by 1 metre if desired.

Plant Of The Month - The Press - October 2007

Graceful Spread Of Blue
The coolest colour in the summertime garden is blue - thus this month's selection. Lithopsermum Grace Ward (aka Lithodora Grace Ward) is one of the most popular groundcovers around and prized for the exquisite, cobalt blue, small funnel-shaped flowers that smother it all summer through. It also gets top marks for its perpetual coating of dark-green foliage, for its hardiness and for its mat-forming habits.

It is great as a rockery plant, on walls and banks or as a general groundcover plant.
It goes well with the lime green flowers of Euphorbia Kea or the swordlike silver leaves of Astelia Silver Spears.
It loves full sun to partial sun and moderate watering.
It grows to a height of 30cm and a width of 1m - if desired.
Available from most garden centres.

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