Saturday, November 14
South Canterbury Iris Group will be holding open days at the Makikihi Iris garden, behind the Makikihi Country Crafts shop, 1pm4pm.
USING different coloured flowers in your garden creates different moods and effects.
White, although we don’t think of it as a colour, can make things ping. It lifts a deep border, contrasts well with greys and greens and separates hot colours. En masse it provides a cooling effect to the garden.
When planted close to pathways white flowers glow in the evening, perfect for planting around an outdoor entertainment area, reflecting the light.
Across all plant forms you are almost overwhelmed with choices. There are white flowered trees in the Magnolia and Prunus genera and shrubs from Viburnum. Viburnum plicatum produces large stunning white pompom flowers in spring.
In roses you might go for a climber Rosa ‘Sir Edmund Hillary’ or a bush; Rosa ‘Iceberg’ is very long flowering.
White flowering annuals add a