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Hen and chickens ferns and rengarenga lilies combine well Subscribe to our free newsletter Your personal information will not be sold, given away or shared with anyone else. View previous newsletters Accredited member (Landscape Design) of The Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand (Landscaping New Zealand)			PLANTS RECOMMENDED BY LAURENSON LANDSCAPE DESIGN GOSSAMER GRASS My favourite grass is Anemanthele lessoniana, or gossamer grass. This is a native grass which grows naturally on the east of both islands, preferring drier sites. It is quite happy in sun or shade, having bright green leaves in the shade with more orange tones in full sun. Rust-red flowers form a halo over the plant in spring, creating a spectacular site when blowing in the wind. Anemanthele lessoniana interplanted with another grass on the shore of Lake Wakatipu NATIVE FUCHSIA One of my favourite groundcovers is the native fuchsia, Fuchsia procumbens. This delightful scrambling plant will grow in full sun or part shade in any reasonable soil conditions. It has round bright green leaves, yellow and red flowers in summer, followed by red berries, is very forgiving, can tolerate light foot traffic, is good in coastal conditions, and is easily cut back to shape if it should get too rampant. Fuchsia procumbens in flower This plant is semi-deciduous, dying back a little in winter. INSTANT HEDGES Do you want a hedge but can't wait for it to grow? Twining Valley Nurseries have the solution for you. Andrew from Twining Valley Nurseries with 1m of Syzygium australe, just one of the varieties of hedging available to their nursery They are pre-growing and pre-forming a range of hedges which they sell by the metre - an instant hedge for you! POOR KNIGHTS LILY Guy and Sandra Bowden, of Tawapou Coastal Natives, have a real passion for native plants, particularly those that grow naturally in their vicinity - just opposite the Poor Knights Islands. Their star attraction must be the Poor Knights lily, Xeronema callistemon, which was in full flower when we were there. Poor Knights lily, Xeronema callistemon These plants need plenty of warmth and exceptionally good drainage, so are best planted in a scoria mix. They grow naturally in conditions where roots are restricted. You can mimic this environment by planting in a container or a garden bed with restricted root run. They take several years to flower, though, so you do need to be patient!
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