1. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Herbaceous Perennials

2. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Herbaceous Perennials What are herbaceous perennials Traditional herbaceous border and island beds Other uses for herbaceous perennials in gardens Types of rootstocks - propagation

3. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Herbaceous Perennials Pests and diseases of herbaceous perennials Grasses Seasonal Tasks

4. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate What are Hardy Herbaceous Perennials? A herbaceous plant refers to plants that do not become woody, except at the base or crown as it matures. Herbaceous plants have a lifespan of more than two years. Hardy are those that are able to survive freezing temperatures outdoors without protection.

5. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Hardy Herbaceous Perennials Hosta ‘Blue Moon’ Acanthus spinosus Sedum spectabile

6. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Hardy Herbaceous Perennials Crocosmia ‘Golden Fleece’ Eryngium ‘Miss Willmott's Ghost’ Helenium ‘Bressingham gold’

7. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Traditional Herbaceous Border Traditionally the most common way of growing hardy herbaceous plants were grown together in long rectangular plots dating back to the Victorians era. These borders tended to be backed by a hedge or wall and being framed by lawn or bordered by a path. Plants were arranged according to height with tallest herbaceous plants at the back of the border with the shortest at the front. Herbaceous plants are grown in drifts and in odd- numbered groups to achieve the greatest impact. Personal taste and style of the garden or house can dominate the colour schemes and style.

8. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Tradition Hardy Herbaceous Borders Bradenham Hall, Thetford, Norfolk

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10. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Winter and Summer

11. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Perennials in the Winter Garden

12. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Wildlife and Herbaceous Perennials

13. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate The Decline of the Hardy Herbaceous Border War With the advent of World War I and World War II such labor intensive garden features hardy herbaceous border became less popular in Britain due to the shortage of labour to keep such features maintained. Space Movement of people to the cities where gardens where much smaller. Time available to garden.

14. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Island beds A more modern approach is more of a problem hardy herbaceous perennials can be used to create island beds. Alan Bloom, founder of the Blooms nursery business, created the Dell Garden and its famous 'Island Beds' from 1955-1962. This unique garden is now world renowned for its collection of nearly 5,000 species and varieties of hardy perennials set in a park like meadow.

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16. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Prairie Planting This is a recent fashion that does away with lawns and beds. Instead, paths of bark or gravel wind through a dense carpet of low-maintenance perennials, through which pop occasional clumps of taller ornamental grasses and perennials.

17. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Prairie Planting

18. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Sources of Information Chatto, B. (1989) The Green Tapestry. Harper Collins, London. Hansen, R. and Stahl, F. (1993) Perennials and their Garden Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Lloyd, C (2000) Christopher Lloyd’s Garden Flowers. Timber Press, Oregon. Oudolf, P. and Gerritsen, H. (2003) Planting the Natural Garden. Timber Press, Cambridge. The Royal Horticultural Society Plant Guides Perennials. (1996) London. Dorling Kindersley.

19. Tuesday 9th March 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate Places to Visit Hardy Herbaceous Perennials Beth Chatto Gardens Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex. Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley, Surrey. Island Beds The Bressingham Gardens, Bressingham, Diss Norfolk. Naturalistic Hardy Herbaceous Planting Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, Fakenham, Norfolk. Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley, Surrey.