GQT Gardeners’ Question Time
Humaira Ikram
Humaira has worked as a garden designer for over 10 years and runs a garden design course.
Matt Biggs
Matt trained at Kew and has been gardening professionally for more than 30 years.
Christine Walkden
Garden writer Christine appears on BBC1’s The One Show. She is also a lecturer and tour leader.
Q Which easy plants can I grow for an attractive front garden?
K Carr, by email
A CHRISTINE SAYS New Zealand Flax are low maintenance, look good throughout the year and are now available in a wide range of colours. Phormium ‘Maori Sunrise’ produces leaves that are striped in shades of pink and cream, Phormium ‘Dazzler’ has red leaves with a wonderful arching habit, while P. tenax ‘Variegatum’ produces upright growth with green leaves edged with cream.
These all look great, especially in the winter, being evergreens.
Another easy evergreen is . In the autumn branched clusters of circular white flowers are produced, often followed by black pea-sized fruits. Hebes are not difficult plants, requiring little in the way of maintenance. Your local garden centre or nursery should
