What is McDonald Stuart Landscaping’s top ten plant recommendations?
Clearly this depends on the site and what you want to achieve, but here goes (in no particular order):
INDIGENOUS TREES :
• Celtis Africana White stinkwood 10x9m
• Ptaeroxlon obliquum Sneeze wood 10x6m
• Ilex mitus African Holly 9x8m
• Heteropyxis natalensis Lavender Tree 6x5m
• Dombeya rotundifolia Wild Pear 6x4m
• Halleria lucida Tree Fuchsia 6x5m
• Vepris lanceolata White Ironwood 7x6m
• Erythrina lysistemon Coral tree 8x8m
• Calodendron capense Cape Chestnut 8x8m
• Podocarpus falcatus Outeniqua Yellowwood 15x12m (eventually)
INDIGENOUS SHRUBS :
• Freylinia tropica White Honey Bell Bush 1.7x1.5m
• Plumbago auriculata Leadwort 2x2m
• Barleria obtuse Bush Violet 1x1m
• Dyschoriste thunbergiflora Purple Bells 1.7x1.7m
• Mackaya bella Forest Bell Bush 3x2m
• Tinnae barbata Purple Tinnea 3x2m
• Buddleia salvifolia Christmas Bride’s Bush 3x2m
• Rothmania globosa Bell Gardenia 4x3m
• Rhamnus prinoides Dogwood 4x4m
INDIGENOUS GROUND COVERS / PERENNIALS :
• Aloe van balenii Van Balen’s Aloe 30x50cm
• Crassula multicava Fairy Crassula 20x30cm
• Agapanthus All species and cultivars Varies in size
• Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed 10x40cm
• Clivia miniata Bush Lily 45x60cm
• Chlorophytum bowkerii Giant Chlorophytum 60x60cm
• Anthericum Saundersiae Weeping Anthericum 50x25cm
• Dietes grandiflora White Wild Iris 75x50cm
• Tulbaghia violacea Wild Garlic 30x25cm (esp.
Silver Lace)
• Albuca nelsonii Giant Albuca 40x30cm
EXOTIC TREES :
• Prunus serrulata Flowering Cherry 5x5m
• Cornus Florida Dogwood 5x5m
• Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar 8x6m
• Acer palmatum Maple 6x6m
• Magnolia All species and cultivars Varies
• Platanus acerifolius London Plane 12x10m
• Leriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree 10x9m
• Cedrus deodar Deodar 12x9m
• Taxodium distichium Swamp Cyprus 10x8m
• Quercus palustris Pin Oak 12x8m
EXOTIC SHRUBS :
• Murraya exotica Glossy Murraya 2x2m
• Raphiolepis dalacourii Indian Hawthorn 2x2m
• Abelia grandiflora & Abelia “Francis Maison” 2x1.75m
• Azalea indica Azalea 3x3m
• Berberis thunbergii “Atropurpurea” 3x3m
• Camellia All species and cultivars Varies
• Cistus purpureus Cistus 1.2x1m
• Gardenia florida Gardenia 2x2m
• Hydrangea macrocephala & H.quercifolia 2x2m
• Nandina domestica “Pygmia" 1x1m
EXOTIC GROUND COVERS & PERENNIALS :
• Ajuga reptans Catlin’s Giant 15x30cm
• Bergenia cordifolia Bergenia 15x30cm
• Hermerocallis cvs Day Lily 65x40cm
• Erigeron karvinskianus Flea Bane 30x60cm
• Gaura lindheimeri Gaura 65x40cm
• Carex cvs e.g. Frosted Curls 40x40cm
• Iris All species and cultivars Varies
• Anemone japonica Japanese anemone 100x30cm
• Acanthus mollis Bear’s Breeches 120x75cm
• Ophiopogon japonicas Dwarf Mondo 15x15cm
• Penstemon digitalis Penstemon “Mystica” 65x30cm
CLIMBERS (INDIGENOUS & EXOTIC) :
• Trachelospernum jasminoides Jasmine 3x3m
• Clematis Montana Clematis 3x2m
• Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy 5x5m
• Bougainvillea “Natalia” 5x3m
• Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine 5x3m
• Mandevilla splendens Dipladenia 2x2m
• Petrea volubilis Petrea 4x4m
• Wisteria spp. Wisteria 5x4m
• Hedera helix Ivy 5x4m
• Ficus pumula Tickey creeper 5x5m
TIP : In drawing up a plant palette it is important to not only select plants that will survive and thrive in your conditions, but to also match the effect that the plants will give to the architecture of the house and to blend the plants together so that the overall effect is one of harmony, while ensuring that the garden looks good throughout the year and that there is something of interest for every season. It’s a tall order to get this right, but it is what we are trained to do and we love doing it!
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