#smallshrub

[maplesalad]

Fuck it. It’s not like I’m gonna finish the other one’s I planned anytime soon (procrastination woo!) and I’m starting to feel guilty. So. After having finished this for *checks date* over a year. Damn. I finally post this. Weeee

Anyways. This is fanart for a fic from our lord and saviour SmallShrub. Shrub, in case you see this, I am so sorry it took me this long to post. It probably looked like I got hit by a fucking car or something. My bad.

Something something check out their fics (they slap so hard and raised my standards so hard-) also, imma reblog this bitch with the spoilery version. Or something. I’ll figure something out.

I’ll see all three of the people who sometimes stumble over this mess of a blog in like. Five years or something.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 8 October 2022

Thriving in this sunny front garden is the drought-tolerant Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' (bluebeard). This small upright shrub has arching branches which flowers in late summer and early autumn. The flowers are popular with pollinators.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 4 June 2022

The pink-violet brackets of Lavandula stoechas 'Papillon' (butterfly lavender) contrasted well with the grey background and terracotta pots of this container display. This small, evergreen shrub has narrow, grey-green leaves, and is drought tolerant.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Sunday 2 January 2022

The slow-growing, upright deciduous shrub Daphne mezereum f. alba (white mezereon) is winter flowering. The fragrant white flowers appear before the leaves emerge and are followed by yellow berries.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 2 September 2021

Attracting the local bees in late summer is the small, upright shrub Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' (bluebeard). This deciduous plant needs a sunny situation with a well drained soil.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Sunday 23 May 2021

The compact, evergreen shrub Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green' has been covered in small, fragrant greenish-yellow flowers that were very popular with the local bees. This cultivar is a male plant so it can be planted with female varieties to help pollination resulting in a cheerful display of red berries.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 21 June 2020

Ideal for a sunny, sheltered site with a well drained soil, the spreading evergreen shrub, Phlomis italica (Balearic Island sage). This foliage plant has narrow, upstanding leaves covered with white wool to resist drought. The whorls of light pink, hooded flowers are very popular with the local bee population.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Monday 2 March 2020

In the cool, airy, alpine glasshouse of the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, Surrey, the Lithodora zahnii (Zahn's gromwell) was in full flower. This small, evergreen shrub from Southern Greece requires a loose, well-drained soil, with full sun.

Jill Raggett