- Dan Evans, Edinburgh
Pinus mugo is a tough evergreen that will give year-round structure.
For patios use slow-growing
Pinus mugo Ophir in a pot and watch its leaves turn gold in winter.
A Oleander B Minima Aurea C Tamariscifolia D
Pinus Mugo 6.
His planting was an exploration of different textures, featuring many different leaf shapes - architectural ferns, soft mossy mounds, heart-shaped epimediums and lots of clipped
Pinus mugo. Some of his planting was ethereal, a dreamy mix of floaty perennials and feathery grasses - pink umbels, Stipa tenuissima and pale yellow poppies danced behind veils of bronze fennel - delicious.
His planting was an exploration of different plant textures, featuring many different leaf shapes - architectural ferns, soft mossy mounds, heart-shaped epimediums and lots of clipped
Pinus mugo.
TINY mountain pines such as
Pinus mugo are low, almost bonsai-like trees.
Or try
Pinus mugo Mops', a great foil for a mixed border of tulips.
If the photo caption has said "
Pinus mugo / Mugo pine," for example, the reader would be much more informed.
The essential oil of
Pinus mugo and the contained monoterpene terpinolene effectively prevent low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-oxidation.
The smaller
Pinus mugo Mops will fit into a front garden planting scheme.
Sprinkle some sunshine in your winter garden with golden conifers such as
Pinus mugo Carsten's Wintergold or Picea orientalis Skylands.
