The garden in August

As the drought continues in Oxfordshire I notice that even some of my older and established shrubs have died. Most notably is a particular favourite the Salix elaeagnos or the Rosemary Willow, which I loved for its silvery foliage.

This plant was quite tricky to get hold of as garden centres don't commonly stock it. However, it's well worth the search if you are doing a garden design using a silver/white/grey planting theme as a backdrop plant. So I will be purchasing another in the autumn and next year will remember that it needs a good deal of watering!