The chrysanthemum is possibly the one plant, above almost all others, that symbolises winter, says gardening columnist
CEDRIC BRYANT.
Cedric Bryant.
FAMOUS 19th century plant hunter Robert Fortune, who introduced so many plants from China to the West, wrote in 1844: “The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are chrysanthemums.
“So high are these plants held, the Chinese gardener will cultivate them extensively even against the wishes of his employer, even risking his job”.
One of the main reasons for its popularity is ease of growing and providing not only a splash of colour (but not blue or violet) well into autumn but also providing cut flowers in the home.
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Perfectly clipped hedges in a Bathurst garden.
“It’s hard to believe that in Canberra’s early days, the parks and gardens department would trim the hedges and cut the grass on nature strips for residents,” says gardening columnist
CEDRIC BRYANT.
Cedric Bryant.
One of the earliest uses was to keep stock in fields when the common land was changed to enclosures.
They can provide privacy between neighbours and hide ugly sheds and buildings, or work as a windbreak for homes in remote areas.
Some of the most magnificent tall hedges I’ve seen were in the fruit-growing areas of New Zealand.