Growing and Propagating

Most of Baildon’s floral displays are planted and maintained by Bradford Council.  Bradford Council also grows many of its own plants, especially for bedding schemes.

However, donations of plants grown from seed or propagation are very welcome and exceptionally useful for 'topping-up' and for planting up the smaller sites that Baildon In Bloom Committee has recently adopted.

What do we need…?

ALPINES AND ROCK PLANTS

• Any, including rockery roses and dwarf conifers

HEATHERS

• Any, esepcially erica.

SPRING-FLOWERING BULBS

• Any, but especially daffodils and bulbs suitable for planting in rockeries and under trees.

OTHER BULBS

• Any

BEDDING PLANTS

Any, but especially…

For winter

• Viola (Winter Pansy)
• Hedera (Ivy)
• Glechoma (Ground Ivy)
• Dwarf Conifers
• Buxus (Box)
• Erysimum (Wallflower)
• Primulas
• Cordyline Australis (False Palm - green-leaved variety preferred)

For summer   

• Pelargonium (Geranium)
• Petunia (Petunaia)
• Tagetes (Tagete and Marigold - all types)
• Begonia (Begonia)
• Impatiens (Busy Lizzies)
• Cineraria (Dusty Miller)
• Cordyline (False Palm)
• Dahlia (Bedding Dahlia)
• Fuchsia (Fuchsia)
• Glechoma (Ground ivy)
• Lantana (Yellow Sage)
• Loblia (Lobelia)
• Osteospermum (Osteospermum)
• Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan)
• Verbena (Verbena)
• Violas (Viola and Pansy)

SHRUBS

Anything is welcome, but particularly for 2008/9…  

Shrubs suitable for heavy shade, especially: 

• Acuba japonica (Acuba)
• Buxus sempervirens (Box)
• Camellia species (Cameillia)
• Elaeagnus ebbingei (Oleaster)
• Elaeagnus pungens (Oleaster)
• Euonymus radicans 'Silver Queen' (Euonymus)
• Fatsia (Aralia) japonica (Castor Oil Plant)
• Hypericum calycinum (St John's Wort)
• Ligistrum japonicum (Japanese Privet)
• Ligstrum lucidum (Privet)
• Lonicera tatarcia (Honeysuckle)
• Lonicera fragrantissima (Honeysuckle)
• Lonicera pileta (Honeysuckle)
• Mahonia aquifolium 'Oregon Grape' (Mahonia)
• Osmathus heterophyllus (Osmathus)
• Pachysandra terminalis (Pachysandra)
• Prunus laurocerasus (Laurel)
• Prunus lusitanica (Laurel)
• Rubus species (Ornamental Bramble)
• Skimmia japonica (Skimmia)
• Symphoricarpos species (Snowberry)
• Viburnum davidii (Viburnum)
• Vinca species (Perwinkle)

Rockery shrubs

• Cistus lusitanicus ‘Decumbens’ (Rock Rose)
• Fabiana imbricata ‘Prostrata’ (Fabiana)
• Heleanthemum (Sun Rose)
• Rosmarinus prostrates (Rosemary)

• Hebe armstrongii (Veronica)
• Hebe ‘Carl Tescher’ (Veronica)
• Hebe pinguifolia ‘Pagei’ (Veronica)
• Hebe ochracea (Veronica)
• Philadelphus microphyllus (Mock Orange)

• Berberis thundergei astropurpurea ‘Nana’ (Barberry)
• Daphne cneorum (Daphne)
• Spirea japonica ‘Bullata’ (Spirea)
• Spirea japonica ‘Alpina’ (Spirea)

• Acer japonicum ‘Aureum’ (Japanese Maple)
• Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ (Japanese Maple)
• Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ Atropurpureum (Japanese Maple)
• Rhododendron ‘Blue tit’ (Rhododendron)
• Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ (Rhododendron)
• Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ (Rhododendron)
• Hypericum polyphyllum (St John’s Wort)
• Rosa ‘Judy Fischer’ (Miniature rose ‘Judy Fischer’)

CONIFERS

Dwarf rockery conifers

• Abies balsamea ‘Hudsonia’ (Silver Fir)
• Chamaecyparis lawsonia ‘Ellwoodii’ (False Cypress)
• Chamaecyparis lawsonia ‘Minima Aurea’ (False Cypress)
• Chamaecyparis lawsonia ‘Minima Glauca’ (False Cypress)
• Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘Nana Gracilis’ (False Cypress)
• Juniperus coomunis ‘Compressa’ (Juniper)
• Picea glauca albertina ‘Conica’ (Spruce)
• Pinus mugo ‘Gnom’ (Pine)
• Pinus sylvestris ‘Beuvronensis’ (Pine)
• Pseudotsuga menziesii ‘Fletcheri’ (Douglas Fir)
• Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Midget’ (Arbor-vitae)
• Tsuga Canadensis ‘Pendula’ (Hemlock)