I live in a city but, luckily, I live on the edge in a fairly leafy suburb but what sort of plants can you grow if you live life in a more industrialised part?
Pollution in the form of dust, ash, industrial waste and the waste from factories can blight your garden but if you live in an area where pollution is high then there is no need to despair: you just to know what you can plant. An added bonus is that many of the plants that you can successfully grow are some of our commonest and best-loved ones.
Holly
Readers of my posts will know that the holly is a firm favourite of mine and I have several varieties in my garden. It is very pollution tolerant and the various forms make it an ideal choice for colour and size.
Forsythia
One of the first and most welcome spring flowering shrubs, the forsythia is very tolerant of pollution and, again, should be in all gardens to welcome in the year.
Hydrangea
The common hydrangea that we see in so many city parks is quite tolerant of pollution, too. So long as you get the soil right then this is another firm favourite both of me and of the local city councils that should have a place in the medium to large gardens.
Cotoneaster
Again, the common variety of this plant is excellent both as a plant in its own right and as a plant for the industrial garden.
Sorbus - Rowan
Trees are an essential part of any garden. The Rowan or Mountain Ash is not only a very handsome tree but it, too, is resistant to pollution and so, for the medium size garden (the Rowan does not grow too tall), it is a good choice.
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