Ahh that’s great will give that grass a go. I just want something to sway in the breeze I love pampas grass. I was thinking of containing it crossing the sleepers right into the corner of the border so it doesnt spread too much, would that help do you think? I like the pink ones and the whites ones. Thank you
I kept telling my daughter (@Wonkywomble ) that the Pampas grass she rescued and planted in her garden would take over ... eighteen months later she agreed that her mother knew best ... it took an awful lot of digging to get it out ... be warned!!!
Do look up the grasses Dove suggests. Pampas grass will be far too big and thuggish and will likely rip your hands to bits when you decide it has to go. Nasty stuff to shift. Miscanthus grasses come in a wide range of heights and will sway beautifully and be easier to handle when you need to split them in years to come.
I had railway sleeper walls in my last garden. One, on the edge of the parking area, had a low hedge of lavenders planted along it and a fruit plot behind but no trailing plants tho some seeded into crevices. The other retaining walls held up the vegetable garden, thus making it level. I planted strawberries in one section and they sent out runners which hung over the edge and trailed. I had clematis growing up trellis and an arch attached to the sleepers to attract pollinators. Dove's suggestion of trailing herbaceous ones down the wall would work well and they are easy to prune and care for.
I would hold back on the canvas art for now and see how well the plants fill the space. Beware of using plain mirrors with no disguise to them as birds will fly into them and risk breaking their neck or a wing...............
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There are a few dwarf pampas grasses that grow about 1 to 1.5m tall and similar spread. I have a silver one - it's behaving itself very well so far (5 years) - about a metre tall and no more than 750mm diameter.
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https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/calamagrostis--acutiflora-karl-foerster/classid.2000012392/ ... it's absolutely gorgeous but won't turn into a monster.
Think Hosta will agree ... he grows this grass and gave us one of his and it's turned me into a 'grasses fan'
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I like the pink ones and the whites ones. Thank you
There are lots of lovely grasses that will give you a similar effect ... if you like the plumes of Pampas, take a look at some of the miscanthus grasses
http://www.knollgardens.co.uk/product/miscanthus-nepalensis/ .
One of my favourites is M. Morning Light http://www.knollgardens.co.uk/product/miscanthus-morning-light/ which has pinkish flowers/plumes.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I had railway sleeper walls in my last garden. One, on the edge of the parking area, had a low hedge of lavenders planted along it and a fruit plot behind but no trailing plants tho some seeded into crevices. The other retaining walls held up the vegetable garden, thus making it level. I planted strawberries in one section and they sent out runners which hung over the edge and trailed. I had clematis growing up trellis and an arch attached to the sleepers to attract pollinators. Dove's suggestion of trailing herbaceous ones down the wall would work well and they are easy to prune and care for.
I would hold back on the canvas art for now and see how well the plants fill the space. Beware of using plain mirrors with no disguise to them as birds will fly into them and risk breaking their neck or a wing...............
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
much appreciated.
Thank you.