Thankyou Notyalca. I've been looking forward to an update from you about your garden. I just stuck 3 or 4 strong thick canes into the floor and worked from there. I have morning glory vines twining around them at the moment while I wait for the clematis and honeysuckle to get going properly. They are holding up well so far even though we've had some very strong wind. I find that Fatsia Japonica grows really fast for a jungle look and basal cuttings root really quickly too. So does Gunnera and tetrapanax. They give instant structure I think, good for obtaining the look quite quickly on a budget.
I made a start on the bamboo arches. It has been tidied up since. I have moved some nasturtiums that had self seeded EVERYWHERE in my garden at the Base of each cane hoping that will provide some interest for the rest of the year until I find something more permanent, I’ll just tie them in as they grow.
I have a Fatsia already it’s just out of shot on the left, I would like a few more so I’ll try taking cuttings like you said. The next on my list to buy are a paulownia And a tetrapanax. Gunnera I love, but Dare I say I’m not sure I have enough space for one just for how wide they grow. But maybe one day I’ll make some space haha. But for now I have Its smaller sibling Rhubarb. Which you can just see poking out on the right. And in the bed straight ahead you can just about see my little musella lasiocarpa.
That looks great Notyalca, you've done a good job there. I managed to propagate my tetrapanax by accident, I moved it to a different location and must have left some root behind which has sprouted me a new plant That would suggest it grows quite easily from root cuttings. You could keep a Gunnera in a large pot to restrict it's growth perhaps. My garden is tiny but I just had to have one! It's in a very raised bed so it shouldn't venture too far.
It might be hard to make out from the angle of the bedroom window but you can see how well the morning glory vines are doing, better on the side that gets the sun first. I think it's safe for me to remove the taup from the pond now, it seems the heatwave is over, lol. The orange crocosmia may get moved and replaced with something next year (more stripey grass I think, there are some small clumps there already) it's not sitting right with me. I have a bed of hot colour plants to the left but cool pinks, purples and blues to the right, and yellows, whites at the back of the pond, so it's just jarring with those, looks out of place.
It is looking brilliant! I started some morning glory from seed this spring, and the second I planted it out it got eaten within a day. I had about 6 plants all in different locations, some out the front and some out the back, same thing happened to each one. I even started more seeds off and the same thing happened so I gave up haha.
A stripy grass would look great. Even something like a black or bronze Phormium as any colour against those really make the colours pop!
I know now what you mean when you say some plants don’t sit right. I have a few hyperciums and although I like them I’m just not a fan of them in the garden (plus my 1 year old sees red berries and thinks anything berry shaped is edible) but I’m leaving them there just to fill the gap till I decide what would look better in it’s space
A pot is a good idea, maybe a gunnera would be a good replacement for one of the hyperciums!
I will definitely try a root cutting. It’s something I’ve never done before but definitely want to give it a go! Looks I’ll be doing some googling this afternoon
Some more images of the garden so far. the first image is of the raised bed, there is a miscanthus just left of the spade handle, and the other musella is just in front, still both very small plants, and the gap on the left has a euphorbia purpurea. The second image is the big Dolly tub which has a buddleja in it and ive just planted some gladioli, dahlias and cineria whilst it is small. I put that there to hide the manhole For my underground gas tank.(Another reason I have to be careful planting in this area so any roots don’t get to it) and to hide the back patio. I’m trying to make the garden feel bigger by making a curved path and having something nice and big so you can’t see what’s round the corner. I think so far it’s working.
I have moved the cordyline into the bed next to the patio as I hope to put a paulownia where I moved it from. There are two ferns, a calamagrotis, the musella in that bed again all small plants still so you can’t see them. I definitely need some more to go in that bed, I only dug it out this year and planted night scented stock, nigellia and larkspur to fill it in. That’s why it’s looks abit whispy as everything’s has gone to seed now. I took the larkspur out and put the cordyline in it’s place to fill the gap.
And the last picture shows the Fatsia, I’m absolutely loving the contrast of the Liatris against the Fatsia!
That is only half the garden. The other side is a lawn surrounded in flower beds, a teepee and a grass chair I made as that’s the “kids” section. For now I’m just focusing on my side of the garden and I will probably just repeat plant on their side whenever I get round to it haha
Your garden looks great already, I like the children's side too, I was meaning to let my little lad have part of the front garden but then we bought a caravan which took the space so now he just shares pockets of garden with me. He successfully grew peas, rhubarb and cucumbers amongst my other plants which he was very proud of. I did make a grass seat years ago but ants decided to make a nest in it and we didn't dare sit on it, lol. Keep up the good work. If I find some more root from the original location of the tetrapanax I'll pot it up and see if it grows (I removed the new sproutlet and potted it because I'd planted a hebe on top and it was growing from underneath that.) I'm sure there will be because it seemed to snap easily and leave root behind. If I can get some to grow maybe I can pass them on to you. My tiny garden couldn't cope with more than 2 at the moment, I just haven't the room. I love propagating things though.
My kids have helped me plant some salads this year, and although they love helping planting seeds, they are still abit too young to understand and get excited, but I can’t wait for them to join in properly and understand what they are doing. (My eldest has only just just turned 3 last week)
haha oh dear! I’ll have to keep my eye out to make sure I don’t get ants! Although I’ll be honest I don’t actually think I’ve even seen an ant this year, ive never noticed one!
That at would be so amazing if you did! I’d be forever grateful. I love propergating too, but I didn’t make room in my garden for a greenhouse so i have lost the cuttings I have taken. I’m going to get a little cold frame I can lean against the house just for starting seeds and cuttings as I don’t think I can deal with another spring with my kitchen windowsills piled high with seedlings haha
Haha, my husband bought me one of those little plastic walk in greenhouses because he hates having pots of mud all over the window sills, lol. It looks even worse when I start some of them off with a carrier bag ballooned over the top of them, haha. I love my greenhouse but the poles have come apart when it's windy a few times and made one of the shelves collapse. I spent ages rescuing tiny little callistemon/bottlebrush seedlings that had got tipped off the shelf out of their pot the other day. I'd love a big lean to, especially because a few plants need bringing inside in winter. I'll have a good try at getting some little tetrapanax for you
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I have a Fatsia already it’s just out of shot on the left, I would like a few more so I’ll try taking cuttings like you said. The next on my list to buy are a paulownia And a tetrapanax. Gunnera I love, but Dare I say I’m not sure I have enough space for one just for how wide they grow. But maybe one day I’ll make some space haha. But for now I have Its smaller sibling Rhubarb. Which you can just see poking out on the right. And in the bed straight ahead you can just about see my little musella lasiocarpa.
A stripy grass would look great. Even something like a black or bronze Phormium as any colour against those really make the colours pop!
I know now what you mean when you say some plants don’t sit right. I have a few hyperciums and although I like them I’m just not a fan of them in the garden (plus my 1 year old sees red berries and thinks anything berry shaped is edible) but I’m leaving them there just to fill the gap till I decide what would look better in it’s space
A pot is a good idea, maybe a gunnera would be a good replacement for one of the hyperciums!
I will definitely try a root cutting. It’s something I’ve never done before but definitely want to give it a go! Looks I’ll be doing some googling this afternoon
the first image is of the raised bed, there is a miscanthus just left of the spade handle, and the other musella is just in front, still both very small plants, and the gap on the left has a euphorbia purpurea.
The second image is the big Dolly tub which has a buddleja in it and ive just planted some gladioli, dahlias and cineria whilst it is small. I put that there to hide the manhole For my underground gas tank.(Another reason I have to be careful planting in this area so any roots don’t get to it) and to hide the back patio. I’m trying to make the garden feel bigger by making a curved path and having something nice and big so you can’t see what’s round the corner. I think so far it’s working.
I have moved the cordyline into the bed next to the patio as I hope to put a paulownia where I moved it from. There are two ferns, a calamagrotis, the musella in that bed again all small plants still so you can’t see them. I definitely need some more to go in that bed, I only dug it out this year and planted night scented stock, nigellia and larkspur to fill it in. That’s why it’s looks abit whispy as everything’s has gone to seed now. I took the larkspur out and put the cordyline in it’s place to fill the gap.
And the last picture shows the Fatsia, I’m absolutely loving the contrast of the Liatris against the Fatsia!
haha oh dear! I’ll have to keep my eye out to make sure I don’t get ants! Although I’ll be honest I don’t actually think I’ve even seen an ant this year, ive never noticed one!
That at would be so amazing if you did! I’d be forever grateful. I love propergating too, but I didn’t make room in my garden for a greenhouse so i have lost the cuttings I have taken. I’m going to get a little cold frame I can lean against the house just for starting seeds and cuttings as I don’t think I can deal with another spring with my kitchen windowsills piled high with seedlings haha