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What shall I plant with ....

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  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    How about the grass carex buchannii?
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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    what about one of the smaller hellebores, instead of the heuchera?
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Mmm .... I like Carex buchanii ... I grew it in our last garden ... and the hellebore idea is interesting, but don't they like alkaline soils?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • UpNorthUpNorth Posts: 376
    Our hellebores thrive under trees, most of our garden is acid so most likely hellebores good for acidic soil
  • UpNorthUpNorth Posts: 376
    PS I'm with hogweed, great suggestion.  
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    I grow them in my acidic soil - maybe mine haven't read the book.

    They like it dry, so are good for pots.
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • DimWitDimWit Posts: 553
    Grasses would be long-term companions, but if one wants some flowery add-ons, bulbs would give some shape to the display, in complementing or analogous colours: tulips, short irises, crocuses ...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I bought some Vanguard crocuses for the container this morning  :)

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147


    Well, here we are ... Carex buchannii, Heuchera 'Forever Purple' and Calluna vulg. 'Boskoop'   and there are some violet coloured crocuses among them to pop up in the spring.  I need to get some gravel to top dress it, but I'm very pleased with that ... Thanks everyone for your suggestions :) ... including the ones I didn't take up ... there's another container to fill for the back garden ............. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489
    Looks good Dove.
    SW Scotland
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