where are you located? the number plates on the cars aren't UK one's. So unless you've got visitors i'm assuming Europe somewhere?
It's just our ideas for plants will be limited to UK one's if we don't know where you are, and some UK plants won't grow in certain parts of Europe as winter temps are too cold and summer temps too high
Yes well spotted! I’m a Brit living in Brussels (unfortunate time for that I know 😬). Weather here v similar to where I’m from in Kent, though I have many arguments with people here about where it rains the most, here or London. Locals say London, I’d say neck and neck. Temperatures v similar. The main difference for me is gardening on clay for the first time.
PS Have just changed my username to Red Squirrel Abroad. 🐿
Josusa, I love the Anthemis Punctata - Sicilian Chamomile - it would indeed look lovely with the roses and lavender but will it grow well in clay? RHS says loamy, chalky or sandy soil. I suppose I could add plenty of grit to try to resemble conditions in Sicily. 😉Wonder if anyone’s grown it successfully on clay?
My soil's clayish, I haven't tested the pH but a neighbour who has, says it's about 8, which is what you'd expect as we're on a limestone outcrop. If you like to send me your address in a PM, I'll send you a few cuttings, that way you'll lose nothing if they fail. By the way, thank you for giving me its common name, I didn't know that. Another edging plant that's just occurred to me is London pride, also evergreen, cheap and cheerful and very resilient.
Thank you that’s very kind but I don’t expect you to post them abroad as I live in Brussels. I haven’t seen them growing round here but it’s worth a try. I’ll look into London Pride.
By the way thanks everyone for all these ideas, this forum is absolutely brilliant and am so glad to have joined it very recently 😀 I can see myself spending a lot of time on here! Back to the plants, yes Geranium Roseanne is one I’ve tried in another part of the garden and agree it’s a star performer. The geum sounds good except that it will clash big time with the pink roses @lilysilly ! But I might try it elsewhere as it looks very cheerful.
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PS Have just changed my username to Red Squirrel Abroad. 🐿
Back to the plants, yes Geranium Roseanne is one I’ve tried in another part of the garden and agree it’s a star performer. The geum sounds good except that it will clash big time with the pink roses @lilysilly ! But I might try it elsewhere as it looks very cheerful.