@Randommoose1 Thankyou! Yes Stipa gigantea. Last year I purchased another form S gigantea Gold Fontaene which is said to be taller but growing conditions can affect height so will see.
The two smaller grasses are Nassella tenuissima also known as Stipa tenuissima. The hotter and drier the better. Poor drainage is their enemy.
Not showing in the photo but either side of the circle are two groups of three Calamagrostis Overdam. It is a very upright grass which gives a good contrast. Leaves are variegated with a slight pink tinge in spring, in flower the dark maroon shades work well with the dark leaved Verbena Bampton and the cream flowered Santolina rosmarinifolia Primrose Gem all love sharpe drainage and full sun.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I managed to get my hands on a large magnolia grandiflora and an Acer davidii / snake bark maple tree. They were both quite a mission to transplant, but hopefully they survive...I've staked the Magnolia as it's a big tree.
Hopefully i'll get some time at the weekend to dig out more of the path...
Nice plants they can get quite big eventually . I am getting the feeling the lawn is going to vanish this time next year . Personally I'd take the ( trachycarpus ? ) out the the middle of the lawn makes it look to busy in my opinion.
Nice plants they can get quite big eventually . I am getting the feeling the lawn is going to vanish this time next year . Personally I'd take the ( trachycarpus ? ) out the the middle of the lawn makes it look to busy in my opinion.
Hi, great minds think alike! Yes, I'm going to do that, probably in a few weeks time..It will make mowing so much easier, and yes I agree it makes it look too busy. And yes you're right, Trachycarpus
The lawn is definitely shrinking I honestly can't remove anymore or my wife will kill me.
Well, garden is still a building site but I'm making some progress...
I have laid hardcore down for the path, so its now ready for the cobbles. I was surprised that there was enough hardcore from the patio area to use for the path, which was good.
Next I need to get the patio area dug out a little more and levelled off. Then i'll need to order some hardcore to use there. Once that is done, I can finally get around to laying the cobbles..
Wow what an interesting story @newprojectgarden, I’ve just read the whole thread from start to finish, I can’t wait to see your cobbled path and patio, you’ve left me on tenterhooks now 😂 Absolutely beautiful what you’ve accomplished.
Hello everyone, I hope you're all surviving the heat. I have finally finished the patio area. It was a huge job to take on by myself. I learnt a lot, but I'm glad its done..I kept the design relativly simple as I didn't really want to make any errors that would be hard to fix..I played it pretty safe. Although I think that the
I still have some areas to work on like adding soil the the area that goes into the patio. I also need to re-shape the lawn
Still have path left to dobut that should be quicker as the setts for that are all basically the same size
They look great when wet. This photo was taken when i had the last couple of rows to do.
Buy a hose pipe preferably not green and use it to lay out different designs to find which one you like by climbing to the highest point so you can and look down on it. One thing to watch out for is which is your fence and which is the neighbours, check deeds for this. One neighbour in our last house and in our present home is very touchy and I mean TOUCHY, about their fence and they can refuse to allow you to have anything growing up it or on it. Good luck with your new garden.
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The two smaller grasses are Nassella tenuissima also known as Stipa tenuissima. The hotter and drier the better. Poor drainage is their enemy.
Not showing in the photo but either side of the circle are two groups of three Calamagrostis Overdam. It is a very upright grass which gives a good contrast. Leaves are variegated with a slight pink tinge in spring, in flower the dark maroon shades work well with the dark leaved Verbena Bampton and the cream flowered Santolina rosmarinifolia Primrose Gem all love sharpe drainage and full sun.
I managed to get my hands on a large magnolia grandiflora and an Acer davidii / snake bark maple tree. They were both quite a mission to transplant, but hopefully they survive...I've staked the Magnolia as it's a big tree.
Hopefully i'll get some time at the weekend to dig out more of the path...
The lawn is definitely shrinking
I have laid hardcore down for the path, so its now ready for the cobbles. I was surprised that there was enough hardcore from the patio area to use for the path, which was good.
Next I need to get the patio area dug out a little more and levelled off. Then i'll need to order some hardcore to use there. Once that is done, I can finally get around to laying the cobbles..
I hope you're all surviving the heat.
I have finally finished the patio area. It was a huge job to take on by myself. I learnt a lot, but I'm glad its done..I kept the design relativly simple as I didn't really want to make any errors that would be hard to fix..I played it pretty safe. Although I think that the
I still have some areas to work on like adding soil the the area that goes into the patio. I also need to re-shape the lawn
Still have path left to dobut that should be quicker as the setts for that are all basically the same size
They look great when wet. This photo was taken when i had the last couple of rows to do.