Its coming on well , I've been looking through some of the plants few pages back on you've got Gunnera manicata on the list , are you still planning on getting one ? these are huge plants one leaf can easily be a metre across . just give you the heads up incase they overtake the garden. Maybe Rheum palmatum maybe more suitable its still a very big plant but not as big as Gunnera.M .
Are you going for a tropical jungle look ? Big leaves etc . I like the ligularia family majority have interesting leaves and flowers , Brit marie crawford has burgundy leaves and a few others like BBQ banana .
And another thing you probably will have to lift the Dicksonia Antarctic the very small / no trunk are far less hardy than ones with a large trunk, even the large ones need protection over winter in the crown.
Its coming on well , I've been looking through some of the plants few pages back on you've got Gunnera manicata on the list , are you still planning on getting one ? these are huge plants one leaf can easily be a metre across . just give you the heads up incase they overtake the garden. Maybe Rheum palmatum maybe more suitable its still a very big plant but not as big as Gunnera.M .
Are you going for a tropical jungle look ? Big leaves etc . I like the ligularia family majority have interesting leaves and flowers , Brit marie crawford has burgundy leaves and a few others like BBQ banana .
And another thing you probably will have to lift the Dicksonia Antarctic the very small / no trunk are far less hardy than ones with a large trunk, even the large ones need protection over winter in the crown.
Hi Perki, thanks. Yes I bought a small Gunnera off ebay a
couple of weeks ago. I'm still deciding where abouts it's going to
go, as yes you're right the leaves will get huge..I may keep it in a
large pot for the first year, i'm not sure
Yes, I have ended up
taking the tropical look route. Thanks for the info regarding
Lingularia, I'm googling now
I regretted buying
the small Dicksonia's. They have no trunks (which I was aware of when
I got them) and I now know that there better looking ferns (low to
the ground) that don't need so much attention. Ill be honest I kind
of neglected them a bit and didn't cover them over winter. I did give
one a look the other day and the new fronds inside seem to be ok..so
it's a bit of a test really. One day I would like to get 1 or 2 large
trunked ones, I just can't afford it at the moment
Maybe for next spring/summer
I'd rec ligularia aswell. We have a couple. A Bri Marie C & a Rocket i think its called. Slugs love them tho unfortunately. We have crocosmia aswell & they go quite well together with the large leaf types. Theyre cheap & flower for ages.
It made me smile to see all the pots lined up on the paving area, mine are the same, although I do keep chasing the sun moving them around through the day and back under cover at night, quite a merry dance.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
I have also been working on the area at the bottom of the garden. As you can see from the photo I've dug quite deep.! Bit of an experiment/fun this area of the garden, seeing where it goes. If I plant some kind of shrub or maybe a clump forming bamboo with the intention for it to fill the black box area it will make the space private as no one will be able to in.. which was my original plan. Any ideas for a shrub or type of bamboo?
Its looking good. We've been busy on ours the last couple of days. Such fab weather at the moment. I've got a yellow stemmed bamboo picked it up from homebase decades ago. Its tall its about 7ft it was 6ft or so when we bought it it was really good value at the time but its in a huge pot as you most probably know I believe they're quite invasive. I've never had a bamboo in the ground. Didn't have the courage to so can't comment on how much work they are. Fatsia's are good they can get huge we had one in the last house that was 6ft high. Have you thought of a grass? Or a phormium? we've just dug out a phormium that was 6ft by 4ft 😖 have a lovely weekend
I am having a constant battle with bamboo, 2 different types in 2 different spots in the garden, as much as it looks good when it behaves like I want it too, I just cannot contain it, and it it so hard to dig up once it escapes. I didn't plant it and would never do so given a choice, definitely needs concrete reinforcement around it. Shame because it is lovely and the birds like it too.
I have got some nice grasses and they seem to behave.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
I went for Fargesia robusta 'Campbell' bamboo in the end. It shouldn't run and should form a thick clump. I just went for a cheap one and will wait for it to grow. I planted it and some other plants today like my Tetrapanax..
Should be able to start some work on the lawn soon..top dress and overseed
Posts
Are you going for a tropical jungle look ? Big leaves etc . I like the ligularia family majority have interesting leaves and flowers , Brit marie crawford has burgundy leaves and a few others like BBQ banana .
And another thing you probably will have to lift the Dicksonia Antarctic the very small / no trunk are far less hardy than ones with a large trunk, even the large ones need protection over winter in the crown.
Hi Perki, thanks. Yes I bought a small Gunnera off ebay a couple of weeks ago. I'm still deciding where abouts it's going to go, as yes you're right the leaves will get huge..I may keep it in a large pot for the first year, i'm not sure
Yes, I have ended up taking the tropical look route. Thanks for the info regarding Lingularia, I'm googling now
I regretted buying the small Dicksonia's. They have no trunks (which I was aware of when I got them) and I now know that there better looking ferns (low to the ground) that don't need so much attention. Ill be honest I kind of neglected them a bit and didn't cover them over winter. I did give one a look the other day and the new fronds inside seem to be ok..so it's a bit of a test really. One day I would like to get 1 or 2 large trunked ones, I just can't afford it at the moment
Maybe for next spring/summer
I have also been working on the area at the bottom of the garden. As you can see from the photo I've dug quite deep.! Bit of an experiment/fun this area of the garden, seeing where it goes. If I plant some kind of shrub or maybe a clump forming bamboo with the intention for it to fill the black box area it will make the space private as no one will be able to in.. which was my original plan. Any ideas for a shrub or type of bamboo?
I am having a constant battle with bamboo, 2 different types in 2 different spots in the garden, as much as it looks good when it behaves like I want it too, I just cannot contain it, and it it so hard to dig up once it escapes. I didn't plant it and would never do so given a choice, definitely needs concrete reinforcement around it. Shame because it is lovely and the birds like it too.
I have got some nice grasses and they seem to behave.
Should be able to start some work on the lawn soon..top dress and overseed
I hope I don't post too much, I just like keeping this as a kind of diary to look back on
I have lots of Sumpervivum to plant in the gaps of the rocks which should look nice