Huge sycamore or whatever acer right down the end of the garden. It hides the neighbours. They're too far away to cause any problems, but it's nice in the summer to pretend there's nothing past the tree. I'm training myself to not have any emotional attachment or even guilt about old plants - I'm getting there - plenty of post lockdown empty soil potential😊
Gunnera a plant that grows fast, looks tropical, totally hardy, is absolutely huge I mean leaves the size of an umbrella and it's what made me appreciate foliage plants rather than flowering perennials, just beats bananas and tree ferns
Gunnera a plant that grows fast, looks tropical, totally hardy, is absolutely huge I mean leaves the size of an umbrella and it's what made me appreciate foliage plants rather than flowering perennials, just beats bananas and tree ferns
Not hardy here needs babying with straw and fleece through the winter. I have to make do with Rhubarb.
It's a hard question so I wondered, what do I plant when space is really limited, I've had a few courtyard gardens two of which were pots only. And one of the first things I plant is Runner beans Scarlet emperor, they look stunning are very easy to grow and taste good, can't ask for much more really.
Only one? My huge lavenders. I don't know the variety because they are inherited but they are one of the intermedias. The largest one is 80cm when pruned and 1.5m or more in flower. The rest is smaller but still very impressive. They are extremely fragrant and stunning. Very long flowering season (early July - late October) and loved by bees.
@pansyface that's a good thought. We have a Bramley tree like that, it is the central feature. It is bird city all year round, supports the hammock, and crops very well (apart from half of it suffering from brown rot). I spend about two/three days a year pruning it, initially just winter pruning now also summer pruning. It was very overgrown when we inherited it. I'm curious, do you need to prune yours much? Ours is so vigorous that it seems it will always need pruning. It has a tendency to just relentlessly get bigger all the time. Pruning it should extend its lifespan I hope, especially as it has some sizable older wounds where branches broke off. I'm curious what your experiences are.
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Evergreen,yellow flowers in early summer.drought resistant and seems to grow where not much else will!
I'm training myself to not have any emotional attachment or even guilt about old plants - I'm getting there - plenty of post lockdown empty soil potential😊
I spend about two/three days a year pruning it, initially just winter pruning now also summer pruning. It was very overgrown when we inherited it. I'm curious, do you need to prune yours much? Ours is so vigorous that it seems it will always need pruning. It has a tendency to just relentlessly get bigger all the time. Pruning it should extend its lifespan I hope, especially as it has some sizable older wounds where branches broke off. I'm curious what your experiences are.