DD- hope all goes well with the garden for next year
Get some of those Hebes in
I've grown loads of types - no deaths so far I think. Good drainage is vital. We get high rainfall here rather than 10 degrees of frost so if you get the drainage right for them you stand a good chance as it's the combination which often does for them. The ones with bigger foliage (like the one in KEF's pic) are often less hardy than the smaller foliage types and the variegated ones are less hardy too. I have Vernicosa just now which is a good size - looks a bit like box - and I use it as a replacement for that as it has a nice rounded shape without all the trimming
Lesley - my daughter's gone to work with a set of those in her mouth...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Have gardened today, cleared some of the bed at the bottom of the wall below the trellis. Full of weeds, and a horrible aster with tiny white flowers that go brown very quickly. Some one gave it to me at a plant swap and it was rampant. All gone (I hope). Dug up some of the Alchemilla Mollis, dug the compacted soil, added manure and compost, replanted the AM. Then planted pink tulips, forget-me-nots, pansies, a dark red heuchera and a cream and green Brunnera. Bit shaded because of apple trees. Have the next section to do, covered with lamium, ivy and grass.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Gosh BL you have been busy, never stops this gardening lark does it.
Will try a couple of Hebes, but BL don't be saying " I told you so if they die".
I have just posted a rather sarcastic comment on another thread, shouldn't have really but some people just get your goat! Sorry, back to being nice now.
Have a lovely evening at the party, bit worried about Verdun, no sign, anyone no where he is?
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
I have some Hebes by my front door, south facing and dryish. Also a couple in a bed. All seem to do well if you neglect them. I am in the south of England which may help?
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DD- hope all goes well with the garden for next year
Get some of those Hebes in
I've grown loads of types - no deaths so far I think. Good drainage is vital. We get high rainfall here rather than 10 degrees of frost so if you get the drainage right for them you stand a good chance as it's the combination which often does for them. The ones with bigger foliage (like the one in KEF's pic) are often less hardy than the smaller foliage types and the variegated ones are less hardy too. I have Vernicosa just now which is a good size - looks a bit like box - and I use it as a replacement for that as it has a nice rounded shape without all the trimming
Lesley - my daughter's gone to work with a set of those in her mouth...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Cheaper than feeding her Fairy
I have a few hebes but they do get leggy after a while. I will have to learn how to prune at the right time.
Have gardened today, cleared some of the bed at the bottom of the wall below the trellis. Full of weeds, and a horrible aster with tiny white flowers that go brown very quickly. Some one gave it to me at a plant swap and it was rampant. All gone (I hope). Dug up some of the Alchemilla Mollis, dug the compacted soil, added manure and compost, replanted the AM. Then planted pink tulips, forget-me-nots, pansies, a dark red heuchera and a cream and green Brunnera. Bit shaded because of apple trees. Have the next section to do, covered with lamium, ivy and grass.
Gosh BL you have been busy, never stops this gardening lark does it.
Will try a couple of Hebes, but BL don't be saying " I told you so if they die".
I have just posted a rather sarcastic comment on another thread, shouldn't have really but some people just get your goat! Sorry, back to being nice now.
Have a lovely evening at the party, bit worried about Verdun, no sign, anyone no where he is?
DD - I really hope you get your goat back. They are so useful for grazing rough areas and the manure
Have a good evening
I have some Hebes by my front door, south facing and dryish. Also a couple in a bed. All seem to do well if you neglect them. I am in the south of England which may help?
Manure, don't start me off on manure, I get so excited about it.
As Christmas present lists go I've heard more enticing DD
. Don't fancy that at the bottom of my bed in a stocking
I won't say a word if your hebes conk out DD