yeah saw that, but the issue is that the pics are on my phone, i dont have a pc at home right now, and my work pc doesnt have / cant have my pics on it. when posting from my phone the icons arent there
those links should be clickable and take you to the pics though. i hope!
I can see all the photos on the links, but back garden is very dark, probably a bit too early in the day.
Now that I've seen the very small gap I don't think it would be wise to fill it as it may cause the fence to rot. Better to put troughs there instead with violas then bedding plants.
I think the mysterious plant could be a euonymus, there are several varieties, some just green, some with gold, some with silver. Good, easy evergreen, nice in with Christmas wreaths and decoration greenery.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
ill take a few more in the morning. i work mon & tues so limited to the hours of darkness... managed the few front garden pics when i was leaving the house!
is there anything climbing that doesnt mind being restricted to a container? thinking about that to conceal the oil tank along with some trellis.
what would you do with the front garden? ideally i want lots of colour, and where possible, not to have to replant it every year.
mysterious plant has been in that pot for many years now, and grows fast. should i think about planting it out, or is it ok to live in a pot forever? im guessing im going to need to upsize if so?
I have a hardy Chilean potato vine growing in a pot and it hasn't lost any leaves so far this winter. It's a pretty rapid grower and unfussy. I think it's Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Ok, some pics of the back garden. I figured out why the back bed is so damp. Whatever idiot built the decking built it so that it drains into the bed and not the path at other end!
Ugh I dunno why it won't embed the links when I'm using my phone. You should be able to copy and paste them into your browser if you can be bothered! Sorry!
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yeah saw that, but the issue is that the pics are on my phone, i dont have a pc at home right now, and my work pc doesnt have / cant have my pics on it. when posting from my phone the icons arent there
those links should be clickable and take you to the pics though. i hope!
I can see all the photos on the links, but back garden is very dark, probably a bit too early in the day.
Now that I've seen the very small gap I don't think it would be wise to fill it as it may cause the fence to rot. Better to put troughs there instead with violas then bedding plants.
I think the mysterious plant could be a euonymus, there are several varieties, some just green, some with gold, some with silver. Good, easy evergreen, nice in with Christmas wreaths and decoration greenery.
ill take a few more in the morning. i work mon & tues so limited to the hours of darkness... managed the few front garden pics when i was leaving the house!
is there anything climbing that doesnt mind being restricted to a container? thinking about that to conceal the oil tank along with some trellis.
what would you do with the front garden? ideally i want lots of colour, and where possible, not to have to replant it every year.
mysterious plant has been in that pot for many years now, and grows fast. should i think about planting it out, or is it ok to live in a pot forever? im guessing im going to need to upsize if so?
For container - Clematis, but most lose their leaves in winter. http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/
I have a star jasmine in a big pot, trachelospermum jasminoides. I also have some climbing roses in big pots.
I have a hardy Chilean potato vine growing in a pot and it hasn't lost any leaves so far this winter. It's a pretty rapid grower and unfussy. I think it's Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'.
Mystery plant looks like Elaeagnus x ebbingei to me.
Allium, it could well be eleagnus, probably is. Dark photo and euonymus is similar.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4heoh511t3prgo/Photo 22-01-2014 15 33 05.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lerde9p8io48ede/Photo 22-01-2014 15 33 16.jpg
Skinny border against fence... What to plant there, if anything. The soil is about 6-8'' deep, with gravel below that.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2329u95iirx3xsq/Photo 22-01-2014 15 33 27.jpg
Damp border.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/776sxkqc4u0fqus/Photo 22-01-2014 15 33 40.jpg
Other side of back garden
https://www.dropbox.com/s/45ajobfdtfox3m1/Photo 22-01-2014 15 38 15.jpg
View from my kitchen window.
It's a little garden, but I'm sure it has loads of potential, so give me all your ideas and wisdom!