I've been looking at my stuff and some like Arundo Donax and Gunnera are water guzzlers. Might help in the future. Both can be dug up later in the year and potted but prob I'd have is to transport. So I thing forward planning is a must and ideas for a shuttle from A,to B to C to Somerset or wherever will be needed. I'm also happy to include BFB or funds to purchase some nearer final destination.
Sure they will Verdun, sadly maybe months / years.
Idea with my Arundo Donax is that it grows quickly and does give wind shelter and if not needed long term it isn't too bad to dig out. The birds also rip bits off it as nesting material, and it can be used in Autumn as strong canes, even laid on grass to walk across...crickey I'm amazing, just thought of that and I'm here saying I can't walk on my lawn.
I was just wanting to do some of my own forward planning and get neighbour used to idea that he might have more pots to water when I go on hols
I wonder if we could "adopt" a certain number of gardeners. We would need to ask what they will need for some point in the future. Maybe this is something that can be done and the gardener's found and selected by the GW's magazine. Don't know if the magazine would do something like this. Just an idea. They might, and for publicity / or as an article help us get things to people.
If you plant things like Arundo Donax and Gunnera in soggy soil, would that actually help the soil to dry out quicker?
Gunnera is a marginal plant and would be fine planted in damp, not soggy, soil and needs lots of water as it grows. AD would need decent conditions to establish, but does take up a good amount as it grows. It is often found in dried river beds where I assume it roots down into damp conditions.
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I've been looking at my stuff and some like Arundo Donax and Gunnera are water guzzlers. Might help in the future. Both can be dug up later in the year and potted but prob I'd have is to transport. So I thing forward planning is a must and ideas for a shuttle from A,to B to C to Somerset or wherever will be needed. I'm also happy to include BFB or funds to purchase some nearer final destination.
Sure they will Verdun, sadly maybe months / years.
Idea with my Arundo Donax is that it grows quickly and does give wind shelter and if not needed long term it isn't too bad to dig out. The birds also rip bits off it as nesting material, and it can be used in Autumn as strong canes, even laid on grass to walk across...crickey I'm amazing, just thought of that and I'm here saying I can't walk on my lawn.
I was just wanting to do some of my own forward planning and get neighbour used to idea that he might have more pots to water when I go on hols
I've been thinking, never a good thing.
I wonder if we could "adopt" a certain number of gardeners. We would need to ask what they will need for some point in the future. Maybe this is something that can be done and the gardener's found and selected by the GW's magazine. Don't know if the magazine would do something like this. Just an idea. They might, and for publicity / or as an article help us get things to people.
There might be some way that GW could act as a 'middle man' - we could ask Daniel.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That would be good, worst case would be a sorry but no.
Artjak and potential contributors what's your view?
If you plant things like Arundo Donax and Gunnera in soggy soil, would that actually help the soil to dry out quicker?
The Chinese make very elegant rafts/boats out of rattan http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewmac/3599690193/in/photostream/ - perhaps Alan Charles will give some to those who are flooded?
Isn't A. Donax a bit invasive?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Maybe Vance Miller could be persuaded to donate a kitchen or three.