In a garden open to the public here in Dublin there is a wonderful planting on a big scale of a good definite pink dierama growing through a lime green fennel or dill. Purely inspired combination.
I have this idea of lush green planting, I think inspired from visits to New Zealand.
In my small suburban garden though, my shade is entirely dependent on my neighbours keeping their tall conifer hedge along my south boundary so it would be risky at best.
I bought myself a shuttlecock fern instead - entirely more practical
i thought shiasta daisies were fab a few years back, but they turned out to be a bloody nuisance. they grow too big, flop and seed everywhere. i am now going for shorter versions of plants that i love. no more giant perennials for me, i am afraid.
Dierama prefer free draining soil. In wet or clay soils they may rot in winter.
Great Dixter used to have a load self seeding in the cracks in paving. I have never had them self seeding but my clump has lasted a long time. Unfortunately it is infested with a perennial weed I cant get out, so I may start again from scratch.
I have a dierama next to my pond and it has self seeded into the gravel. Tough as old boots - has come through those really bad winters a couple of years ago when it spent 2 months under snow. I have the large pinky one (pulcherimum) and a smaller growing orangier one.
I would like a tree fern but too cold and wet here for it. Tree ferns grow in NZ don't they so the climate is fairly similar. Don't know why they don't like it here.
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When I visited stone cottage she had loads of Angels Fishing Rod, she said in very harsh winters it set them back but they always recovered if she left them alone. Ive planted one this year but it is only a baby so fingers crossed.
Ive got an Ixia plant var. Mabel. It was in flower when I bought it and has now died down. They are bulbs I think. Im not sure whether to plant it in the ground or not. I know its a bit tender but the lady at stone cottage had hers in the ground. Has anyone else grown them. I have posted this before but didnt get a response should I start a separate thread in the plant section do you think.
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In a garden open to the public here in Dublin there is a wonderful planting on a big scale of a good definite pink dierama growing through a lime green fennel or dill. Purely inspired combination.
I have this idea of lush green planting, I think inspired from visits to New Zealand.
In my small suburban garden though, my shade is entirely dependent on my neighbours keeping their tall conifer hedge along my south boundary so it would be risky at best.
I bought myself a shuttlecock fern instead - entirely more practical
i thought shiasta daisies were fab a few years back, but they turned out to be a bloody nuisance. they grow too big, flop and seed everywhere. i am now going for shorter versions of plants that i love. no more giant perennials for me, i am afraid.
Dierama prefer free draining soil. In wet or clay soils they may rot in winter.
Great Dixter used to have a load self seeding in the cracks in paving. I have never had them self seeding but my clump has lasted a long time. Unfortunately it is infested with a perennial weed I cant get out, so I may start again from scratch.
I have a dierama next to my pond and it has self seeded into the gravel. Tough as old boots - has come through those really bad winters a couple of years ago when it spent 2 months under snow. I have the large pinky one (pulcherimum) and a smaller growing orangier one.
I would like a tree fern but too cold and wet here for it. Tree ferns grow in NZ don't they so the climate is fairly similar. Don't know why they don't like it here.
When I visited stone cottage she had loads of Angels Fishing Rod, she said in very harsh winters it set them back but they always recovered if she left them alone. Ive planted one this year but it is only a baby so fingers crossed.
Ive got an Ixia plant var. Mabel. It was in flower when I bought it and has now died down. They are bulbs I think. Im not sure whether to plant it in the ground or not. I know its a bit tender but the lady at stone cottage had hers in the ground. Has anyone else grown them. I have posted this before but didnt get a response should I start a separate thread in the plant section do you think.