Hi Thanks, I can get 25 potted 7cm plants for £43. any idea id thesde will be very small and if so will the grow fast . Alos how many should i plant per metre etc
7cm are small pots and therefore the plants aren't going to be huge! If you can find a local nursery that would be better as you can see what you're buying. My local nursery will also source plants if they don't hold them in stock so that's worth thinking about?
As for planting distance I'm no expert but as your looking at small plants and you want to make a low hedge I'd imagine you would be looking at planting them about 12"-16" apart? as I say I'm no expert so I'm more than happy to be corrected if anyone else thinks differently??
I still say find a decent nursery if you can and in my experience one that specialises in good quality plants rather than all manner of other 'stuff' if you can? You will probably get some good advice about planting etc also....
I planted a lavender hedge a few years ago with plants of that size. Plant them 12" apart - put some grit into the soil if it's not gritty already - and plant the lavender into little mounds so that the rain doesn't drain towards the roots. After flowering (in early August) cut the growth back by 1/3 - I know it seems harsh but it'll encourage them to develop a good root system as well as to bush out. They'll put on new growth following the pruning and this will provide you with plenty of flowers the following year.
This video demonstrates how to prune young lavender http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5pJs99MV28 but remember she is harvesting the lavender flowers so is doing it a bit earlier in the year than you will. Also the lavender she is growing looks like Munstead, which is bigger and a lighter colour than Hidcote which is more compact and a darker blue/purple.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Hi Thanks, I can get 25 potted 7cm plants for £43. any idea id thesde will be very small and if so will the grow fast . Alos how many should i plant per metre etc
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Hi Gardenking,
7cm are small pots and therefore the plants aren't going to be huge! If you can find a local nursery that would be better as you can see what you're buying. My local nursery will also source plants if they don't hold them in stock so that's worth thinking about?
As for planting distance I'm no expert but as your looking at small plants and you want to make a low hedge I'd imagine you would be looking at planting them about 12"-16" apart? as I say I'm no expert so I'm more than happy to be corrected if anyone else thinks differently??
I still say find a decent nursery if you can and in my experience one that specialises in good quality plants rather than all manner of other 'stuff' if you can? You will probably get some good advice about planting etc also....
Cheers
Higgy
http://higgysgardenproject.blogspot.co.uk/
I planted a lavender hedge a few years ago with plants of that size. Plant them 12" apart - put some grit into the soil if it's not gritty already - and plant the lavender into little mounds so that the rain doesn't drain towards the roots. After flowering (in early August) cut the growth back by 1/3 - I know it seems harsh but it'll encourage them to develop a good root system as well as to bush out. They'll put on new growth following the pruning and this will provide you with plenty of flowers the following year.
This video demonstrates how to prune young lavender http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5pJs99MV28 but remember she is harvesting the lavender flowers so is doing it a bit earlier in the year than you will. Also the lavender she is growing looks like Munstead, which is bigger and a lighter colour than Hidcote which is more compact and a darker blue/purple.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.