Hey guys, I'm just enjoying the advice, your both passionate about plants, a passion I share.
Salino, Japanese maples are my main passion, I believe I now have about 100 with about 90 different cultivars. Amazing plants. Ive been trying to inject some winter colour alongside them and am developing a real liking for some of the more unusual conifers. I like plants that end up being a talking point, something different that's not often seen.
ive had Taxus baccata 'Semperaurea' recommended by the RHS advice service for a more formal shorter hedge, but admit to.being intrigued by Verduns Coppershine, and although if not readil available in quantity for a hedge, i like the idea of giving it a go as a specimen plant from a cutting.
..I wonder how you manage 100 maples... not all in the ground I presume? your garden must be a fantastic site late Autumn... or throughout the year even, as they have such lovely foliage...
..they are not suited to my mainly open garden, but I grow a small variety from the Dissectum group called 'Demi-Sec'.... I needed something really compact for a small bed, so it fitted the bill and it does have gorgeous colour late on.... as far as I can tell the only nursery in this country that still lists it, is one in Cornwall....otherwise it's in Australia and US... although it's often surprising what turns up at small nurseries here and there, plant fairs and so on...
...be nice to have more but I really can't accommodate them other than in pots, so today I bought another little cute variety called 'Little Princess'.... that's gone straight into a container...
...do you have a favourite Jaybee?
My favourite conifers are Thuja's... I have 'Smaragd' 'Brobecks Tower' and 'Golden Tuffet'..which I absolutely adore...
..here's Pinus mugo 'Wintergold' for Verdun.....I think he said he might like to get one... mine is still quite small, almost too small to be noticed, but just colouring up nicely right now.. I think I prefer it in Spring when the new growth starts...
I have a large wintergold, had this one a few years now, it's outstanding, a great choice and brings much needed colour in the depths of winter.
I have many favourites with maples, some for their spring colour, others for autumn and also some make a great winter skeleton with there twisted branches.
I tend to try and steer clear of mass produced maples which have leggy growth, they look much better when hard grown with much more architecture in their contorted branches.
I have quite a few in pots and besides buying larger specimens buy many 1 year grafts which I grow on in pots until large enough to plant out.
Little Princess is one of my favourites, I have this one in a container, other favourites are Beni Tsukasa, Green Cascade, Uki gumo, burgundy lace, Aobo Jo and Aoyagi.
Better mention my wife's favourite, Oregon a Sunset.
Hey guys, I'm just enjoying the advice, your both passionate about plants, a passion I share.
Salino, Japanese maples are my main passion, I believe I now have about 100 with about 90 different cultivars. Amazing plants. Ive been trying to inject some winter colour alongside them and am developing a real liking for some of the more unusual conifers. I like plants that end up being a talking point, something different that's not often seen.
ive had Taxus baccata 'Semperaurea' recommended by the RHS advice service for a more formal shorter hedge, but admit to.being intrigued by Verduns Coppershine, and although if not readil available in quantity for a hedge, i like the idea of giving it a go as a specimen plant from a cutting.
..I just looked those up.... Green Cascade and Aoba Jo...very nice... well, they all are but I would pick those two... I might get another one soon... have to check the names out... thanks for the advice there....
I have a large wintergold, had this one a few years now, it's outstanding, a great choice and brings much needed colour in the depths of winter.
I have many favourites with maples, some for their spring colour, others for autumn and also some make a great winter skeleton with there twisted branches.
I tend to try and steer clear of mass produced maples which have leggy growth, they look much better when hard grown with much more architecture in their contorted branches.
I have quite a few in pots and besides buying larger specimens buy many 1 year grafts which I grow on in pots until large enough to plant out.
Little Princess is one of my favourites, I have this one in a container, other favourites are Beni Tsukasa, Green Cascade, Uki gumo, burgundy lace, Aobo Jo and Aoyagi.
Better mention my wife's favourite, Oregon a Sunset.
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Hey guys, I'm just enjoying the advice, your both passionate about plants, a passion I share.
Salino, Japanese maples are my main passion, I believe I now have about 100 with about 90 different cultivars. Amazing plants. Ive been trying to inject some winter colour alongside them and am developing a real liking for some of the more unusual conifers. I like plants that end up being a talking point, something different that's not often seen.
ive had Taxus baccata 'Semperaurea' recommended by the RHS advice service for a more formal shorter hedge, but admit to.being intrigued by Verduns Coppershine, and although if not readil available in quantity for a hedge, i like the idea of giving it a go as a specimen plant from a cutting.
..I wonder how you manage 100 maples... not all in the ground I presume? your garden must be a fantastic site late Autumn... or throughout the year even, as they have such lovely foliage...
..they are not suited to my mainly open garden, but I grow a small variety from the Dissectum group called 'Demi-Sec'.... I needed something really compact for a small bed, so it fitted the bill and it does have gorgeous colour late on.... as far as I can tell the only nursery in this country that still lists it, is one in Cornwall....otherwise it's in Australia and US... although it's often surprising what turns up at small nurseries here and there, plant fairs and so on...
...be nice to have more but I really can't accommodate them other than in pots, so today I bought another little cute variety called 'Little Princess'.... that's gone straight into a container...
...do you have a favourite Jaybee?
My favourite conifers are Thuja's... I have 'Smaragd' 'Brobecks Tower' and 'Golden Tuffet'..which I absolutely adore...
..here's Pinus mugo 'Wintergold' for Verdun.....I think he said he might like to get one... mine is still quite small, almost too small to be noticed, but just colouring up nicely right now.. I think I prefer it in Spring when the new growth starts...
..here it is in Spring, in another part of my garden....I just love these fingers of growth... almost like someone sticking their finger up..lol...
I have a large wintergold, had this one a few years now, it's outstanding, a great choice and brings much needed colour in the depths of winter.
I have many favourites with maples, some for their spring colour, others for autumn and also some make a great winter skeleton with there twisted branches.
I tend to try and steer clear of mass produced maples which have leggy growth, they look much better when hard grown with much more architecture in their contorted branches.
I have quite a few in pots and besides buying larger specimens buy many 1 year grafts which I grow on in pots until large enough to plant out.
Little Princess is one of my favourites, I have this one in a container, other favourites are Beni Tsukasa, Green Cascade, Uki gumo, burgundy lace, Aobo Jo and Aoyagi.
Better mention my wife's favourite, Oregon a Sunset.
Hey guys, I'm just enjoying the advice, your both passionate about plants, a passion I share.
Salino, Japanese maples are my main passion, I believe I now have about 100 with about 90 different cultivars. Amazing plants. Ive been trying to inject some winter colour alongside them and am developing a real liking for some of the more unusual conifers. I like plants that end up being a talking point, something different that's not often seen.
ive had Taxus baccata 'Semperaurea' recommended by the RHS advice service for a more formal shorter hedge, but admit to.being intrigued by Verduns Coppershine, and although if not readil available in quantity for a hedge, i like the idea of giving it a go as a specimen plant from a cutting.
..I just looked those up.... Green Cascade and Aoba Jo...very nice... well, they all are but I would pick those two... I might get another one soon... have to check the names out... thanks for the advice there....
I have a large wintergold, had this one a few years now, it's outstanding, a great choice and brings much needed colour in the depths of winter.
I have many favourites with maples, some for their spring colour, others for autumn and also some make a great winter skeleton with there twisted branches.
I tend to try and steer clear of mass produced maples which have leggy growth, they look much better when hard grown with much more architecture in their contorted branches.
I have quite a few in pots and besides buying larger specimens buy many 1 year grafts which I grow on in pots until large enough to plant out.
Little Princess is one of my favourites, I have this one in a container, other favourites are Beni Tsukasa, Green Cascade, Uki gumo, burgundy lace, Aobo Jo and Aoyagi.
Better mention my wife's favourite, Oregon a Sunset.
I have 2 Aobo Jo, the spring colour is great and it's very distinctive.