Lovely little-ann, great strong colour for this time of year. We had schizostylis at last house but it was the wishy washy pinky one which I don't care for. Still- the bunnies didn't eat it so it was useful!
Berg- cracking pix. Love the little white allium and the alpines are stunning.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Aster ericoides horizontalis is a shrubby Aster rather than a soft herbaceous type, I cut it back to a few inches from the base each year. Cannot remember where we got it from now either. Possibly from a Garden Centre in Tenbury Wells. Though the last time we went they seem to have stopped selling anything interesting like that.
You probably would find it under Aster ericoides var. prostratus in the Plant Finder.
Little-ann - the pink flower is a bougainvillaea which was a present from my sis in law. It said on the tag that it will be hardy down to minus 5 degrees so I hope the winter is not a cold one as I do not have a greenhouse to transfer it to.
Thanks potty gardener - my favourite place to sit in the sun.
Doctor Ruppel, the clematis I'd searched for after seeing LeadFarmer's one, had produced a last flower, it had already flowered. Bought it in Newhaven the day I met Bev, potty gardener, in the GC. So it will remind me of Bev.
Great choice BL. Mines had a second flush of flowers recently. I didnt cut it back last year so the flowers are higher up this year. Think Ill cut it back a bit next spring. Here a photo of it before it flowered this year, growing up the left side of my archway, its now grown all the way over the top which is what I wanted...
Another favourite clematis of mine is Piilu which grows behind my garage..
Leadfarmer - looks lovely. I add globemaster alliums to my purple sensations - they flower just slightly later ( but overlap with PS) so the show gets extended by 2-3 weeks. They are a bit more expensive, but you don't need many of them.
Thanks, Berghill, for the aster reference - its gone in my little black book (except its pink!)
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Lovely little-ann, great strong colour for this time of year. We had schizostylis at last house but it was the wishy washy pinky one which I don't care for. Still- the bunnies didn't eat it so it was useful!
Berg- cracking pix. Love the little white allium and the alpines are stunning.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Just came across this thread so pics taken earlier in year.
Little-Ann what a fab colour
Berghill you still have somany flowers
I'd love to be sat on that bench Forester2
great picture, whats the pink flower forester
Aster ericoides horizontalis is a shrubby Aster rather than a soft herbaceous type, I cut it back to a few inches from the base each year. Cannot remember where we got it from now either. Possibly from a Garden Centre in Tenbury Wells. Though the last time we went they seem to have stopped selling anything interesting like that.
You probably would find it under Aster ericoides var. prostratus in the Plant Finder.
Little-ann - the pink flower is a bougainvillaea which was a present from my sis in law. It said on the tag that it will be hardy down to minus 5 degrees so I hope the winter is not a cold one as I do not have a greenhouse to transfer it to.
Thanks potty gardener - my favourite place to sit in the sun.
Doctor Ruppel, the clematis I'd searched for after seeing LeadFarmer's one, had produced a last flower, it had already flowered. Bought it in Newhaven the day I met Bev, potty gardener, in the GC. So it will remind me of Bev.
Great choice BL. Mines had a second flush of flowers recently. I didnt cut it back last year so the flowers are higher up this year. Think Ill cut it back a bit next spring. Here a photo of it before it flowered this year, growing up the left side of my archway, its now grown all the way over the top which is what I wanted...
Another favourite clematis of mine is Piilu which grows behind my garage..
This summer I grew a lot of plants in pots on my patio, which seemed to work quite well..
Next year Ill be adding more aliums.
Leadfarmer - looks lovely. I add globemaster alliums to my purple sensations - they flower just slightly later ( but overlap with PS) so the show gets extended by 2-3 weeks. They are a bit more expensive, but you don't need many of them.
Thanks, Berghill, for the aster reference - its gone in my little black book (except its pink!)