As many Camellias as there are at Bodnant, ditto Eucryphia and most of all any Stewartia. None of these will grow here, we are just too cold and windy for them.
If I had the space, a proper big oak tree and a majestic cedar.
If I had acidic soil, lovely papery, silky blue and red meconopsis poppies and then I could also grow magnolias, rhodos, azaleas and pieris.
However, I'm blessed with very fertile, decent alkaline loam with a some clay and can grow all sorts of things that love that as long as they can stand the long, cold, exposed winters. I just wish the weeds didn't know about my soil..
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
A mature cornus kousa chinsensis. When I can decide where to put it I will plant one here - but fear I will never appreciate its full glory. There is one in the village about 100 years old - truly magnificent when it flowers (which will be any day now). Stops the traffic !!
...just about my favourite small tree Chicky... mine is young, only about 2 years in the ground and I'm disappointed it won't flower this year, I hope I don't have to wait too long... next summer perhaps...?
at least I shall get autumn colour, in it's early stages last year...
Lebanese Cedar, fully grown of course surrounded by a large short cropped lawn. I have a Ginkgo biloba in the Arboretum at work KEF, it`s about 20 to 25ft high. Very nice it is too.
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I think it was on tele' as one of the Tales from Europe, along with Belle & Sebastian. I'm only 27 as well.
Just two things:
A lemon tree with lots of lemons on it (got a thing about lemon trees), and a decent sized tree fern - I've killed two so far
As many Camellias as there are at Bodnant, ditto Eucryphia and most of all any Stewartia. None of these will grow here, we are just too cold and windy for them.
a money tree
no i would love a tree fern..
If I had the space, a proper big oak tree and a majestic cedar.
If I had acidic soil, lovely papery, silky blue and red meconopsis poppies and then I could also grow magnolias, rhodos, azaleas and pieris.
However, I'm blessed with very fertile, decent alkaline loam with a some clay and can grow all sorts of things that love that as long as they can stand the long, cold, exposed winters. I just wish the weeds didn't know about my soil..
Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) aka Mindanao Gum. Its bark looks like a child has painted it! Not at all hardy alas.
A mature cornus kousa chinsensis. When I can decide where to put it I will plant one here - but fear I will never appreciate its full glory. There is one in the village about 100 years old - truly magnificent when it flowers (which will be any day now). Stops the traffic !!
...just about my favourite small tree Chicky... mine is young, only about 2 years in the ground and I'm disappointed it won't flower this year, I hope I don't have to wait too long... next summer perhaps...?
at least I shall get autumn colour, in it's early stages last year...
..go on... I know you want one...
Lebanese Cedar, fully grown of course surrounded by a large short cropped lawn. I have a Ginkgo biloba in the Arboretum at work KEF, it`s about 20 to 25ft high. Very nice it is too.
Fred, you are so lucky, I've only seen pictures, but they look wonderful and it's history amazing. Enjoy it for me.