Keeny,,.... yeah, Clematis wilt, I've tried planting deep and didn't make much difference, snails got whatever surfaced...but thanks very much for your help and information there...
I have one or two successes so all is not lost, and I grow viticella's now and they don't have the problems so much... I've got 4 of those growing...they're much easier, less temperamental... I haven't got time to be fussy...
I've grown 3 rowans in my time,... 'Vilmorinii'...'Cashmiriana'.. and I think my favourite 'Joseph Rock'... that is just gorgeous in autumn with it's yellow berries and autumn colour... but it's so fleeting that isn't it..? I wish it lasted a month...
'Cashmiriana' has lovely foliage, very early into leaf in Spring but loses it fast too, all gone by mid September...white berries, soon demolished by birds...
I also had Amelanchier 'Ballerina' in my garden in Cornwall, that was another real beauty... quite tall, I grew it as a small tree, not a shrub... another tree that I adore, if kept in check and that's a vital requirement with this, is Eucalpytus gunnii, or another called Niphophila,... don't know if you've heard of these...? the first one needs 6 foot cutting off the top each Spring......need the right tool for that, or be a 'right tool' for growing it in the first place...lol... but it is lovely though.. well, I think so...
love the sound of your trees, never grown Hornbeam, nor Malus I don't think.. can't recall, but lots of lovely varieties to be had there... oh yes I grew 'Floribunda' that gorgeous pink one,... always caught the eye of everyone...a very pretty flowerer...
...aah..Marjoram... I should have know. I've got some myself but it's in a trough and mine is more prostrate...love the smell, I also have Rosemary, Chives, Mint and Oregano... these form my stock herbs for cooking..
happy shopping... if you're going to Sainsbury's make sure you're not on a mobile phone at the checkout....
Hi Salino. Gotta be a kwickie this - just back from the dreaded shopping - necessary I know but honestly I would sooner do a 10 mile "outing" in the desert than this. Anyway I would like to thank your goodself and all the other super folk on Site who have made me feel so very welcome. and have endured my comments - theres much more I can tell you if you wish including those failure plants including the marvel ( to me) of the retirn pof the Haquetia, Madonna Lilies, tiny Gunnera, the Ostrowskia, variegated Brunnera , Monarda ( believe it or not - so much for skill on my part). So much to tell and do so love to converse with like minded folk. Theres also those Frog stories which are very interesting and should I think be heeded in particular by our good friends Fairygirl and Verdun - life can be very hard being a Frog. See you all tomorrow and thanks so much again. Regards.
..that's quite alright Mr Keen... nice talking to you and hearing about your lovely garden... I think it's time I let you circulate a bit and talk to some others along the way, enough of my nattering...
we're execting 30 degrees heat by Sunday... time to put away the gardening and find a shady spot with a Mr Whippy...
meanwhile, here are some of my roses, just looking their best.... I had to buy these Mr Keen...... all the best for now,.... Margaret....
Hi Salino. Your Roses are great and tell pse am I correct in thinking that pink ones always bloom a lot more than other collours ( good as they mat be doing). One of my Amalanchiers is "Ballerina" and the other grandflorum I think - will check that - have only planted them this year and am training them to a single stemmed standard as yours. RTef the Eucalyptus I have to say I like the foliage and was once tempted to put a gunnii into a large container but thought better of it. As a matter of interest I always have kept a sharp eye open for self sown seedlings in the garden and this includes those of forest trees.. I grow them a to say a foot tall and wire their stems into an ointeresting shape ( perhaps a spiral and increase their pot size to say max 9 inch and leave them at that - they do become rootbound but keep going. Had several at last address but new owner liked them so I presented him with them. here at present I have an Ash, Oak both small as yet but also a 4 feet tall Birch - this I have left the stem straight- lovely trees.
Hi all. Before the plant failures etc heres the Frog stories - both true these and others may have seen what I saw. Setting the scene - I was sitting outdoors on a summer evening with the house lights on behind me and shining halfway down the garden and also onto a concrete tub ( about 20 in square) in which I had planted a Tree of Heaven ( Ailanthus?) because I liked its foliage. All around this tub was growing one of the smaller Dicentras, formosa I think and these had spread completely around it. I could see Moth activity round this, obviously attracted by the blooms but I could also see other movements. When I looked I found there was 3 or 4 quite largeish Frogs on top of the tub and as the Moths arrived and settled on a bloom these Frogs were leaping out (10-12 inches) and grabbing them - tumbling down to the ground - presumably eating their prey and then scrambling back up the plants onto the tub again to repeat the process. They were having a real feast as the Moths kept coming along. It was interestting to see that as a Moth arrived they were shuffling round into line and taking aim with them before leaping. The second was when I had a small water feature tub of water ( approx 60 ltrs) with oxygenating and other plants in it standing on paving next to a planted area, these plants coming up to the same height or higher than the tub. I was able to watch Frogs scrambling up the plants to get into the water - did not realise they were that agile and actually could clasp and climb plants. PS. Verdun. Watch it my friend what you say to Fairygirl or this could be your fate. Best wishes to all.
Hello Keen. I've just found this post as I've just come back from visiting England and gardens, on holiday. I have a garden a bit over an acre in France (Dordogne) which I'm trying to do English style, but there are more extremes of weather here and the soil was limestone with clay pockets.
This thread seems to have got very long very quickly, it's taken some time to read and there are old friends from other threads on it.
Here is a view of part of my garden from a bedroom window. This is the main flower bit as it is fenced against the deer. The lower part has to have plants that deer don't eat and the veg garden on the other side of the house is fenced too.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Keeny,,.... yeah, Clematis wilt, I've tried planting deep and didn't make much difference, snails got whatever surfaced...but thanks very much for your help and information there...
I have one or two successes so all is not lost, and I grow viticella's now and they don't have the problems so much... I've got 4 of those growing...they're much easier, less temperamental... I haven't got time to be fussy...
I've grown 3 rowans in my time,... 'Vilmorinii'...'Cashmiriana'.. and I think my favourite 'Joseph Rock'... that is just gorgeous in autumn with it's yellow berries and autumn colour... but it's so fleeting that isn't it..? I wish it lasted a month...
'Cashmiriana' has lovely foliage, very early into leaf in Spring but loses it fast too, all gone by mid September...white berries, soon demolished by birds...
I also had Amelanchier 'Ballerina' in my garden in Cornwall, that was another real beauty... quite tall, I grew it as a small tree, not a shrub... another tree that I adore, if kept in check and that's a vital requirement with this, is Eucalpytus gunnii, or another called Niphophila,... don't know if you've heard of these...? the first one needs 6 foot cutting off the top each Spring...
...need the right tool for that, or be a 'right tool' for growing it in the first place...lol... but it is lovely though.. well, I think so...
love the sound of your trees, never grown Hornbeam, nor Malus I don't think.. can't recall, but lots of lovely varieties to be had there... oh yes I grew 'Floribunda' that gorgeous pink one,... always caught the eye of everyone...a very pretty flowerer...
...aah..Marjoram... I should have know. I've got some myself but it's in a trough and mine is more prostrate...love the smell, I also have Rosemary, Chives, Mint and Oregano... these form my stock herbs for cooking..
happy shopping... if you're going to Sainsbury's make sure you're not on a mobile phone at the checkout....
Hi Salino. Gotta be a kwickie this - just back from the dreaded shopping - necessary I know but honestly I would sooner do a 10 mile "outing" in the desert than this. Anyway I would like to thank your goodself and all the other super folk on Site who have made me feel so very welcome. and have endured my comments - theres much more I can tell you if you wish including those failure plants including the marvel ( to me) of the retirn pof the Haquetia, Madonna Lilies, tiny Gunnera, the Ostrowskia, variegated Brunnera , Monarda ( believe it or not - so much for skill on my part). So much to tell and do so love to converse with like minded folk. Theres also those Frog stories which are very interesting and should I think be heeded in particular by our good friends Fairygirl and Verdun - life can be very hard being a Frog. See you all tomorrow and thanks so much again. Regards.
..that's quite alright Mr Keen... nice talking to you and hearing about your lovely garden... I think it's time I let you circulate a bit and talk to some others along the way, enough of my nattering...
we're execting 30 degrees heat by Sunday... time to put away the gardening and find a shady spot with a Mr Whippy...
meanwhile, here are some of my roses, just looking their best.... I had to buy these Mr Keen...
... all the best for now,.... Margaret....
Hi Salino. Your Roses are great and tell pse am I correct in thinking that pink ones always bloom a lot more than other collours ( good as they mat be doing). One of my Amalanchiers is "Ballerina" and the other grandflorum I think - will check that - have only planted them this year and am training them to a single stemmed standard as yours. RTef the Eucalyptus I have to say I like the foliage and was once tempted to put a gunnii into a large container but thought better of it. As a matter of interest I always have kept a sharp eye open for self sown seedlings in the garden and this includes those of forest trees.. I grow them a to say a foot tall and wire their stems into an ointeresting shape ( perhaps a spiral and increase their pot size to say max 9 inch and leave them at that - they do become rootbound but keep going. Had several at last address but new owner liked them so I presented him with them. here at present I have an Ash, Oak both small as yet but also a 4 feet tall Birch - this I have left the stem straight- lovely trees.
Hi all. Before the plant failures etc heres the Frog stories - both true these and others may have seen what I saw. Setting the scene - I was sitting outdoors on a summer evening with the house lights on behind me and shining halfway down the garden and also onto a concrete tub ( about 20 in square) in which I had planted a Tree of Heaven ( Ailanthus?) because I liked its foliage. All around this tub was growing one of the smaller Dicentras, formosa I think and these had spread completely around it. I could see Moth activity round this, obviously attracted by the blooms but I could also see other movements. When I looked I found there was 3 or 4 quite largeish Frogs on top of the tub and as the Moths arrived and settled on a bloom these Frogs were leaping out (10-12 inches) and grabbing them - tumbling down to the ground - presumably eating their prey and then scrambling back up the plants onto the tub again to repeat the process. They were having a real feast as the Moths kept coming along. It was interestting to see that as a Moth arrived they were shuffling round into line and taking aim with them before leaping. The second was when I had a small water feature tub of water ( approx 60 ltrs) with oxygenating and other plants in it standing on paving next to a planted area, these plants coming up to the same height or higher than the tub. I was able to watch Frogs scrambling up the plants to get into the water - did not realise they were that agile and actually could clasp and climb plants. PS. Verdun. Watch it my friend what you say to Fairygirl or this could be your fate. Best wishes to all.
Hi all. Will get to the plants part a little later - have a little work to do as gas Engineer here this morning on service call.
Hello Keen. I've just found this post as I've just come back from visiting England and gardens, on holiday. I have a garden a bit over an acre in France (Dordogne) which I'm trying to do English style, but there are more extremes of weather here and the soil was limestone with clay pockets.
This thread seems to have got very long very quickly, it's taken some time to read and there are old friends from other threads on it.
If anyone would like to see the gardens I saw they are on this thread http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/gardens-we-have-visited-2013/80843.html Some of you will have seen it already. I bought a lovely book at Great Dixter called "Dear Friend & Gardener with correspondence between Beth Chatto and Christopher Lloyd.
Keen, there are photos of some of our gardens on this thread, but perhaps you have seen it already. http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/the-potting-shed/garden-gallery-2013/75578-59.html
Here is a view of part of my garden from a bedroom window. This is the main flower bit as it is fenced against the deer. The lower part has to have plants that deer don't eat and the veg garden on the other side of the house is fenced too.