Awwww - allysum and lobelia in alternating rows. I'm feeling all warm and nostalgic now .
When I was a kid (1970s) I thought a front garden filled with a majestic pampas grass was the very height of sophistication. I reckon they're coming back, they suit the whole mid-century modern, retro thing.
I guess hollyhocks are quite old fashioned too, though they've always been wonderful in my eyes. Looking back on this thread I think I must be quite an old fashioned person, as I pretty much love everything! Even the plants I'm not overly fond of I feel sort of warm towards, and others, like pampas grass, could work well in certain gardens - it's all about how you use them I guess. Often the 'old fashioned-ness' is about how they're grown / displayed rather than the plants themselves.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
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Hello , I thought London Pride was a beer Not a flower , had to goggle it to find out what it was !
Dalias have a bed of them at allotment and just put some tubers in pots for garden at home
Bought a couple of heathers last year for pots , nice plants
Happy garedening memories everybody
Then there's those big daisy things with the blackfly.
Alternating alyssum and lobelia in straight lines, with red municipal salvia or French marigolds behind .
You've set off my thing for saxifrage again
The best way to get rid of temptation is to give in to it
Re-introducing Hollyhocks here (from De Ree UK). Just got me some 'Double Mixed' seedlings poking through.
Also saxifrage, 'Peter Pan' (RHS AGM). Half-litre potted plants, cheap as chips at £2.99 from The Range.
Awwww - allysum and lobelia in alternating rows. I'm feeling all warm and nostalgic now
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When I was a kid (1970s) I thought a front garden filled with a majestic pampas grass was the very height of sophistication. I reckon they're coming back, they suit the whole mid-century modern, retro thing.
I guess hollyhocks are quite old fashioned too, though they've always been wonderful in my eyes. Looking back on this thread I think I must be quite an old fashioned person, as I pretty much love everything! Even the plants I'm not overly fond of I feel sort of warm towards, and others, like pampas grass, could work well in certain gardens - it's all about how you use them I guess. Often the 'old fashioned-ness' is about how they're grown / displayed rather than the plants themselves.
Darren' s going to love you, Jen
Often see postings about flowers for shade. London Pride is a option.
There's no such thing as old fashioned any more. It's either retro or vintage.