Well, I must have had the wrong specs on. Sorry RG.
Liri - that hedge became the shortest, fattest holly hedge ever because the neighbours ate the soft juicy tops every spring. We ended up installing builders' mesh cut at 1m50 to stop them leaning over. It then grew taller very quickly.
They never touched the tree on the right though - a toothache tree with fierce thorns.
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)."
Thanks... yes, I was 'prejudiced' against asters as well, I think because of those mildewy novi-belgii types. I don't think these looser, wilder types are as prone to it.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
I've just bought Anemone Wild Swan, what sort of conditions have you grown yours int raisingirl ? Does it flower for most of the year like it says on the label ? I find quite a lot of plats which are meant to flower throughout the year actually don't like Geum T Tangerine - Salvia Caradonna etc.
Perki - it's on a bank where the soil is a bit more free draining than most of my heavy clay garden. It's in partial shade. It's in full flower now, having started flowering in about June, although it's been gradually building up through the summer. This is it's second year.
geum Totally Tangerine starts flowering in late Feb here and is still going now, so maybe you need to move yours? Or cut back the old flowering stems at the base which you need to do to stimulate it to produce more
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
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Well, I must have had the wrong specs on. Sorry RG.
Liri - that hedge became the shortest, fattest holly hedge ever because the neighbours ate the soft juicy tops every spring. We ended up installing builders' mesh cut at 1m50 to stop them leaning over. It then grew taller very quickly.
They never touched the tree on the right though - a toothache tree with fierce thorns.
Latest aquisition, Aster azureus (syn. Symphyotrichum oolentangiense!!!) but I prefer the common name 'Blue Devils'.
Cuphea cyanea mixed in with Verbena and Ageratum 'Blue Horizon'... this narrow border's way too bitty and will be seriously edited next spring!
NOt usually keen on Michaelmas daisies but those are rather good. Love the orange glow in the blues.
Thanks... yes, I was 'prejudiced' against asters as well, I think because of those mildewy novi-belgii types. I don't think these looser, wilder types are as prone to it.
Very nice pictures
I like the nosy neighbours.
I've just bought Anemone Wild Swan, what sort of conditions have you grown yours int raisingirl ? Does it flower for most of the year like it says on the label ? I find quite a lot of plats which are meant to flower throughout the year actually don't like Geum T Tangerine - Salvia Caradonna etc.
Perki - my Anemone Wild Swan flowers for months. It is in partial shade.
Perki - it's on a bank where the soil is a bit more free draining than most of my heavy clay garden. It's in partial shade. It's in full flower now, having started flowering in about June, although it's been gradually building up through the summer. This is it's second year.
geum Totally Tangerine starts flowering in late Feb here and is still going now, so maybe you need to move yours? Or cut back the old flowering stems at the base which you need to do to stimulate it to produce more
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Mine do nicely in a herbaceous border with good drainage
A A Milne
Go off for two weeks and come back to a jungle!
A A Milne
Still lots of colour LP.
I find my asters have done well this year although it has been wet and windy.