Obviously way too late for this but I'll give it a go.
I've just finishing my first full year working in my new garden. We've been here for three but last year was spent on a quarter acre of woodland we bought adjoining the existing garden. It was literally a Laurel nightmare and you couldn't get from one side to the other. Anyway I cleared it out revealing some very large Ash, Sycamore, Scot's Pine, Silver Birch and Hazel. That's the wild bit sorted.
This year I've worked on the formal bit. I'm a bit cottagey in tastes and this bit went from absolutely no species of plants (previously all lawn) to a total of 51 species (excluding at least 20 more in pots and planters and a further 20 or so species of wild flowers in the wooded area) and numerous cultivars. I've still got a long way to go and for 2018 I aim to have a minimum total of 100 flourishing species in the formal bit.
Does anyone have any seeds left at all. I'm not really into bedding type stuff, too ephemeral for me but if anyone has any spare perrenials that would be super. I don't have anything to swap though as I went a bit wild with dead heading!
It's sandy soil but I do put down copious amounts of compost and mostly quite shaded so not ideal but I have been successful with almost everything.
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Miscanthus Sinensis , they are plants. Ready to be planted out next Spring.
Also Carex Ice Dance.
Last edited: 09 October 2017 19:10:24
Does anyone have any Thalictrum seeds going spare? Aqualegifolium, delavayii and lucidum .
Think they may be just right for a bit of colour on The Shady Bank.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think I have some T. delavayi, if the seed heads haven't been blown away yet.
That'd be great if you have Will. Let me know and I'll PM you my address if that's ok.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've collected some for you Dove. Also collected some Euphorbia coralloides/oblongata seeds while I was out!
Last edited: 10 October 2017 17:08:49
Hi Bright star,
Do you have any Helenium autumnale left please. I'd love some.
Just about to post my list.
Hi all,
I have spares of the following:
Rocket
Basil
Courgette - black beauty
Pepper - hot chilli shake
Scotch bonnet - yellow
Pepper - big Jim
Tomato - black russian
Verbena bonarensis
Yellow? hollyhock
Laburnum
Giant sunflowers
Malva - mystic Merlin
Sweet pea scented mix
Cornflower - snowman
Morning glory - mixed colours
Poppy - ladybird
Cosmos - purity
Rudbeckia - gloriosa daisies
Brachycome - daisy mixed
Message me if there is anything you are interested in.
I am interested in veg or any hardy perennials
Happy Autumn gardening.
Last edited: 28 October 2017 21:11:09
Please could I have some Cornflower Snowman seeds and Malva Mystic Merlin.
I’ll PM my address. Many thx.
I have spare seeds for the following, some of these I only have small quantities but you are welcome to them.
Alcea ficifolia ‘Happy Lights’
Achillea filipendulina - cloth of gold
Calendula - Snow princess
Papaver somniferum - Cherry Glow and Dark Plum (mixed together I’m afraid)
Eschscholzia - orange king
Geum chiloense - Lady stratheden
Geum - Mrs J Bradshaw
Dianthus barbatus - Alba ( Duchess of Cambridge had these in her bridal bouquet I believe)
Dianthus - Electron mix
Gaura lindheimeri - The bride ( very small amounts)
Lavender - hidcote blue
Echinops - globe thistle
Cosmos - purity
Malope - Vulcan
Antirrhinum Majus- Rose and Ruby
Moluccella laevis - bells of Ireland
Cerinthe
Obviously way too late for this but I'll give it a go.
I've just finishing my first full year working in my new garden. We've been here for three but last year was spent on a quarter acre of woodland we bought adjoining the existing garden. It was literally a Laurel nightmare and you couldn't get from one side to the other. Anyway I cleared it out revealing some very large Ash, Sycamore, Scot's Pine, Silver Birch and Hazel. That's the wild bit sorted.
This year I've worked on the formal bit. I'm a bit cottagey in tastes and this bit went from absolutely no species of plants (previously all lawn) to a total of 51 species (excluding at least 20 more in pots and planters and a further 20 or so species of wild flowers in the wooded area) and numerous cultivars. I've still got a long way to go and for 2018 I aim to have a minimum total of 100 flourishing species in the formal bit.
Does anyone have any seeds left at all. I'm not really into bedding type stuff, too ephemeral for me but if anyone has any spare perrenials that would be super. I don't have anything to swap though as I went a bit wild with dead heading!
It's sandy soil but I do put down copious amounts of compost and mostly quite shaded so not ideal but I have been successful with almost everything.
Happily pay for postage etc.
Thanks in advance
Dave