Do you have a small garden? If so can you suggest any robust perennials that creat structure and colour?my garden is mature but I would like something spectacular!
My garden is small too Ruby. Phlox would be good with a range of different colours but many of the spectacular plants tend to be more greens. I use shrubs more.
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I have never grown phlox. I will get some when inext go to a garden centre.
Do they have any special needs?
Although I have been gardening for many years,it has been trial and error.Over time I have made many mistakes which has cost . I am now trying to learn about plants before I purchase.
It is so lovely to share with someone who obviously loves gardening.
The Phlox Paniculata Peacock series are bred to be mildew resistant, a fungus that regular Phlox are prone to. They will flower late Summer, whereas creeping Phlox will bloom April/May and spread as a ground cover. Both are nice.
A small garden needs careful thought so that every plant in it gives full value and offers contrasts of height, shape and texture in its form and foliage as flowers are often fleeting features. It is usually better to keep to a few bold plants rather than lots of dotted plants that get lost in the whole.
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The weather here in Yorkshire is great ,but the heat has brought the lily beetle . We haven't even any lily buds yet , but the beetles are busy. Can anyone suggest a non toxic remedy?
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Hi Ruby. Is your garden in a windy, exposed area?
Hi! Ladybird4.
thank you for your input.
Do you have a small garden? If so can you suggest any robust perennials that creat structure and colour?my garden is mature but I would like something spectacular!
thanks for your interest.
My garden is small too Ruby. Phlox would be good with a range of different colours but many of the spectacular plants tend to be more greens. I use shrubs more.
Hi! Ladybird4.
I have never grown phlox. I will get some when inext go to a garden centre.
Do they have any special needs?
Although I have been gardening for many years,it has been trial and error.Over time I have made many mistakes which has cost . I am now trying to learn about plants before I purchase.
It is so lovely to share with someone who obviously loves gardening.
The Phlox Paniculata Peacock series are bred to be mildew resistant, a fungus that regular Phlox are prone to. They will flower late Summer, whereas creeping Phlox will bloom April/May and spread as a ground cover. Both are nice.
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So pleased to be of any help Ruby
Maybe you are squishing your cardoons into too tight a space. They like room to grow and fertile soil with plenty of moisture while they are growing.
You may find the info on this site intresting - http://www.seedaholic.com/cynara-cardunculus-cardoon.html
A small garden needs careful thought so that every plant in it gives full value and offers contrasts of height, shape and texture in its form and foliage as flowers are often fleeting features. It is usually better to keep to a few bold plants rather than lots of dotted plants that get lost in the whole.
Thank you for all your help.
I have another question .
I have purchased a standard lilac.they grow very in my area. But i would like to plant it in a container.
what do i need to do to keep it healthy?
Hi! everyone .
The weather here in Yorkshire is great ,but the heat has brought the lily beetle . We haven't even any lily buds yet , but the beetles are busy. Can anyone suggest a non toxic remedy?
Finger and thumbnail ....... it's what I use.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.