"Sacha" wrote in message
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louisxiv wrote:
A question from a (overly ambitious?) newbie!

I'm looking to develop a south facing area of my garden and because I
live
by the sea i'd like to focus on plants which will fit 'thematically'.
What I
have in mind is a kind of organised, but not too fussy, arrangement of
shrubs within a fairly limited palette of bluish green through to purple.

I've already come into some Eryngium (Blue Sea Holly) and am interested
in
shrubs which might complement this. I'm very fond of what i'm afraid, due
to
lack of knowledge, I can only describe as thick bladed grasses,
especially
those with a bluish-green hue and may want to include some rocks with
some
heather or similair!

Can anyone decipher this and make any recommendations?

Thanks in advance for any recommendations

Where 'by the sea'? Morecambe, West Scotland, Cornwall? ;-) It will
make a lot of difference!
Hydrangeas are traditional sea garden plants in some areas, as are
tamarisks. Agapanthus are immensely popular in Channel Islands and
Breton gardens; Astelias look fantastic in our garden and in the Abbey
garden in Tresco. Personally, I have a strong dislike of
'domesticated' heather, so can't help you there but for grasses look at
Festuca glauca, the Blue Oat grass Helictotriton sempervirens (sp?)
and for impact Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus. Allium Globe Master is a
wonderful colour and here, is just about to burst into flower and then
of course, you could use some Eucalyptus, taking out the tips to keep
them short after a couple of years.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

I'm in Fife, East Scotland!

I shall look into these plants, thanks.

Anyone else?