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Planting Suggestion Required
Erigeron karvinskianus or the Seaside daisy might be a good one its very
easy to grow I'm not sure if it is native or not. It is second line salt tolerant and would give a cottage garden feel. The flowers are white aging to pink. The other one that comes to mind is Brachycome mutifida the cut leaf daisy it has lilac/blue flowers with a yellow disc and flowers most of the year. I'm not sure how much sun you'll get but for natives you're probably best to check with your local nursery. Groundcovers- avoid them where possible as they are difficult to weed especially if you get something like couch grass or wandering jew growing through them. Mulch and smaller plants close together would be better. Other than that there is a native violet. Best of luck. Heather. "Pixo" wrote in message news Hi, I'm after a suggestion re what to plant across the front of my house. The bed is east-facing. It is ~77cm deep by ~5m wide - except for in front of the chimney which is only ~42cm deep. I would like something that is preferably Australian, preferably low-maintenance, flowering (but the colour must go with cream-brick), grows to ~95cm tall (but doesn't have a single flower at the top, as I'm going to have to trim it down to ~85cm beneath a window where the ground is higher.. ie. ground slopes down toward the south). I'd also like to avoid weeds so if someone can suggest a hardy, complementary ground cover too! Thanks, Pixo |
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Planting Suggestion Required
I'm after a suggestion re what to plant across the front of my house. The bed is east-facing. It is ~77cm deep by ~5m wide - except for in front of the chimney which is only ~42cm deep. I would like something that is preferably Australian, preferably low-maintenance, flowering (but the colour must go with cream-brick), grows to ~95cm tall (but doesn't have a single flower at the top, as I'm going to have to trim it down to ~85cm beneath a window where the ground is higher.. ie. ground slopes down toward the south). Baueras are very hardy but vary in size, so check the label. Correas and croweas are a good size. There might be an eriostemon that stays that small, too. These are all morning sun type natives. jane |
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