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jils wrote:
hi ant i can see the problem, this website mentions several grasses that look like serrated tussock, see the heading "look alikes" http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Shee...%20tussock.htm and this one points out how similar poa is to serrated tussock: http://www.sgaonline.org.au/weed_nas...richotoma.html but i've learned a lot about grass weeds just because you asked! I've got a lot of stuff that looks like the first picture, but I've never seen rolling masses of that white flossy stuff. Purple seems to be the main way of IDing it though. It's terrible stuff, useless as a nutrient so animals eat it but get no benefit. -- ant |
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Back to your original question........
Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. |
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Farm1 wrote:
Back to your original question........ Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. Never heard of it. Is it fine like Snowgrass, or more whippy? A neighbour grows the various grasses for landscaping, and I'm planning on tackling him this weekend. Not sure if punters can buy his stuff or if it's just for landscapers. He has an amazing range of stuff though. -- ant |
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Farm1 wrote: Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. Never heard of it. Is it fine like Snowgrass, or more whippy? I don't know Snowgrass. Stipa is all the range in UK gardening magazines but it grows wild and naturally around this region and is a lovely clumping grass which isn't invasive but gets really nice seed heads on it. Stips Gigantea is the one I keep seeing referred to int he UK mags. Micheal McCoy (the Aus dry garden bloke) uses it to great effect. Here's some info on all sorts of grasses including Stipa http://www.acsgarden.com/article_item.aspx?id=46 http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s787872.htm http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1063711.htm |
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Farm1 wrote:
"ant" wrote in message Farm1 wrote: Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. Never heard of it. Is it fine like Snowgrass, or more whippy? I don't know Snowgrass. Snowgrass is the poa that grows up in the alpine areas, the snowfields. Very dense clumpy low poa. Very soft, too. Stipa is all the range in UK gardening magazines but it grows wild and naturally around this region and is a lovely clumping grass which isn't invasive but gets really nice seed heads on it. Looks like Pampas Grass!!!!! Stips Gigantea is the one I keep seeing referred to int he UK mags. Micheal McCoy (the Aus dry garden bloke) uses it to great effect. Here's some info on all sorts of grasses including Stipa http://www.acsgarden.com/article_item.aspx?id=46 http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s787872.htm http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1063711.htm Those are useful sites, thanks. -- ant |
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... Farm1 wrote: "ant" wrote in message Farm1 wrote: Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. Never heard of it. Is it fine like Snowgrass, or more whippy? I don't know Snowgrass. Snowgrass is the poa that grows up in the alpine areas, the snowfields. Very dense clumpy low poa. Very soft, too. Stipa is all the range in UK gardening magazines but it grows wild and naturally around this region and is a lovely clumping grass which isn't invasive but gets really nice seed heads on it. Looks like Pampas Grass!!!!! Nah, it's way too small! Stips Gigantea is the one I keep seeing referred to int he UK mags. Micheal McCoy (the Aus dry garden bloke) uses it to great effect. Here's some info on all sorts of grasses including Stipa http://www.acsgarden.com/article_item.aspx?id=46 http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s787872.htm http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1063711.htm Those are useful sites, thanks. I was reading Beth Chattos "Gravel Garden" book last night and it has some of the grasses but lots of other good ideas for a dry and foully, gravelly soil with only a 24 inch rainfall with lots of wind - the photo of the "soil" she planted into is amazing - more rocks of up to fist size than soil but then she ends up with a stunning garden as only Poms seem to be able to achieve (sigh). If you are a keen gardener then I'd recommend buying it but if you are only looking for ideas then I would recommend borrowing it through al library even if you ahve to shel out the $3.50 for the interlibrary loan fee. |
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Farm1 wrote:
I was reading Beth Chattos "Gravel Garden" book last night and it has some of the grasses but lots of other good ideas for a dry and foully, gravelly soil with only a 24 inch rainfall with lots of wind - the photo of the "soil" she planted into is amazing - more rocks of up to fist size than soil You've just described my place! We had to kangahammer holes for the piers for the house (42 of them), through the shale and some bigger rock. You'd end up with a lot more rock than earth. the piles of rubble are still there under the house next to each pier. A lot of the dirt is gone, leaving just the chips and rock. The wind isn't as bad as it was, due to the 50 Lleylandii cypress we planted in a giant mass to the west. Need more though. but then she ends up with a stunning garden as only Poms seem to be able to achieve (sigh). If you are a keen gardener then I'd recommend buying it but if you are only looking for ideas then I would recommend borrowing it through al library even if you ahve to shel out the $3.50 for the interlibrary loan fee. Sounds like a nice book, even just to read. but sounds like it'd be useful. I'll ferret it out. My mother is a horticulturalist and very successful nursery owner, but she's always been into English style gardens and just doesn't understand my hydrophobic soil, the wind, the dryness. she put a bloody fernery under my eastern deck for goddsake. Tattered struggling things they are. Then she planted a camellia next to it. Words fail me. There are lovely dry gardens in our area... the sculpture garden down at the National Gallery, for instance, and over at the Botanical Gardens there's a real beauty. My mother thinks a grass garden is a mass of grass that'll catch fire. I see a grass garden as sort of minature landscape, with paving, rocks placed carefully, gravel, and grasses. A book would help, pictures showing what can be done. I'll check it out. Thanks! -- ant |
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