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Hi,
I've taken a fancy to planting up a small chamomile lawn. From what I've read it's best to use chamomile trenegue, but does anyone know where I can get it from - I've seen the occasional plant at the odd nursery/online at around £1.50 a plant but that works out expensive even for a small area. Also, has anyone any practical experience of using it as a lawn - I was wondering how practical it really was, it wouldn't be heavily used (we won't be playing 5 a side football on it!), just the odd day lounging in the sun on it. Thanks Steve. |
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"steve Snider" wrote in message ... Hi, I've taken a fancy to planting up a small chamomile lawn. From what I've read it's best to use chamomile trenegue, but does anyone know where I can get it from - I've seen the occasional plant at the odd nursery/online at around £1.50 a plant but that works out expensive even for a small area. Also, has anyone any practical experience of using it as a lawn - I was wondering how practical it really was, it wouldn't be heavily used (we won't be playing 5 a side football on it!), just the odd day lounging in the sun on it. Thanks Steve. Chamomile lawns are lovely but they are expensive to grow. I've bought a few plants from a local garden nursery and think I paid between 99p and £1.50 for them. I wanted them to cover a log seat but they have never really taken off :-( Natalie |
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In article , Natalie
writes Chamomile lawns are lovely but they are expensive to grow. I've bought a few plants from a local garden nursery and think I paid between 99p and £1.50 for them. I wanted them to cover a log seat but they have never really taken off :-( I have had varying success with camomile. After a huge failure, Chris Boulby suggested I use fleece to over-winter it and this proved to be successful, thanks to Chris's advice. However, camomile seems to be very temperamental and - in my case - needs to be carefully watched. Having said that, I planted some last year in a shallow aluminium container and it is now thriving, despite Bas having dumped some solid detergent from the kitchen drain in the pot. It is well worth the effort. The smell is divine. Keep at it -- June Hughes |
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"steve Snider" wrote in message ... Hi, I've taken a fancy to planting up a small chamomile lawn. From what I've read it's best to use chamomile trenegue, but does anyone know where I can get it from - I've seen the occasional plant at the odd nursery/online at around £1.50 a plant but that works out expensive even for a small area. Sow? For some reason, what T&M market as chamomile lawn is chameamelum nobile, or anthemis nobilis, not trenegue, but anyway it cost me about 2.49 for a packet. It's a good thing you just said this, because it reminds me to water my seed tray (which has well over 100 plants in it). I would say that if you got hold of it right now then there's still time to sow this year. (Actually the packet says Feb-June but I don't trust that.) Also, has anyone any practical experience of using it as a lawn - I was wondering how practical it really was, it wouldn't be heavily used (we won't be playing 5 a side football on it!), just the odd day lounging in the sun on it. No, haven't got there yet. |
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:27:39 -0000, "Warwick Dumas"
wrotc: Also, has anyone any practical experience of using it as a lawn - I was wondering how practical it really was, it wouldn't be heavily used (we won't be playing 5 a side football on it!), just the odd day lounging in the sun on it. No, haven't got there yet. Ho hum. I believe I have a Chamaemelum nobile and it is quite the most untidy plant in the garden. Sure it stays low - but that is only because the flowers are borne on such long and lax stems that the plant can't lift itself off the floor where it sprawls drunkenly and seemingly not such a good weed suppressant. It has it's charm for me by adding a touch of chaos to the upright architectural stuff. That, mind you is the description of my one plant and doesn't make allowance for many planted in a sward. I have searched Google for mention of A. trenegue but can't find reference to it let alone a picture (looked under 'Chamaemelum' too). The name is familiar to me though - precisely for the reason someone has mentioned - that it is the best for lawns. Hussein Grow a little garden |
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Ho hum. I believe I have a Chamaemelum nobile and it is quite the most untidy plant in the garden. Sure it stays low - but that is only because the flowers are borne on such long and lax stems that the plant can't lift itself off the floor where it sprawls drunkenly and seemingly not such a good weed suppressant. It has it's charm for me by adding a touch of chaos to the upright architectural stuff. That, mind you is the description of my one plant and doesn't make allowance for many planted in a sward. I have searched Google for mention of A. trenegue but can't find reference to it let alone a picture (looked under 'Chamaemelum' too). The name is familiar to me though - precisely for the reason someone has mentioned - that it is the best for lawns. I found this by searching chamomile lawn tenegue. http://www.herbherbert.com/pdf/chamomile_lawn.pdf HTH Natalie |
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:27:39 -0000, "Warwick Dumas"
wrote: "steve Snider" wrote in message .. . Hi, I've taken a fancy to planting up a small chamomile lawn. From what I've read it's best to use chamomile trenegue, but does anyone know where I can get it from - I've seen the occasional plant at the odd nursery/online at around £1.50 a plant but that works out expensive even for a small area. Sow? For some reason, what T&M market as chamomile lawn is chameamelum nobile, or anthemis nobilis, not trenegue, but anyway it cost me about 2.49 for a packet. Treneague is a non-flowering variety of c. nobile (which AIUI is why people prefer it for chamomile lawns) so you never get seed from it. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 02:06:36 +0000, Hussein M.
wrote: On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:27:39 -0000, "Warwick Dumas" wrotc: Also, has anyone any practical experience of using it as a lawn - I was wondering how practical it really was, it wouldn't be heavily used (we won't be playing 5 a side football on it!), just the odd day lounging in the sun on it. No, haven't got there yet. Ho hum. I believe I have a Chamaemelum nobile and it is quite the most untidy plant in the garden. Sure it stays low - but that is only because the flowers are borne on such long and lax stems that the plant can't lift itself off the floor where it sprawls drunkenly and seemingly not such a good weed suppressant. It has it's charm for me by adding a touch of chaos to the upright architectural stuff. That, mind you is the description of my one plant and doesn't make allowance for many planted in a sward. I have searched Google for mention of A. trenegue but can't find reference to it let alone a picture (looked under 'Chamaemelum' too). The name is familiar to me though - precisely for the reason someone has mentioned - that it is the best for lawns. Hussein Grow a little garden The advantage of Trenegue (so I've read somewhere) is that becuase there are no flowers then it avoids the "untidiness" problem of chamomile nobile as there are no long flower stems which, of course, also means that you don't have to worry about mowing/clipping as it never gets tall enough. Sounds like my type of lawn! Steve. |
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