Advice on what plant to buy?
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I have an area in my garden where I'd like to plant 'something'. Our soil has a lot of clay in it, the area is also mostly shaded. On a wander round the garden centre (where a lot of the plants don't tell me what they need!) I can't find anything suitable. I'm after something that's evergreen and will flower. A small tree or shrub would be fine. Can anyone point me in the right direction, Thanks, Mandy |
Advice on what plant to buy?
"mandyp" wrote in message ... Hi I have an area in my garden where I'd like to plant 'something'. Our soil has a lot of clay in it, the area is also mostly shaded. On a wander round the garden centre (where a lot of the plants don't tell me what they need!) I can't find anything suitable. I'm after something that's evergreen and will flower. A small tree or shrub would be fine. Can anyone point me in the right direction, Thanks, Mandy -- mandyp So we got clay and shade all that is now needed is you location and a rough idea of the area you want to cover |
Advice on what plant to buy?
how big do you want it to get?
Virbinum Tinus would go there and flower but can get quite large (dark green leaves, white flowers late winter/early spring, attractive pinkish buds in winter). -- Hayley (gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset) |
[quote=H Ryder]how big do you want it to get?
Virbinum Tinus would go there and flower but can get quite large (dark green leaves, white flowers late winter/early spring, attractive pinkish buds in winter). Not too big, maybe a couple of feet. I'm in Glasgow, hope that helps and thanks to both of you:) |
Advice on what plant to buy?
wrote in message ups.com... mandyp wrote: Hi I have an area in my garden where I'd like to plant 'something'. Our We planted something last year but it did not do well. You should have planted something else instead then It seems that in 2005, almost as many people planted something else, as planted something. And by 2009 at the latest, its reckoned something else is going to be the most popular consumer choice, by far. So buy now while stocks last, that's my advice. michael adams |
Advice on what plant to buy?
michael adams wrote: wrote in message ups.com... mandyp wrote: Hi I have an area in my garden where I'd like to plant 'something'. Our We planted something last year but it did not do well. You should have planted something else instead then That did not do well either. Eventually we planted other and it did well. It has become quite invasive. It seems that in 2005, almost as many people planted something else, as planted something. And by 2009 at the latest, its reckoned something else is going to be the most popular consumer choice, by far. So buy now while stocks last, that's my advice. michael adams |
Advice on what plant to buy?
how about "Christmas Box" - Sarcococca humilis. The (small white) flowers
are not very noticeable but are highly scented. It flowers in winter and will stand some shade. Or vinca (major or minor) - periwinkle - this is a sprawling thing but comes with various leave colours and various (mainly pink/purple) flower options. -- Hayley (gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset) |
Advice on what plant to buy?
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Thank you so much, I'm going to plump for the periwinkle:-)
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