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Winter Colour
Hi, I just joined today.
I don't get to do much gardening due to health problems so I'm looking for ideas that will give me a bit of winter colour every year. (I already have some summer plants, e.g. roses, but more of that another day!). Is there anything hardy and preferably perennial, but not too expensive , that I can maybe put in a patio tub near the back door that will give a bit of colour for the next few months? This would help to cheer me up on bad days. Many thanks. Sylvia |
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I planted a chimonanthus about 3 years ago with just this promise, christmas
flowers and scent. If you try it, get a mature one as it seems to be a very slow grower Is there anything hardy and preferably perennial, but not too expensive , that I can maybe put in a patio tub near the back door that will give a bit of colour for the next few months? This would help to cheer me up on bad days. Many thanks. Sylvia |
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"Oxymel of Squill" wrote I planted a chimonanthus about 3 years ago with just this promise, christmas flowers and scent. If you try it, get a mature one as it seems to be a very slow grower Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' could be another choice if the situation is shaded or partially so. Smallish, neatly growing evergreen shrub with heads of showy pink buds all winter and a good scent when the flowers finally open. GC's have these in various sizes from tiddlers upwards at the moment for using in winter potted arrangements. -- Sue |
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Winter Colour
"skybluecat" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I just joined today. I don't get to do much gardening due to health problems so I'm looking for ideas that will give me a bit of winter colour every year. (I already have some summer plants, e.g. roses, but more of that another day!). Is there anything hardy and preferably perennial, but not too expensive , that I can maybe put in a patio tub near the back door that will give a bit of colour for the next few months? This would help to cheer me up on bad days. Many thanks. Sylvia I tend to go down to the local GC and see what they have in stock :~)) My 2005 offering : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/Plant...006febrary.htm This year I have http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/Plant...06November.htm The plants go in the garden each year and are replaces with bulbs/summer bedding Heather looks nice. Winter pansies are a cheap and cheerful solution. More ideas: http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...nterpots.shtml http://gardenseeker.com/evergreens_f..._container.htm You could plant with something evergreen and add naf plastic Xmas decorations next month :~)) Jenny |
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