On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

snip

I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them
to do their own thing.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Mar 26, 9:17 am, Sacha wrote:
On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery

Davis" wrote:

snip



I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them
to do their own thing.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

I like the standard idea Sacha and it's one I shall copy.

Judith

On 26/3/08 10:54, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On Mar 26, 9:17 am, Sacha wrote:
On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery

Davis" wrote:

snip



I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them
to do their own thing.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

I like the standard idea Sacha and it's one I shall copy.

Judith

It's really effective and unusual, so it's a bit of an eye catcher. They
all look pretty grown this way but because they're drooping towards the
ground, don't grow a white one anywhere the mud will splash up onto it!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Mar 26, 11:49 am, Sacha wrote:
On 26/3/08 10:54, in article
, "Judith



in France" wrote:
On Mar 26, 9:17 am, Sacha wrote:
On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery

Davis" wrote:

snip

I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them
to do their own thing.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

I like the standard idea Sacha and it's one I shall copy.

Judith

It's really effective and unusual, so it's a bit of an eye catcher. They
all look pretty grown this way but because they're drooping towards the
ground, don't grow a white one anywhere the mud will splash up onto it!
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Any tips Sacha on how high/size of suppost etc?

Judith

On 26/3/08 15:25, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On Mar 26, 11:49 am, Sacha wrote:
On 26/3/08 10:54, in article
, "Judith



in France" wrote:
On Mar 26, 9:17 am, Sacha wrote:
On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery

Davis" wrote:

snip

I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave
them
to do their own thing.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

I like the standard idea Sacha and it's one I shall copy.

Judith

It's really effective and unusual, so it's a bit of an eye catcher. They
all look pretty grown this way but because they're drooping towards the
ground, don't grow a white one anywhere the mud will splash up onto it!
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Any tips Sacha on how high/size of suppost etc?

Judith

Up to the individual but I should think ours is about 5'.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 26/3/08 15:25, in article
| , "Judith
| in France" wrote:
|
| Any tips Sacha on how high/size of suppost etc?
|
| Up to the individual but I should think ours is about 5'.

Below about 3' would look a bit silly, unless it was also dwarfed
(as in bonsai). My guess is that a semi-dwarfed one of 2' would
look OK. Above about 6' is unwieldy.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 26/3/08 16:28, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 26/3/08 15:25, in article
| , "Judith
| in France" wrote:
|
| Any tips Sacha on how high/size of suppost etc?
|
| Up to the individual but I should think ours is about 5'.

Below about 3' would look a bit silly, unless it was also dwarfed
(as in bonsai). My guess is that a semi-dwarfed one of 2' would
look OK. Above about 6' is unwieldy.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Well, of course, the higher the pole, the longer it will take for the
Wisteria to do its 'sweeping to the ground' thing! And of course, wind
knocking it over if it's too high has to be taken in account. Personally,
I'd say 5'. Much lower than that and you might as well let it just scramble
through a bed on its own.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:
On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

snip
I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them
to do their own thing.

Yes, I've always admired the standards, Sacha. Perhaps one day I'll put
one in.
But I'll stick with the ones on the walls, anyway. I have a terrible
time taking out
an established plant, and the wisterias put on a beautiful display!

-E

On 26/3/08 10:52, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

snip
I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant
grafted.
I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers,
but lots of
time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a
few years ago,
but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary
spine
compression. Now I'm a little more careful!

cheers,

-E

You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty
swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a
stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them
to do their own thing.

Yes, I've always admired the standards, Sacha. Perhaps one day I'll put
one in.
But I'll stick with the ones on the walls, anyway. I have a terrible
time taking out
an established plant, and the wisterias put on a beautiful display!

-E

Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting getting rid of the one you've got. They are a
bit of a pain if you let them get into guttering, tiles etc. but a good one
is a thing of great beauty. The Garden House has one growing along the hand
rails of a bridge and it looks really wonderful.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'