Its too hot to do any more in the garden for a while so I thought I would
seek advise from the wisdom of this forum.
I have just cleared this area of the garden.
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10533?sort=5
I removed a bucket and a half of bulbs from here and want to plant two or
three flowering shrubs. It looked awful before and as it is situated right
outside the bedroom window of the holiday apartment we let I want it to look
better.

This seems to like it here,
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?


Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10535?sort=5
I would like to re plant these in a clearing up in the woods, but the area
does not get a lot of direct sunlight.

One other question. This Hebe
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10531?sort=5
Looks wonderful both when in flower and when not. Sadly it is now covering
half the path and I would like to cut it back. How/when would be the best
way to cut it back without spoiling its shape.

I have also just shot another walkround, will upload and post later if
anyone is interested.

Mike

On Jul 27, 3:33 pm, "Muddymike" wrote:
Its too hot to do any more in the garden for a while so I thought I would
seek advise from the wisdom of this forum.
I have just cleared this area of the garden.http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10533?sort=5
I removed a bucket and a half of bulbs from here and want to plant two or
three flowering shrubs. It looked awful before and as it is situated right
outside the bedroom window of the holiday apartment we let I want it to look
better.

This seems to like it here,http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10535?sort=5
I would like to re plant these in a clearing up in the woods, but the area
does not get a lot of direct sunlight.

One other question. This Hebehttp://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10531?sort=5
Looks wonderful both when in flower and when not. Sadly it is now covering
half the path and I would like to cut it back. How/when would be the best
way to cut it back without spoiling its shape.

I have also just shot another walkround, will upload and post later if
anyone is interested.

Mike

I certainly am interested Mike, I love your shots. I'm not good at
suggesting anything to anyone who knows so much more than me!

However, I can help you on in identifying your flower bulbs,
mushroom, white radish, onions and shallot (G) Yes, I am joking!!!!

Judith

Muddymike writes
Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what
are the others?

Are you sure you mean 3rd from the left? It's the odd-shaped white ones
which look like bluebells to me. 3rd from left look more daffodilly.
--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
...
Muddymike writes
Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?

Are you sure you mean 3rd from the left? It's the odd-shaped white ones
which look like bluebells to me. 3rd from left look more daffodilly.
--
Kay

There were no daffs in that bed at all and I am pretty sure the third from
left were the ones I removed the remains of bluebells from. The odd shaped
white ones had tall grass like stems with a purple bobble thing at the top.
I have some more elsewhere will try to get a picture.

Mike

"Muddymike" wrote:

Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10535?sort=5
I would like to re plant these in a clearing up in the woods, but the area
does not get a lot of direct sunlight.

From the left: Allium, bluebells, daffodil and ?? something I don't recognise.
The last ones are pretty small - could they be snowdrops or crocus?

(That's my guess, anyhow)

--
AnneJ

On Jul 27, 3:33 pm, "Muddymike" wrote:
Its too hot to do any more in the garden for a while so I thought I would
seek advise from the wisdom of this forum.
I have just cleared this area of the garden.http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10533?sort=5
I removed a bucket and a half of bulbs from here and want to plant two or
three flowering shrubs. It looked awful before and as it is situated right
outside the bedroom window of the holiday apartment we let I want it to look
better.

This seems to like it here,http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10535?sort=5
I would like to re plant these in a clearing up in the woods, but the area
does not get a lot of direct sunlight.

One other question. This Hebehttp://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10531?sort=5
Looks wonderful both when in flower and when not. Sadly it is now covering
half the path and I would like to cut it back. How/when would be the best
way to cut it back without spoiling its shape.

I have also just shot another walkround, will upload and post later if
anyone is interested.

Mike

Mike I think the last one on the right is Crocosmia (spelling?). I
have just dug up a load of Crocosmia Lucifer and they look the same.

Judith

On 27/7/08 15:33, in article
, "Muddymike"
wrote:

Its too hot to do any more in the garden for a while so I thought I would
seek advise from the wisdom of this forum.
I have just cleared this area of the garden.
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10533?sort=5
I removed a bucket and a half of bulbs from here and want to plant two or
three flowering shrubs. It looked awful before and as it is situated right
outside the bedroom window of the holiday apartment we let I want it to look
better.

This seems to like it here,
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

You could plant a cardoon. They come up fairly early here, develop huge
leaves that spread widely and then produce a wonderful artichoke type flower
at the top in late summer/autumn. They're guaranteed show stoppers but they
die back in winter
http://cheesebyhand.com/wp-content/u...on_thistle.jpg

But in terms of good value I think I'd go for a Euryops chrysanthemoides or
pectinatus. Unless you really want to dead head them, you don't have to do
a thing to them other than water them. They 'stop' themselves and throw out
another shoot which then flowers and throws out another shoot which then
flowers and so on and so forth. I should think ours are in flowers 8 months
out of 12, maybe even more. We have them in pots and in beds and banks.
They won't take deep prolonged frost though.

snip

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 27/7/08 18:58, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On Jul 27, 3:33 pm, "Muddymike" wrote:
Its too hot to do any more in the garden for a while so I thought I would
seek advise from the wisdom of this forum.
I have just cleared this area of the
garden.http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10533?sort=5
I removed a bucket and a half of bulbs from here and want to plant two or
three flowering shrubs. It looked awful before and as it is situated right
outside the bedroom window of the holiday apartment we let I want it to look
better.

This seems to like it
here,http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10535?sort=5
I would like to re plant these in a clearing up in the woods, but the area
does not get a lot of direct sunlight.

One other question. This
Hebehttp://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10531?sort=5
Looks wonderful both when in flower and when not. Sadly it is now covering
half the path and I would like to cut it back. How/when would be the best
way to cut it back without spoiling its shape.

I have also just shot another walkround, will upload and post later if
anyone is interested.

Mike

Mike I think the last one on the right is Crocosmia (spelling?). I
have just dug up a load of Crocosmia Lucifer and they look the same.

Judith

Well, I thought that but then I thought they'd be in flower now and he'd
know what they are. The other possibility is Gladiolus nanus, perhaps?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 27/7/08 15:33, in article
, "Muddymike"
wrote:


This seems to like it here,
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

But in terms of good value I think I'd go for a Euryops chrysanthemoides
or
pectinatus. Unless you really want to dead head them, you don't have to
do
a thing to them other than water them. They 'stop' themselves and throw
out
another shoot which then flowers and throws out another shoot which then
flowers and so on and so forth. I should think ours are in flowers 8
months
out of 12, maybe even more. We have them in pots and in beds and banks.
They won't take deep prolonged frost though.

Thanks Sacha.
Sounds nice but I think the frost could be a problem for them here, we
had -14 one night three years back.

Mike

Muddymike writes

"K" wrote in message
...
Muddymike writes
Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?

Are you sure you mean 3rd from the left? It's the odd-shaped white ones
which look like bluebells to me. 3rd from left look more daffodilly.
--

There were no daffs in that bed at all and I am pretty sure the third from
left were the ones I removed the remains of bluebells from. The odd shaped
white ones had tall grass like stems with a purple bobble thing at the top.
I have some more elsewhere will try to get a picture.

Grasslike with purple bobbles sounds like Allium


--
Kay

On 27/7/08 19:40, in article
, "Muddymike"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 27/7/08 15:33, in article
, "Muddymike"
wrote:


This seems to like it here,
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

But in terms of good value I think I'd go for a Euryops chrysanthemoides
or
pectinatus. Unless you really want to dead head them, you don't have to
do
a thing to them other than water them. They 'stop' themselves and throw
out
another shoot which then flowers and throws out another shoot which then
flowers and so on and so forth. I should think ours are in flowers 8
months
out of 12, maybe even more. We have them in pots and in beds and banks.
They won't take deep prolonged frost though.

Thanks Sacha.
Sounds nice but I think the frost could be a problem for them here, we
had -14 one night three years back.

Mike



Whoops!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 27/7/08 21:32, in article , "K"
wrote:

Muddymike writes

"K" wrote in message
...
Muddymike writes
Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what are
the others?

Are you sure you mean 3rd from the left? It's the odd-shaped white ones
which look like bluebells to me. 3rd from left look more daffodilly.
--

There were no daffs in that bed at all and I am pretty sure the third from
left were the ones I removed the remains of bluebells from. The odd shaped
white ones had tall grass like stems with a purple bobble thing at the top.
I have some more elsewhere will try to get a picture.

Grasslike with purple bobbles sounds like Allium


Chives? ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 27/7/08 19:40, in article
, "Muddymike"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 27/7/08 15:33, in article
, "Muddymike"
wrote:


This seems to like it here,
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10534?sort=5
so what else would do well and give colour all summer?

But in terms of good value I think I'd go for a Euryops chrysanthemoides
or
pectinatus. Unless you really want to dead head them, you don't have to
do
a thing to them other than water them. They 'stop' themselves and throw
out
another shoot which then flowers and throws out another shoot which then
flowers and so on and so forth. I should think ours are in flowers 8
months
out of 12, maybe even more. We have them in pots and in beds and banks.
They won't take deep prolonged frost though.

Thanks Sacha.
Sounds nice but I think the frost could be a problem for them here, we
had -14 one night three years back.

Mike




I should have added that you may now know why that was a bulb bed. You can
also have summer flowering bulbs, if they'll survive your winters OR you
could make the proverbial water feecha there.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

"Anne Welsh Jackson" wrote after
"Muddymike" wrote:

Four types of bulb removed. Third from the left are Bluebells but what
are
the others?
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike...e.10535?sort=5
I would like to re plant these in a clearing up in the woods, but the
area
does not get a lot of direct sunlight.

From the left: Allium, bluebells, daffodil and ?? something I don't
recognise.
The last ones are pretty small - could they be snowdrops or crocus?

(That's my guess, anyhow)

The last ones look just like the thousands of bulbs in a neighbours garden
I've been keeping tidy, an allium but I don't know which. Chive like foliage
in the early spring and white flowers on a stalk, not in a tight head like a
lot of alliums. Nearest I've found is Allium cowanii but I'm not convinced.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Suggested shrubs for summer interest: Weigela Bristol Ruby [red flowers and dark red leaves; a shrub rose with repeat flowering; Callicarpa - purple flowers in summer, purple berries in winter.

The happy shrub is St John's Wort.

The Hebe is best cut back after flowering. The one in your photo will take quite a lot of pruning.

Bulbs = third from left look like Hyacinth. The left hand ones might be an allium.