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Autumn/winter containers
Apart from the obvious winter pansies, what can you recommend for low-
maintenance container gardening this autumn/winter. (Jersey, if that makes any difference: we tend not to get many frosts!) |
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:24:37 +0100, Sacha wrote:
some excellent, snipped suggestions Thanks. Been to Ransoms today and came out £30+ lighter. Couldn't get E. chrys. but got a nice specimen of what I'm pretty sure is E. pect. Got some nice subtle dark purple (matrix)and white-with-a hint-of-purple (babyface marina) pansies to complement the mixed muscaris bulbs and Ophiopogon, so that's the front sorted in subtle blue and white. The Euryops and tete-a-tete should make a nice gaudy yellow show in the (sunnier) rear courtyard. Sorted. |
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Autumn/winter containers
On 22/9/08 18:42, in article , "Derek
Turner" wrote: On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:24:37 +0100, Sacha wrote: some excellent, snipped suggestions Thanks. Been to Ransoms today and came out £30+ lighter. Couldn't get E. chrys. but got a nice specimen of what I'm pretty sure is E. pect. Got some nice subtle dark purple (matrix)and white-with-a hint-of-purple (babyface marina) pansies to complement the mixed muscaris bulbs and Ophiopogon, so that's the front sorted in subtle blue and white. The Euryops and tete-a-tete should make a nice gaudy yellow show in the (sunnier) rear courtyard. Sorted. I wish you'd been able to wait until we next come over. I'm still gasping at those prices, well though I remember them! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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Derek Turner wrote:
Apart from the obvious winter pansies, what can you recommend for low- maintenance container gardening this autumn/winter. (Jersey, if that makes any difference: we tend not to get many frosts!) If there is enough sunlight, gerberas might still flower. They are most certainly hardy enough - have survived happily bedded out here in Sussex for 4 years. -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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I'd go for heucheras (any of the purple leaved varieties) and ornamental grasses. If you're talking about pots, then variegated ivies. If you're quick, a winter-flowering jasmine would be good.
If you're in the Channel Islands, you should be able to keep virtually anything going thro the winter. |
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