On 2009-11-29 16:48:36 +0000, "Bob Hobden" said:



"Sacha" wrote in message
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Days and days of it with a few clear spells in between, are making it
hard to get planting a newly dug out and turned over flower bed. It's
becoming very boring to see this dire weather all the time and last
night, we had yet another horrible gale that went on for hours.
However, I've been told that the choice of what goes into this bed is
mine entirely (I'll believe that when I see it!) and so I'm able to
enjoy a bit of dream-gardening, at least. So far, I'm thinking of
Dahlia Engelhardt's Matador, Thalicturm delavayi Hewitt's Double
(lots), Nepeta, Phlox White Admiral, Iris chrysographes, Nerines,
Dianthus Old Mother Hubbard, Diascia personata, Salvia involucrata and
as Ray says when I list that lot to him - a rather bigger border
altogether! ;-) As an experiment - because it might not live - I'd
like to try Thunbergia gregorii up the wall. It goes mad at Coleton
Fishacre but they're so close to the sea that it suffers little in
winter. And because it will be outside bedroom windows and the office
window, I'd also like to try a couple of Lonicera for height and scent.
As I say - one can but dream!

Don't forget the spring/summer bulbs

Yes, I would like to put tulips in and some lilies, too but even in my
imagination, I'm running out of room!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-11-29 16:48:36 +0000, "Bob Hobden" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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Days and days of it with a few clear spells in between, are making it
hard to get planting a newly dug out and turned over flower bed. It's
becoming very boring to see this dire weather all the time and last
night, we had yet another horrible gale that went on for hours.
However, I've been told that the choice of what goes into this bed is
mine entirely (I'll believe that when I see it!) and so I'm able to
enjoy a bit of dream-gardening, at least. So far, I'm thinking of
Dahlia Engelhardt's Matador, Thalicturm delavayi Hewitt's Double (lots),
Nepeta, Phlox White Admiral, Iris chrysographes, Nerines,
Dianthus Old Mother Hubbard, Diascia personata, Salvia involucrata and
as Ray says when I list that lot to him - a rather bigger border
altogether! ;-) As an experiment - because it might not live - I'd like
to try Thunbergia gregorii up the wall. It goes mad at Coleton Fishacre
but they're so close to the sea that it suffers little in winter. And
because it will be outside bedroom windows and the office window, I'd
also like to try a couple of Lonicera for height and scent. As I say -
one can but dream!

Don't forget the spring/summer bulbs

Yes, I would like to put tulips in and some lilies, too but even in my
imagination, I'm running out of room!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


..... and I love the Francoas as see-through front-of-border plants. Verbena
bonariensis isn't the only one!

Spider

On 2009-11-29 18:11:53 +0000, "Spider" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-11-29 16:48:36 +0000, "Bob Hobden" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Days and days of it with a few clear spells in between, are making it
hard to get planting a newly dug out and turned over flower bed. It's
becoming very boring to see this dire weather all the time and last
night, we had yet another horrible gale that went on for hours.
However, I've been told that the choice of what goes into this bed is
mine entirely (I'll believe that when I see it!) and so I'm able to
enjoy a bit of dream-gardening, at least. So far, I'm thinking of
Dahlia Engelhardt's Matador, Thalicturm delavayi Hewitt's Double (lots),
Nepeta, Phlox White Admiral, Iris chrysographes, Nerines,
Dianthus Old Mother Hubbard, Diascia personata, Salvia involucrata and
as Ray says when I list that lot to him - a rather bigger border
altogether! ;-) As an experiment - because it might not live - I'd like
to try Thunbergia gregorii up the wall. It goes mad at Coleton Fishacre
but they're so close to the sea that it suffers little in winter. And
because it will be outside bedroom windows and the office window, I'd
also like to try a couple of Lonicera for height and scent. As I say -
one can but dream!

Don't forget the spring/summer bulbs

Yes, I would like to put tulips in and some lilies, too but even in my
imagination, I'm running out of room!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


.... and I love the Francoas as see-through front-of-border plants. Verbena
bonariensis isn't the only one!

Spider

I like those, too and we do have Verbena bonariensis in several spots.
It needs big clumps to look its best, IMO. We might put some in that
border but it's beside a gravel path bordering the tea room lawn and as
V. bonariensis tends to 'wander', we'd get seedlings trampled on by
customers. I'd hate that! I'm always amused to see the odd tomato
seedling coming up under tables and benches where someone has dropped a
bit of their lunchtime salad. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

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I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point in
doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto the market
next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont feel like
spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I will continue
to read what you are all going to do

kate

Kate Morgan writes

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I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point
in doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto
the market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont
feel like spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I
will continue to read what you are all going to do

You could plant what containers you are going to plant up, ready to take
with you ;-)

And which favourite plants you are going to propagate to take with you.
That is best done sooner rather than later.
--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
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Kate Morgan writes

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I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point in
doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto the
market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont feel
like spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I will
continue to read what you are all going to do

You could plant what containers you are going to plant up, ready to take
with you ;-)

And which favourite plants you are going to propagate to take with you.
That is best done sooner rather than later.
--
Kay



Mind what you are going to take and make sure the purchaser is aware :-((



--
Mike

The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rneba.org.uk
Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight?
www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk

--
I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point in
doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto the
market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont feel
like spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I will
continue to read what you are all going to do

You could plant what containers you are going to plant up, ready to take
with you ;-)

And which favourite plants you are going to propagate to take with you.
That is best done sooner rather than later.
--
Kay

When we came to our present house I brought lots of pots with me but found
to my delight that the previous owners had a very similar taste in gardening
and planting to me, so I need not have brought so many, the chances of that
happening again are fairly remote and as we are moving up to Scotland I
guess that gardening there will be different to gardening in here in
Gloucestershire. I have however started collecting my best loved plants
such as Pheasant berry fuchsias and bays.

kate

On 2009-11-30 15:34:19 +0000, "Kate Morgan" said:


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I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point
in doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto
the market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont
feel like spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I
will continue to read what you are all going to do

kate

How about planting up some pots that you could take with you?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-11-30 15:34:19 +0000, "Kate Morgan"
said:


--
I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point
in doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto the
market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont feel
like spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I will
continue to read what you are all going to do

kate

How about planting up some pots that you could take with you?
--
Sacha


As long as you tell the prospective purchaser of you intentions.

--
Mike

The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rneba.org.uk
Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight?
www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk

In article , Sacha
writes
On 2009-11-30 15:34:19 +0000, "Kate Morgan" said:


--
I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much
point in doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house
onto the market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I
dont feel like spending money for someone who may not be interested
:-( so I will continue to read what you are all going to do
kate

How about planting up some pots that you could take with you?

Can we start another thread then for what's best for winter pots. Most I
see are usually weird combinations or those blasted artificial looking
heathers and cabbages

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 2009-12-03 20:09:07 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:

In article , Sacha
writes
On 2009-11-30 15:34:19 +0000, "Kate Morgan" said:


--
I quite envy you all planning next years garden, I dont see much point
in doing that this year as we are planning on putting the house onto
the market next year, of course it might not sell for ages but I dont
feel like spending money for someone who may not be interested :-( so I
will continue to read what you are all going to do
kate

How about planting up some pots that you could take with you?

Can we start another thread then for what's best for winter pots. Most
I see are usually weird combinations or those blasted artificial
looking heathers and cabbages

We have Euryops chrysanthemoides in the ones outside our front door.
They've done well in the past (different plants) but I'm not sure how
they'll do in this already wet and cold winter.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Janet Tweedy wrote:
How about planting up some pots that you could take with you?

Can we start another thread then for what's best for winter pots. Most I
see are usually weird combinations or those blasted artificial looking
heathers and cabbages

Mine currently have some ivy, pansies, cyclamen and some kind of
non-trailing lobelia, apparently. (They don't look like any kind of
lobelia I've seen!)
Oh, it could be this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobelia_inflata