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small leafed privet
Stoke Poges Memorial gardens are looking for small leafed privet plants.
They don't want trained balls or topiary - it's to replace old low hedging round a set of small private gardens (about 10 foot square in their memorial gardens. The head gardener says he can't find any suppliers. Went there yesterday as they opened for the NGS, some very interesting trees but such a shame that lots of the tiny private gardens (you can buy trees, plots or gardens or scatter ashes) are sadly over grown. As it's a Grade 1 listed garden designed by capability Brown then Repton then Edward White they have to keep it as in the 1930's so trying to get plants that are not too modern. Worth a visit as some trees are wonderful and quite rare, a superb variegated Liriodendron and magnificent Japanese maples (purple ones even!) on the large rockery. You could see over the lake to the mansion and the Golf Club where 1 man was busy photographing his car presumably with a good background to sell said car and lifestyle It was designed to keep the next door St Giles Church in a good setting as Thomas Gray wrote his poem ‘Elegy in a Country Church’ there. http://tinyurl.com/c25os78 -- Janet Tweedy |
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small leafed privet
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... Stoke Poges Memorial gardens are looking for small leafed privet plants. They don't want trained balls or topiary - it's to replace old low hedging round a set of small private gardens (about 10 foot square in their memorial gardens. The head gardener says he can't find any suppliers. Went there yesterday as they opened for the NGS, some very interesting trees but such a shame that lots of the tiny private gardens (you can buy trees, plots or gardens or scatter ashes) are sadly over grown. As it's a Grade 1 listed garden designed by capability Brown then Repton then Edward White they have to keep it as in the 1930's so trying to get plants that are not too modern. Worth a visit as some trees are wonderful and quite rare, a superb variegated Liriodendron and magnificent Japanese maples (purple ones even!) on the large rockery. You could see over the lake to the mansion and the Golf Club where 1 man was busy photographing his car presumably with a good background to sell said car and lifestyle It was designed to keep the next door St Giles Church in a good setting as Thomas Gray wrote his poem ‘Elegy in a Country Church’ there. http://tinyurl.com/c25os78 -- Janet Tweedy Are they actually talking about Lonicera nitidia? which is a common hedging plant and often referred to as privet or even box -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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small leafed privet
On 31/05/2012 10:22, Janet Tweedy wrote:
Stoke Poges Memorial gardens are looking for small leafed privet plants. They don't want trained balls or topiary - it's to replace old low hedging round a set of small private gardens (about 10 foot square in their memorial gardens. The head gardener says he can't find any suppliers. Went there yesterday as they opened for the NGS, some very interesting trees but such a shame that lots of the tiny private gardens (you can buy trees, plots or gardens or scatter ashes) are sadly over grown. As it's a Grade 1 listed garden designed by capability Brown then Repton then Edward White they have to keep it as in the 1930's so trying to get plants that are not too modern. Worth a visit as some trees are wonderful and quite rare, a superb variegated Liriodendron and magnificent Japanese maples (purple ones even!) on the large rockery. You could see over the lake to the mansion and the Golf Club where 1 man was busy photographing his car presumably with a good background to sell said car and lifestyle It was designed to keep the next door St Giles Church in a good setting as Thomas Gray wrote his poem ‘Elegy in a Country Church’ there. http://tinyurl.com/c25os78 Could Ligustrum jonandrum be what you're looking for? ttp://www.crowntohpiary.co.uk/care-guides/privet -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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small leafed privet
In article , Charlie Pridham
writes Are they actually talking about Lonicera nitidia? which is a common hedging plant and often referred to as privet or even box Oh God no, not that horrible stuff. Just ordinary privet Ligustrum jonandrum - the small leaved variety. Looks like box. Often used for topiary but they need it for four foot high narrow hedging. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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small leafed privet
On 31/05/2012 13:31, Spider wrote:
On 31/05/2012 10:22, Janet Tweedy wrote: Stoke Poges Memorial gardens are looking for small leafed privet plants. They don't want trained balls or topiary - it's to replace old low hedging round a set of small private gardens (about 10 foot square in their memorial gardens. The head gardener says he can't find any suppliers. Went there yesterday as they opened for the NGS, some very interesting trees but such a shame that lots of the tiny private gardens (you can buy trees, plots or gardens or scatter ashes) are sadly over grown. As it's a Grade 1 listed garden designed by capability Brown then Repton then Edward White they have to keep it as in the 1930's so trying to get plants that are not too modern. Worth a visit as some trees are wonderful and quite rare, a superb variegated Liriodendron and magnificent Japanese maples (purple ones even!) on the large rockery. You could see over the lake to the mansion and the Golf Club where 1 man was busy photographing his car presumably with a good background to sell said car and lifestyle It was designed to keep the next door St Giles Church in a good setting as Thomas Gray wrote his poem ‘Elegy in a Country Church’ there. http://tinyurl.com/c25os78 Could Ligustrum jonandrum be what you're looking for? ttp://www.crowntohpiary.co.uk/care-guides/privet I got mine from he http://www.willowsnursery.co.uk/ I found them very reliable and good quality plants. -- Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire |
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small leafed privet
In article , Moonraker
writes I got mine from he http://www.willowsnursery.co.uk/ I found them very reliable and good quality plants. But they don't seem to sell small leaved privet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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