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Tall thin shrub recommendation??
On 14/12/2012 22:42, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-12-13 22:43:41 +0000, Spider said: On 13/12/2012 21:13, Sacha wrote: On 2012-12-13 19:29:05 +0000, Spider said: On 13/12/2012 18:16, Sacha wrote: On 2012-12-13 12:24:07 +0000, "Pete" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... I think there might be some confusion here. I didn't recommend Amelanchier but people who are happy with it did and I made the "Sounds good" remark. I don't know if will suit the OP's needs. One other thought occurs to me and that is a Wisteria, grown as a standard. We have 3 on a lawn here and the 2 best flowerers look superb. The oldest is no more than 5' tall after about 5 years and of course, is on a 'trunk' with the branches weeping towards the ground. Pete's reply is 'greyed out' so I reproduce the whole thing he "Sacha" wrote in message ... I think there might be some confusion here. I didn't recommend Amelanchier but people who are happy with it did and I made the "Sounds good" remark. I don't know if will suit the OP's needs. One other thought occurs to me and that is a Wisteria, grown as a standard. We have 3 on a lawn here and the 2 best flowerers look superb. The oldest is no more than 5' tall after about 5 years and of course, is on a 'trunk' with the branches weeping towards the ground. -- Sacha Well -- I would not call standard wisterias naturally tall and thin, although some pruning could assist. (see one of my 20 yr olds ). http://www.flickr.com/photos/8130344...in/photostream Very beautiful, but in need of Very strong support. I have had to resort to guy ropes a la tent style ! Pete Your Wisteria is simply beautiful. We're letting ours do something rather different and allowing the branches to arch over towards the ground. I saw this first at a friend's house in Jersey, about 25 years ago. Their Wisterias had been in for a very long time and looked like ball gowns, sweeping the grass with their blossom. I wonder if Myrtus communis, would answer the OP's requirements. While they seed, it's not so badly as to be uncontrollable or a nuisance, imo. But would it be hardy enough? I thought they were borderline hardy and the OP is in the Midlands. It depends very much on her particular area. We've had some lasting cold snaps here that they've sailed through. But we're not talking months. Greece, where they grow most beautifully, can be very cold but it's very well drained. Personally, I'd be tempted to try it, if it's the right tree for the setting in terms of shape etc. But I wouldn't be prepared to risk a lot of money on it if the ground is soggy and holds winter wet. The OP is on slightly acid clay, so I'd be a bit worried about drainage. All the same, if drainage were improved, it could work. It's a lovely shrub and can be clipped to keep it within bounds, so it may work. Well, we're a mix of loam over clay over shillet and a garden where you can't walk on the big lawn in winter but where, in summer, it has fissures a man could put his whole arm into! We grow Rhodos and Camellias but Hyams was told by Kew that they'd never 'do' here. So.......! Yup .. anything goes! Plants don't read gardening books, and there's the proof if we needed it. I think the OP could be fairly relaxed. She's been given a reasonable list of plants. All she's got to do now is say "if, skip, sky blue .." and if the sky is ever blue long enough, she'll probably get away with it;~). -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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