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Trailling border plants
Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade.
I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? |
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gasdoctor wrote:
Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? It's 'perennials' ;o) -- In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/ |
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"gasdoctor" wrote in message ... Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? Aubretia?? Clive in Kent |
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On 29/4/05 9:13, in article
, "Clive Holden @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote: "gasdoctor" wrote in message ... Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? Aubretia?? Cerastium (snow in summer) Nemesias or Diascias. Depending on where you live, they might come through a winter. IME, once you have Cerastium, you have it for ever. -- Sacha (remove the weeds for email) |
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"gasdoctor" wrote in message
... Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? Aubretia?? Old-fashioned pinks will sprawl over quite nicely if planted near the edge of the sunny border. The little campanulas, too. Aubrietas, by the way, go wonderfully with plain wild cowslips. -- Mike. |
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Sacha wrote:
[...] Aubretia is over quite quickly though, where as I think pinks are a very good idea of yours. Apparently, they're making a bit of a comeback, having been out of fashion for years. I absolutely love them and they're very generous plants, IMO. My husband bred a couple and also has a wonderful one called Green Lanes (not his breeding) which never went into production because, apparently, the stems were too short. But the scent of it is unsurpassed - I've never known one so heavenly. What a shame! The weak-scented ones are a nuisance, and any well-scented variety should be pushed. Right at the edge, I'd have thought short stems rather an advantage. I used to flop mine over the stone edges of slightly raised beds. -- Mike. |
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Sacha wrote:
On 29/4/05 9:13, in article , "Clive Holden @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote: "gasdoctor" wrote in message ... Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? Aubretia?? Cerastium (snow in summer) Nemesias or Diascias. Depending on where you live, they might come through a winter. IME, once you have Cerastium, you have it for ever. Let's reinforce the warning about cerastium! I've used it in very unfavourable places, and find it delightful; but in good conditions it really will become a weed. By "unfavourable places" I mean to break up the line where a path meets the bottom of a terrace wall or sleepers retaining a raised bed, that kind of thing. -- Mike. |
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On 29/4/05 12:58, in article , "Mike Lyle"
wrote: Sacha wrote: snip Cerastium (snow in summer) Nemesias or Diascias. Depending on where you live, they might come through a winter. IME, once you have Cerastium, you have it for ever. Let's reinforce the warning about cerastium! I've used it in very unfavourable places, and find it delightful; but in good conditions it really will become a weed. By "unfavourable places" I mean to break up the line where a path meets the bottom of a terrace wall or sleepers retaining a raised bed, that kind of thing. I think the approach to what you plant is determined by your approach to garden thinking. This is strictly a personal opinion but I positively dislike very tidy gardens and love it when things seed themselves and pop up all over the place. We are rooting out some bronze fennel that's rather overdone the latter but we're also leaving some in a gravel path. And I like the myrtle which has seeded itself in precisely the *right* place and is now a 6' young tree! Then there was the optimistic tomato plant that seeded itself from a tom that fell out of a customer's lunch time salad and lodged under a bench. That was definitely one of my favourites, even though the poor thing came to nothing. And thinking of pretty, trailing plants, Viola labradorica is one of my favourites though from what I remember from a past garden, it does get about a bit! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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gasdoctor wrote in message ... Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? -- gasdoctor Hi again, Gasdoctor, For early season try Veronica prostrata 'Georgia Blue' (sun, but will tolerate *slight* shade); ______"______ Chiastophyllum oppositifolium (soft yellow flowers, dappled shade) ______"______ Lithospermum (Lithodora) diffusum 'Heavenly Blue' (sun, but prefers acid soil. Will tolerate neutral soil) ______"______ Helianthemums, in variety (many colours, but not blues. Full sun) For mid-to-late season try Dianthus deltoides (pink-red flwrs, full sun); _______"__________ Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' (white-pink-red flwrs, full sun) _______"__________ Convolvulus (mauritius) sabatius (irresistable blue flowers. Not invasive, but borderline hardy. Full sun) Look at various hardy geraniums. They 'spill' rather than 'trail' over, but are able to cope with sun and shade. If you have plenty of space, look at some of the Persicarias. Hope this helps. Spider |
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"Spider" wrote in message ... gasdoctor wrote in message ... Ive got a some raised borders approx 9-12 inches high(and some garden vouchers to spend), one in the sun and one in the shade. I want something that flowers and trails over the sides Either annuals or periannials, i dont mind. Any suggestions? Convolvulus Sabatius, and Brachycomes ( Mine are called Blue Mist ). I can't praise the Brachycomes highly enough, continual flowering from May to the first frosts, delicate fernlike foliage, and no need to deadhead if you don't want to. They are annuals but survive as perennials in my garden. They will trail a good 12" if let go. Andy. |
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