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Post by merlin on Nov 7, 2011 19:08:40 GMT
Everyone should have grasses even just one they're so architectural
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Post by SueA on Nov 7, 2011 20:29:18 GMT
Your rose still looks lovely & still going strong Lou! Hywel, I didn't know aspidistras flowered either, never seen that, very interesting! Peony your grasses & seedheads are a great idea to add structure & movement to an autumn/winter garden, I like grasses but they always seem to die off on me after a few years, I had some lovely blue fescues along the path for years but even they gave up the ghost a couple of years ago.
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Post by peony on Nov 7, 2011 20:47:05 GMT
Your rose still looks lovely & still going strong Lou! Hywel, I didn't know aspidistras flowered either, never seen that, very interesting! Peony your grasses & seedheads are a great idea to add structure & movement to an autumn/winter garden, I like grasses but they always seem to die off on me after a few years, I had some lovely blue fescues along the path for years but even they gave up the ghost a couple of years ago. I think some of them are short lived Sue, and they are a bit fussy about where they are planted, they seem to prefer free draining soil.
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Post by Geranium on Nov 7, 2011 22:00:50 GMT
Everyone should have grasses even just one they're so architectural My favourite is Stipa gigantea, which is lovely at any time of year. One of Peony's looks like the Stipa, so I'm sure she'll agree. More autumn colours in my garden: Abelia grandiflora - I like it even when the flowers have dropped off! Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpureus' Enkianthus campanulatus Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
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Post by hywel on Nov 7, 2011 22:51:32 GMT
Those grasses look very elegant
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Post by Cherry on Nov 8, 2011 6:48:50 GMT
Everyone should have grasses even just one they're so architectural No need Merlin. I have lots of beautiful native grasses. Some of them are too close to my garden too.
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Post by merlin on Nov 8, 2011 6:53:42 GMT
Fabulous colours, I particulary like Abelia grandiflora, I haven't seen it before so I googled it, there's a nice varigated one too 'Francis Mason' is that the same as yours?
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Post by steve on Nov 8, 2011 7:23:32 GMT
My Acer bloodgood is still in full leaf too Acer palmatum atropurpureum dropped all its leafs weeks ago....bloodgood does last longer than most
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Nov 8, 2011 7:35:57 GMT
There are some stunning autumn colours this year. My garden struggles with grasses too Sue.
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Post by Cherry on Nov 8, 2011 7:58:12 GMT
Fabulous colours, I particulary like Abelia grandiflora, I haven't seen it before so I googled it, there's a nice varigated one too 'Francis Mason' is that the same as yours? The autumn photos are good Geranium. Strange. I have Abelia grandiflora and I only use it for stuffing when I am doing the flowers for the church. I find it useful, rather than pretty.
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Post by merlin on Nov 8, 2011 8:14:02 GMT
Everyone should have grasses even just one they're so architectural No need Merlin. I have lots of beautiful native grasses. Some of them are too close to my garden too. ;D
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Post by Geranium on Nov 8, 2011 9:11:23 GMT
Fabulous colours, I particulary like Abelia grandiflora, I haven't seen it before so I googled it, there's a nice varigated one too 'Francis Mason' is that the same as yours? The autumn photos are good Geranium. Strange. I have Abelia grandiflora and I only use it for stuffing when I am doing the flowers for the church. I find it useful, rather than pretty. Thanks, Cherry. When I first saw it in someone else's garden some years ago, I went off to a GC to get 'an Abelia' - but being a bit naive, I bought an Abelia schumannii by accident. Actually, that's lovely too - but not for autumn colour. Mine isn't the variegated one Merlin. Don't tempt me!
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Post by peony on Nov 8, 2011 9:54:32 GMT
Lovely colours Geranium, and the Abelia is very pretty You're right Stipa gigantea is one of my favourites ;D The grass you asked about in my photos is Calamagrostis brachytrica, the other one is Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo' - the flowers start off a pinkish colour and then fade to buff.
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Post by Geranium on Nov 8, 2011 12:06:16 GMT
Thanks for the name, Peony. A friend chopped a piece off her Miscanthus for me a few years ago, and it's done well. It's almost a clump now! ;)She doesn't know which one it is, unfortunately. I do like 'Flamingo'. It isn't that one.
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Post by peony on Nov 8, 2011 14:01:30 GMT
Thanks for the name, Peony. A friend chopped a piece off her Miscanthus for me a few years ago, and it's done well. It's almost a clump now! ;)She doesn't know which one it is, unfortunately. I do like 'Flamingo'. It isn't that one. I bought all mine as mature plants (the Stipa came from Knoll Gardens when we were on holiday, they had a huge selection of grasses). I've had them all a few years now but they have spread quite slowly, apart from the Stipa which the very helpful chap at Knoll said I should lift and divide after 3-4 years, but its so big now I don't think I could lift it even if I did manage to dig it up ;D
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