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Post by Tel on Nov 5, 2011 18:14:38 GMT
Its looking alot better already  , Have you made any plans as to were flower beds ect will be? Not yet floydie, we have plenty of plants in pots on the allotment, so that will save some money. We will have to buy some new climbers for the fence at the bottom of the garden and the fence on the right hand side, but that will be next year now, once we have managed to kill off the bindweed when it reappears. |
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Post by Tel on Nov 6, 2011 7:48:34 GMT
There is a narrow strip of garden that runs down the side of the house. The sun only shines on it when it passes between our house and next doors around midday. There are two variety of plants growing down there a green and white grass type sorry i do not know what it is called and Crocosmia. I would like to reduce these and plant it up with other plants Can anyone suggest any suitable plants for a narrow strip that gets little sunshine.  This is a narrower strip at the other side of the gate, maybe a climber to go up the tall fence here.  |
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Post by grindle on Nov 6, 2011 8:32:54 GMT
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 6, 2011 8:33:47 GMT
Hostas come to mind for your shady bed Tel....or Heucheras. The problem with putting a climber up that fence is the narrow space for planting......unless you plant in big pots and train up.....
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Post by peony on Nov 6, 2011 8:37:02 GMT
As you know Tel, I have lots of shady spots in my garden, all of these plants grow well in shade - Brunnera 'Jack Frost', Hellebores, Heuchera, Primroses, some ferns. Quite a few early bulbs don't seem to mind shade either, my snowdrops do well in shade, also Lily of the Valley. I'm sure you'll get lots more ideas |
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Post by steve on Nov 6, 2011 9:04:22 GMT
A mixture of hostas and ferns sounds good to me |
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Post by esther on Nov 6, 2011 12:22:28 GMT
Tel - If my Solanum alba cuttings survive the winter I will send you a plant in spring if you would like one Ferns would look lovely there |
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Post by Cherry on Nov 6, 2011 15:50:07 GMT
I love Cotoneaster horizontalis. (Sometimes called the fishbone cotoneaster.) Some good ideas have already been put forward. I especially like Convallaria, Primulas, Hostas and Ferns.
The snowdrops which you dug up could go in this bed too.
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Post by Tel on Nov 6, 2011 17:56:20 GMT
I love Cotoneaster horizontalis. (Sometimes called the fishbone cotoneaster.) Some good ideas have already been put forward. I especially like Convallaria, Primulas, Hostas and Ferns. The snowdrops which you dug up could go in this bed too. We had quite a large one in this back garden, i had to cut it all down because we could not get to the roots of the bramble that was growing through it. |
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Post by Tel on Nov 6, 2011 17:57:18 GMT
Thanks for the link grindle. |
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Post by Tel on Nov 6, 2011 18:00:05 GMT
Hostas come to mind for your shady bed Tel....or Heucheras. The problem with putting a climber up that fence is the narrow space for planting......unless you plant in big pots and train up..... We have a few Heucheras and a couple of mature Ferns and one large Hosta that we have stored on the allotment. |
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Post by Tel on Nov 6, 2011 18:01:23 GMT
Tel - If my Solanum alba cuttings survive the winter I will send you a plant in spring if you would like one Ferns would look lovely there That is very kind of you Esther i would love one. |
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Post by Tel on Nov 6, 2011 18:09:15 GMT
A mixture of hostas and ferns sounds good to me Do you think if we went for the ferns, hostas and heuchera's along with early spring bulbs, would a couple of clumps of that grass kind of plant and the crocosmia if they were controlled from spreading look ok with them, or should we do away with them all together? |
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Post by peony on Nov 6, 2011 18:42:16 GMT
A mixture of hostas and ferns sounds good to me Do you think if we went for the ferns, hostas and heuchera's along with early spring bulbs, would a couple of clumps of that grass kind of plant and the crocosmia if they were controlled from spreading look ok with them, or should we do away with them all together? I'm not sure from your photograph Tel, but the grass looks like one I had at our previous house and it was quite invasive. If it was my border I would dig out what is there and start afresh |
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Post by Geranium on Nov 6, 2011 20:02:02 GMT
I agree - its common name is 'Gardeners' Garters' - latin name Phalaris arundinacea var. picta. It can be a real thug. It is in my garden, anyway!  If you can get rid of it, then all the better, as it'll come up amongst anything else you plant there.  |
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, Have you made any plans as to were flower beds ect will be? 
If you can get rid of it, then all the better, as it'll come up amongst anything else you plant there. 
