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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	my garden Feb 10, 2013 19:50:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Feb 10, 2013 19:50:53 GMT This flowered towards the end of October and then was killed by the winter. leonotis leonurus by smifter2012, on Flickr
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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	my garden Feb 10, 2013 19:52:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Feb 10, 2013 19:52:50 GMT hibiscus syriacus by smifter2012, on Flickr
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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	my garden Feb 10, 2013 19:54:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Feb 10, 2013 19:54:08 GMT Nearly finished clematis macropetala by smifter2012, on Flickr
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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	my garden Feb 10, 2013 19:56:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Feb 10, 2013 19:56:32 GMT Carpenteria from seed Untitled by smifter2012, on Flickr carpenteria by smifter2012, on Flickr
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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	my garden Feb 10, 2013 20:02:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Feb 10, 2013 20:02:14 GMT back garden by smifter2012, on Flickr Before the greenhouse appeared back garden by smifter2012, on Flickr That's all for now.Updates will follow as the season unfolds
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Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	my garden Feb 10, 2013 20:55:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Feb 10, 2013 20:55:02 GMT Stunning, you must work very hard to maintain that.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	my garden Feb 11, 2013 5:04:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Feb 11, 2013 5:04:45 GMT you grow some very interesting plants

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	my garden Feb 11, 2013 9:23:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Feb 11, 2013 9:23:18 GMT If your gum trees are damaged by bad weather and windburn as mine were, they can be cut back to whichever height you choose because the epicormic buds will grow. They will be just as beautiful as they were in quite a short time.

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	my garden Feb 11, 2013 9:26:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Feb 11, 2013 9:26:43 GMT Feb 10, 2013 16:13:51 GMT mattolo said: Allium Christophii DSCF5524 by smifter2012, on Flickr I love Allium Christophii
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mattolo
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my garden Feb 11, 2013 9:56:11 GMT

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Feb 11, 2013 9:23:18 GMT Cherry said:

If your gum trees are damaged by bad weather and windburn as mine were, they can be cut back to whichever height you choose because the epicormic buds will grow. They will be just as beautiful as they were in quite a short time.

The last 3 years all new growth has succumbed to the cold winter .So yes they do grow back as a coppiced plant with fairly attractive foliage but I think because they are borderline hardy they need at leat 2 mild winters to get back to where they were with mature wood and blossom .At leat the underground part hasn't been killed yet.
I have a few spinning gums in pots from seed too.I'll post pictures of these soon

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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	my garden Feb 11, 2013 9:57:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Feb 11, 2013 9:57:09 GMT Feb 11, 2013 5:04:45 GMT grindle said: you grow some very interesting plants Thanks..I agree
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my garden Feb 11, 2013 13:55:19 GMT

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Feb 11, 2013 9:56:11 GMT mattolo said:

Feb 11, 2013 9:23:18 GMT Cherry said:

If your gum trees are damaged by bad weather and windburn as mine were, they can be cut back to whichever height you choose because the epicormic buds will grow. They will be just as beautiful as they were in quite a short time.

The last 3 years all new growth has succumbed to the cold winter .So yes they do grow back as a coppiced plant with fairly attractive foliage but I think because they are borderline hardy they need at leat 2 mild winters to get back to where they were with mature wood and blossom .At leat the underground part hasn't been killed yet.
I have a few spinning gums in pots from seed too.I'll post pictures of these soon

Here's what the red one looks like now

DSCF6074 by smifter2012, on Flickr

DSCF6076 by smifter2012, on Flickr

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my garden Feb 11, 2013 13:59:32 GMT

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The pink one is worse,it may even be about to kick the bucket/watering can

DSCF6072 by smifter2012, on Flickr
I suppose i could try to protect them with fleece next winter,but eventually they will get too big to protect...fingers crossed.This is what happens i suppose when you try to grow tender plants here.I think I was lucky the first few years they were in.
Who knows though we may get some mild winters again la la la

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my garden Feb 11, 2013 14:04:15 GMT

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This is a spinning gum(eucalyptus perriniana) I grew from seed.It is in a pot at the mo...no space in the ground(allocated to dahlias)It seems happy enough...I might coppice it for the foliage this spring 'cause it'll blow over if i let it get taller..got 3 smaller ones in the greenhouse (for wind protection).They are hardy so no worries like the other ones.Great foliage!

DSCF6071 by smifter2012, on Flickr

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Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	my garden Feb 11, 2013 14:46:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Feb 11, 2013 14:46:57 GMT You have some cracking plants there, i do like your garden, it's all jungly ;D
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