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Todd Boland
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Spectacular Tim! I don't have the patience for such a neat garden.
What I think is Draba lasiocarpa in my trough.
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Simply(?) fantastic, Tim!
Every plant has it place in the sun and ready for stardom. Commanding agave looking plants. (With my limited knowledge, I can at least see that the one on the right is one.) I don't think I realized this before: the cyclamen is growing in sand?
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Everything looks happy there, Tim- the Yuccas are quite spectacular!
Todd- nice combination of the dark Semp with the Draba!
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Actually you should see the rest of the garden - not so neat! A lot of alpines lend themselves to this sort of planting (like a very big trough in effect), because you do tend to view them individually, but I like them best when they begin to merge and mix over time. Woodland plants are especially nice in spring just in foliage.
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Dr. Timothy John Ingram
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I garden in a relatively hot and dry region (for the UK!), with an annual rainfall of around 25", winter lows of -10°C and summer highs of 30°C.
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To quick to post...
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Dr. Timothy John Ingram
Copton Ash, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XW, UK
I garden in a relatively hot and dry region (for the UK!), with an annual rainfall of around 25", winter lows of -10°C and summer highs of 30°C.
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Tim- this is a lovely combination with the Brunnera etc
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Tim, your magnificent sandbed has made me planning one too
But I'll have to build it somewhat up from the ground. I know where to build it but not when yet . . . .
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Quote from: Todd Boland on April 16, 2012, 05:25:16 PM
What I think is Draba lasiocarpa in my trough.
Maybe I should try some Draba speies. They look good!
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Trond, the aizoides group Draba are easy in OUR climate...its the fuzzy ones that are challenging. I love them for the early bloom and their form is quite lovely all summer.
We broke two temperature records today..the warmest day for this specific date (it reached 21 C) and the hottest temperature for this early in the season...we actually did not hit 20 C last year until July! (last year was one of the coldest summers on record).
Lots blooming now...the crocus and reticulated iris are at their peak, Chionodoxa and Scilla are starting nicely..I've seen daffodils open next to houses were it is sheltered.
A few recent bloomers..the Corydalis solida are just starting to colour up, the first Erythronium are open and my Viburnum bodnantense is also starting.
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Viburnum carlesii
is blooming now. The scrumptious scent greets anyone who comes to my door.
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Wow, those viburnums! I've just bought tubestock of both and need to find the right place to plant them - Rick's suggestion of near the door is a great idea!
Our autumn continues dry here and the bulbs such as nerines are doing well;
in the garden, Nerine "Ariel"
In the shadehouse, "Aristocrat"
By the front door we have a rather spikey Hakea suavolens which is supposedly sweetly scented - just a bit risky to try to sniff it!
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Fermi - love that Hakea suavolens. Does MAFF allow seed of it to leave the country?
Todd - Have had success with cuttings of Viburnum bodnantense in the University's misting bed but am still trying with V.carlesii. Guess it has a lot to do with at what stage you take cuttings from the plants. They are both prize plants. Fran
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Viburnum carlesii
really is a great plant. We just have gap left by a specimen of
Daphne bholua
which died this winter, and this would make a good replacement. We actually have as spiky a plant as Fermi next to our front door - a
Grevillea
rosmarinifolia
'Williamsi' which I accidentally allowed to root through from the pot it was in. It flowers wonderfully but has to be curbed to allow visitors through!
I thought I would show a few examples of foliage of alpines since I find this as attractive as their flowers in many cases - these are
Leucogynes leontopodium
,
Stachys candida
,
Potentilla ovina
and
Teucrium pyreniacum
. The camera often picks up details that you don't notice in the garden.
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Many plants have foliage that certainly deserves a closer look.
I grow one nerine indoors...it won't bloom here until September. It would be nice if it could be grown outside.
The hellebores are coming along nicely now. Here is a selection of those I have in bloom.
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Quote from: Tim Ingram on April 18, 2012, 01:50:38 PM
We actually have as spiky a plant ...next to our front door - a
Grevillea
rosmarinifolia
'Williamsi' which I
accidentally allowed to root through from the pot
it was in. It flowers wonderfully but has to be curbed to allow visitors through!
What a coincidence, Tim, as that is why the Hakea is where it is - it rooted through its pot and
the tray
and into the soil. 15 months ago the wind ripped it down though it was still attached to the soil by a root. I chopped off its branches and stood it up again to ready it for disposal and the infernal thing just kept growing! These are the first flowers in 2 years though, so it obviously had to do a bit of re-establishing itself. Hopefully it will set seed so that I can re-establish it somewhere else - I've not found it for sale again since I bought this one a few years ago at an agricultural field day at Elmore.
A shrub I've come to appreciate for its drought-hardiness and prolific flowering is
Eriocephalum africanus
I must remember to take cuttings at the right time in future!
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