LamieRobertson
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Did you plant the laurel as well?
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Did you plant the laurel as well?
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
The line at the far end, yes. The aim is to join up with the existing hedge and keep it at the same height. It seemed that the previous tenants made a bad attempt of hiding the wall and fence by using various trellis/planter things which you can see in the first photo. The patio at that end where you can see a table and chairs, went right up to the wall. I took the row of slabs next to the wall up, and that allowed me to plant the Laurels. I used the slabs to make a hard standing for the wheelie bins at the opposite end of the plot.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
There is a house just down the road from me (I cut the neighbours grass) that has just planted out mature laurel at the back ...having redone the fence (close edge) and its quite a large back garden ..they must have spent north of 20k..I won't go into how much is being spent on the house ...and they are downsizing
Nottseagull
Well-known member
They don't have them in America.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
There is a house just down the road from me (I cut the neighbours grass) that has just planted out mature laurel at the back ...having redone the fence (close edge) and its quite a large back garden ..they must have spent north of 20k..I won't go into how much is being spent on the house ...and they are downsizing
We got our Laurels in a sale at Hassocks Garden Center. I've sent you a PM!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
I hope you got a discount! ...I tend to use hedgesdirect.co.uk ..I have a commercial account with them...just recently planted up some bare rooted ones.
I've replied to your PM
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Not yet but my Goldstone grass is in need of some TLC.
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Flower buds are now forming, just a little bit longer to wait, then hopefully, a real show of colour.
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LowKarate
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You’ve piqued my interest. This Laurel... is it a Hardy plant?
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
You need to have two, otherwise you'll have a fine mess.
I’m replacing myself our small south-facing front lawn (which also had a row of very old and woody heathers), with perennials, biennials and a one or two shrubs. Still a working in progress, but I’ve already planted:
Cornus alba siberica x 2 - can’t wait to see the red stems next winter
Lavandula x Intermedia - a low double hedge
Nepeta Six Hills Giant
Viper’s bugloss - for summer 2020
Borage
Echinops ritro
Rudbeckia Goldsturm
Verbena bonariensis
This is already attracting a host of bees. So satisfying to see the effect, over a sterile lawn.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Lots of weeding coming up?
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Lol...i noticed how well weeded your patch is when i looked at your photo earlier today
AmexRuislip
Trainee Spy 🕵️♂️
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Just reminded me, I need to sow some more slug food....er, I mean cardoon!
It's nice to have a gardening section on here, now if I can just get everyone to rip up the roses(spit, hate them) and yellow flowered things(everything is bloody yellow in spring) and replant with palms, bananas and a host of antipodean ferns and things, we can turn Sussex semi tropical
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Just reminded me, I need to sow some more slug food....er, I mean cardoon!
It's nice to have a gardening section on here, now if I can just get everyone to rip up the roses(spit, hate them) and yellow flowered things(everything is bloody yellow in spring) and replant with palms, bananas and a host of antipodean ferns and things, we can turn Sussex semi tropical
Nooo.....tulips and bluebells etc...a multitude of colours in Spring!
Algernon
Well-known member
This weekend my wife commented how much she would appreciate some Galium Aperine in or around her herbaceous border and is really looking forward to her Kigelia Africana bearing fruit this year.
I mowed the lawn last weekend and I'll have to do it again this coming weekend. Bloody grass.
I mowed the lawn last weekend and I'll have to do it again this coming weekend. Bloody grass.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
I spent a lot of time preparing the soil to make it as "clean" as possible. I finished by mulching with well-rotted compost. I spend about five minutes every other week searching for any weeds of which there are very few. I pick out the annuals and sycamore seedlings by hand and apply Roundup to any perennial weeds such as Dandelions and Cinquefoil. So far this year, in total I've spent around twenty minutes "weeding". Nothing really. The bees are now on the Nepeta and Salvia. I'll post some more pictures as time goes by.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Rudbeckia Goldsturm is a wonderful plant. Vibrant yellow flowers and as tough as old boots. One of my favourites as is Verbena bonariensis. This is a tremendous plant for pollinating insects. About ten years ago, I designed the seasonal bedding in the Old Steine using mainly this and a few Petunias. Looked stunning and attracted most of Sussex's bees!
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Just reminded me, I need to sow some more slug food....er, I mean cardoon!
It's nice to have a gardening section on here, now if I can just get everyone to rip up the roses(spit, hate them) and yellow flowered things(everything is bloody yellow in spring) and replant with palms, bananas and a host of antipodean ferns and things, we can turn Sussex semi tropical
I was right in to tropical plants for years, Trachycarpus, Yuccas, Phormiums etc. About seven years ago, I suddenly saw the light and since, everything I've planted has some bio-diversity value. Tropical plants with this value I did get planted in a lot of Brighton and Hove are Agapanthus africanus and Echiums. These are wonderful for bees. You'll find these in a lot of Squares in Brighton, notably New Steine and Dukes Mound. Both species are salt tolerant (as are a lot of tropical plants), and the combination of these Agapanthus and Phormium "Yellow Wave" make a very colourful display near the sea.