A wander round my garden
A wander round my garden
After a relatively benign winter the weather over the last few months has been very poor only broken by 2 weeks of good weather, but some plants have still managed to grow okay.
Here is essentially the view from where I am sat at the moment looking out onto the decking in the back garden - when the weather is good we put the garden furniture out and pretend we are somewhere warmer and sunnier than Scotland.
Let's walk out slightly
I used to have a Yucca thompsoniana here to the right of the Agave in the blue pot, but it rotted out and I replaced it with a Daphne odora auroeomarginata. Paulownia has not grown very well this year.
Turn around 90 degrees and you can see over to the bottom right hand corner
Down in the bottom left hand corner of the garden is a bench where I often chill out. It is partly shady down here. The Acer japonicum vitifolium to the left was hit twice in two months by harsh frosts and suffered quite badly and it had a lot of die back. Thankfully it must have dormant buds under the bark and it has grown back a bit. Should look better in a few years time.
Let's sit on the bench and look straight ahead. I trimmed the Ph. bissetii and F. rufa up this summer. The culms look cool.
Look to the right. This was mainly grasses before, but I dug a wide strip out last year and I have planted it with other a mixture of other plants.
If you keep going through the bamboo you end up here
Turn around 180 degrees and you can see the bench through the gap in the bamboos.
Keep walking backwards and there is that monster Rodgersia again!
Turn around 135 degrees and walk back out into the lawn
Brunnera and Astilboides look good together
This is the border running along the bottom of the garden. The Eurporbia has done really well. It was planted out 6 or 7 years ago and was cut down to the ground twice in Dec 09 and Dec 10, but came back from the roots and now look at the growth in 2 years!
Pan around to the right and this border is looking quite full again this year
Out to the front of the house and the Dryopteris wallichiana have performed really well this year. I have underplanted them with various low-growing groundcover, let's see how this performs over time.
Over the other side of the path and the other ground ferns have loved this summer
Looking at the front garden from the road. That lamppost was half knocked down in Dec 09, I think it saved our front garden! No flowers from the wedding cake tree this year as they were burnt off in the harsh late spring frosts.
View from in behind the front border
Border running alongside the hedge. All seem to be doing well - Daphniphyllum and Hydrangea suffered badly with the late frosts.
Rodgersia nepalensis was planted out last year. Can't wait to see it bulk up over the years
Here is essentially the view from where I am sat at the moment looking out onto the decking in the back garden - when the weather is good we put the garden furniture out and pretend we are somewhere warmer and sunnier than Scotland.
Let's walk out slightly
I used to have a Yucca thompsoniana here to the right of the Agave in the blue pot, but it rotted out and I replaced it with a Daphne odora auroeomarginata. Paulownia has not grown very well this year.
Turn around 90 degrees and you can see over to the bottom right hand corner
Down in the bottom left hand corner of the garden is a bench where I often chill out. It is partly shady down here. The Acer japonicum vitifolium to the left was hit twice in two months by harsh frosts and suffered quite badly and it had a lot of die back. Thankfully it must have dormant buds under the bark and it has grown back a bit. Should look better in a few years time.
Let's sit on the bench and look straight ahead. I trimmed the Ph. bissetii and F. rufa up this summer. The culms look cool.
Look to the right. This was mainly grasses before, but I dug a wide strip out last year and I have planted it with other a mixture of other plants.
If you keep going through the bamboo you end up here
Turn around 180 degrees and you can see the bench through the gap in the bamboos.
Keep walking backwards and there is that monster Rodgersia again!
Turn around 135 degrees and walk back out into the lawn
Brunnera and Astilboides look good together
This is the border running along the bottom of the garden. The Eurporbia has done really well. It was planted out 6 or 7 years ago and was cut down to the ground twice in Dec 09 and Dec 10, but came back from the roots and now look at the growth in 2 years!
Pan around to the right and this border is looking quite full again this year
Out to the front of the house and the Dryopteris wallichiana have performed really well this year. I have underplanted them with various low-growing groundcover, let's see how this performs over time.
Over the other side of the path and the other ground ferns have loved this summer
Looking at the front garden from the road. That lamppost was half knocked down in Dec 09, I think it saved our front garden! No flowers from the wedding cake tree this year as they were burnt off in the harsh late spring frosts.
View from in behind the front border
Border running alongside the hedge. All seem to be doing well - Daphniphyllum and Hydrangea suffered badly with the late frosts.
Rodgersia nepalensis was planted out last year. Can't wait to see it bulk up over the years
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Lush, green and undamaged by slugs and snails. What's not to like
That Rodgersia podophylla looks superb. I am really considering getting one to replace a Hydrangea 'Blue Wave' at the back of my little pond. With leaves like that I don't care if it doesn't flower (the hydrangea doesn't!).
That Rodgersia podophylla looks superb. I am really considering getting one to replace a Hydrangea 'Blue Wave' at the back of my little pond. With leaves like that I don't care if it doesn't flower (the hydrangea doesn't!).
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Very lush and jungly , and as John said, no evidence of slugs and snails. Love the Bamboos in your gardenThey run amok here
I am finding that some American plants, sold as shade plants, like Podophyllums are hacking a fair amount of sun here, due to non continental weather, and can take -25C so no problems with hardiness. Might take full sun up where you are Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is one of my favourits.... wouldn't be without it.
Another tree I would not be without, that might do well for you, is Purple Hazel. It retains it's colour all season, and can take ruthless coppicing or stooling, to fit in with the size of the garden. Makes a really good backdrop for green plants
I am finding that some American plants, sold as shade plants, like Podophyllums are hacking a fair amount of sun here, due to non continental weather, and can take -25C so no problems with hardiness. Might take full sun up where you are Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is one of my favourits.... wouldn't be without it.
Another tree I would not be without, that might do well for you, is Purple Hazel. It retains it's colour all season, and can take ruthless coppicing or stooling, to fit in with the size of the garden. Makes a really good backdrop for green plants
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Whoooooooooooa Adam,
That is some garden...you been holding out on me........ I love all of it and something I aim for next year.
Flowers have been a failure this year so I have decided to go the jungle direction.
Ah, your garden is beautiful, well done Adam!!
That is some garden...you been holding out on me........ I love all of it and something I aim for next year.
Flowers have been a failure this year so I have decided to go the jungle direction.
Ah, your garden is beautiful, well done Adam!!
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Love it. Really pulls you along to see what's next. I love that Rodgersia! I suppose you get plenty of rain and have a moist soil?
(Wishful thinking of rain)
(Wishful thinking of rain)
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Adam your garden is gorgeous. Love the lushness of everything. The bamboos, ferns and under planting is spot on.
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It looks good Adam. Everything seems to blend nicely, not too busy and very relaxing. I know how much work is involved in keeping that volume of planting at its best, you're rightly well chuffed
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You must have a very good neighbourhood, as that ornament in your front garden was in my front garden it would disappear very quickly.
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Everything looks really happy and growing away nicely.
I`m think I remember you having a yucca linearifolia but can`t spot it? I`m hoping it hasn`t gone the way of the Thomsoniana?
I`m think I remember you having a yucca linearifolia but can`t spot it? I`m hoping it hasn`t gone the way of the Thomsoniana?
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Fantastic garden and I love the walkthrough style tour photos.
Your garden is even more impressive considering your geographical location, certainly an inspiration to anyone up North.
Your planting choices work really well together, I particularly love the view from the bench and your ferns out front.
Your garden is even more impressive considering your geographical location, certainly an inspiration to anyone up North.
Your planting choices work really well together, I particularly love the view from the bench and your ferns out front.
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Stunning, if you can achive a garden like that in scotland then it gives me some hope lol.
Everything blends in so nicely, i love all the bamboo and cant wait till mine are bigger.
Everything blends in so nicely, i love all the bamboo and cant wait till mine are bigger.
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looks great, i love the idea of a photo tour
can yuo post some more pics of the fargesia rufa?
it looks bigger than the labels make it sound.
can yuo post some more pics of the fargesia rufa?
it looks bigger than the labels make it sound.
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blimey Adam,you said you were going through the change,if i get to go through that with those results,i will be well chuffed
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Thank you for the kind comments
Some of my Podophyllum are sited in the sun and seem quite happy. My spotty dotty sent up some lovely leaves back at the end of March, but they were cruelly cut down by the horrible frosts. They have come back again though
It's gone to the great compost bin in the sky unfortunately. Two really harsh winters and then 2011 being the wettest year on record up in Scotland saw it rot away and die.pdid wrote:Everything looks really happy and growing away nicely.
I`m think I remember you having a yucca linearifolia but can`t spot it? I`m hoping it hasn`t gone the way of the Thomsoniana?
I will see what I can do. It has grown more than I thought it would. If you are going to grow one then make sure you site it well.Mr List wrote:looks great, i love the idea of a photo tour
can yuo post some more pics of the fargesia rufa?
it looks bigger than the labels make it sound.
I will have a google about Purple Hazel.Dave Brown wrote:Very lush and jungly , and as John said, no evidence of slugs and snails. Love the Bamboos in your gardenThey run amok here
I am finding that some American plants, sold as shade plants, like Podophyllums are hacking a fair amount of sun here, due to non continental weather, and can take -25C so no problems with hardiness. Might take full sun up where you are Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is one of my favourits.... wouldn't be without it.
Another tree I would not be without, that might do well for you, is Purple Hazel. It retains it's colour all season, and can take ruthless coppicing or stooling, to fit in with the size of the garden. Makes a really good backdrop for green plants
Some of my Podophyllum are sited in the sun and seem quite happy. My spotty dotty sent up some lovely leaves back at the end of March, but they were cruelly cut down by the horrible frosts. They have come back again though