Verdun

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ideas for ground cover plants

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 20:11

Hardy geraniums are prob best groundcover to flower throughout the summer ..nice pink ones like Russell Pritchard, blue like Orion, Ann folkard withe yellowish foliage(very nice) and cerise flowers, Tanya Rendell with dark brown foliage studded with pink flowers

However none of these is scented....possibly others will suggest something.

How about a couple of pots of Heliotrope..cherry pie? Amazing scent. Or you could interplant between the geraniums. Put a few Regale lilies in there too....the scent in June and July is intoxicating.

Would look good and smell good......?

Dead Daphne

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 17:24

Sorry but daphnes dont....usually...last too long. They are susceptible to diseases and simply die from them. I have never managed to keep one for more than about 5 or 6 years. It does seem to be the routine to flower really well and then suffer a swift decline

Perennial Foxglove?????

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 16:44

Mine are large plants now and being planted out. Got them last autumn. Flower spikes forming

Saint or sinner?.....don't like annuals

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 09:09

Hey.....thank god for punkdoc. Busy lizzie, dear me, I thought you were so nice too.........ha ha

Our own A to Z of our Gardening

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 09:04

Fairygirl, this iPad auto correct is so annoying. Did mean obelisk ....Hoping it doesn't get changed again. Sometimes, when I try to type quickly, I notice whole sentences altered completely. I'm always nervous about saying "morning FORKERS" in case FORKERS is changed to something unintended!!

Saint or sinner?.....don't like annuals

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 08:56

Yep, sweet peas are indispensable. But, where is the FURY? This was an attempt to rile the plebs! Ha ha

MORNING FORKERS

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 08:47

Lovely sunny morning....wet overnight though so will settle in plants I put in yesterday. More planting today.....takes longer than it should as I look at the site, look at my plants, interchange them, analyse them, imagine how they will look together and then ...if totally satisfied...plant them. Well, they have to be right?????

Last year in an otherwise pleasant border I had planted 2 vigorous white dahlias. They irked me to madness....Madness I tell you...their bulk imposing on the rest. Mid summer they were removed and my sanity restored. Bit obsessive there I think! I have a feeling though that others on the forum understand.

Have good day folks...those not well I hope will recover quickly

Saint or sinner?.....don't like annuals

Posted: 16/05/2013 at 08:34

Interesting comments....thought I would get attacked by those loving their annuals. I do grow a few cosmos, I admit, as they do add to the garden impact ...plant in groups of 3....

So......so far I have escaped the fury and I'm a saint!