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The last dance - grasses in autumn

On 30/09/2008 in Unassigned

admiringly at roses and bob deferentially to paeonies. One of my favourite combinations is Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' with Stipa tenuissima.As we reach the dog days the grasses step from the shadows and become stars. I could drone on for ages but I'll give you


raised flower bed plants - ideas please!

On 05/02/2013 in forum

That's it really: I have a west-facing (and a little eat sun first thing) L shaped raised bed (sleepers) with in it a Mexican Orange Blossom, an Acer palmatum, Iceberg rose, a hebe, lithospermum plus some geums, anemones and a honeysuckle that has


circular formal raised bed what centre piece

On 27/04/2013 in forum

of the leaves is spectacular.     Wants to go reaaaaaaly formal?  A cypress! With some care (and I´ve seen it), you can alternate buxus with some flowering shrubs like potentilla, geum, azaleas... Or low annuals (to highlight the buxus): aubrieta, snow


Summer flowers: a personal Top 10

On 18/01/2010 in Plants

’t seed itself.Verbena hastata - I have written about this fabulous plant here before.Helianthus salicifolia - about the last thing to flower before autumn really hits. About eight feet tall with narrow willowy leaves.Geum 'Prinses Juliana' - I've always


Restios

On 20/10/2011 in Plant features: Structural

', blue clouds of catmint and Russian sage.Planting companionsSome shrubs also make great companions, such as euphorbias, geums and Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' with the warmer-coloured iris flowers, or cistus and artemisia for the cool blues


Black spot on red robin bush

On 20/02/2013 in forum

plants like miscanthus sinensis zebrinus (zebra grass) and lupins, phlox scabious,geums. Have a good evening, ThaiGer. try the following it works on roses and seems to be the same type of problem. when the rain lands on the rose leaves it causes


What's your Flower of the moment?

On 12/06/2013 in forum

of the moment are roses. Tess of the d'Urbervilles    Can't remember it's name. hard to decide but because its new, its outside my kitchen window and because I love the rich orange colour my flower of the moment is Geum Tangerine Dream.  it has long stems


Talkback: Fragrant plants

On 28/11/2011 in forum

. I hardened them off first before planting out. what type of seeds can be germinated using the kitchen paper towel method I love the smell of viburnums, some lillies, roses of course. Ilove Geums and have both Mrs Bradshaw(red) and Lady Strathdean


Is everyone else's plants very late this year?

On 20/06/2012 in forum

of green with a promise of flowers but it's getting there I'm in the north of Scotland and unusually my garden is ahead . My lupins are amazing this year, my scabious will be flowering by next week, mecanopsis, geum all flowering. We haven't had bad frosts


Wind damage to your plants..

On 09/06/2012 in forum

, alliums looking stunningly good, foxgloves also, geum good - columbines lying around as are the 'tame' umbillifers.  Some clematis justl lying in a heap, others not too bad.  Grass long and sodden, likely to get alot longer before it an be cut.  Very tall


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