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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 17, 2013 10:20:40 GMT
Some really wonderful autumnal colours andy - thanks for sharing.. RF |
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Post by Tig on Nov 17, 2013 11:12:25 GMT
Looking really good Andy, do you get many visitors at this time of year just coming to enjoy the colours of autumn?
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Post by andy on Nov 17, 2013 12:48:43 GMT
Yeah get quite a few Tig, quite surprising really.
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Post by Jilly on Nov 17, 2013 14:50:24 GMT
It's not surprising at all andy the rock gardens are beautiful, I'm sure I told you when I came along a few months ago about the nurse at the specialist clinic a few doors down, she said it brightened every day when she walked past. |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 17, 2013 15:41:15 GMT
I don't think it's surprising either andy - your gardens are stunning and I love how well cared for it looks and how locals obviously appreciate it. I love your little office too - you should see the scruffy little Percy the Park keeper office in Hawkenbury Park!!! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 19, 2013 15:36:56 GMT
I would'nt think it at all surprising. It must be so uplifting just to walk along and see all those wonderful colours. Well done andy. |
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Post by andy on Nov 28, 2013 11:18:14 GMT
More photos today Parrotia persica looking awesome  Choisya ternata Sundance  Mahonia  Gunnera put to bed for the winter  Pond  Weeping cherry  herbaceous bed all mulched  Large golden orfe  Metasequoia gyptostroboides, that's a dawn redwood to you and me !!!!  Large copper beach  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 28, 2013 16:23:53 GMT
Lovely pics andy, that Mahonia is incredible - I had to look twice at it...how old is it?? RF |
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Post by andy on Nov 28, 2013 16:32:58 GMT
Haven't got a clue RF....certainly been there for the 13 years ive been there and was probably the same size. I do give it a hard prune every now and then.
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Post by Tig on Nov 28, 2013 16:37:22 GMT
Wonderful job with mulching the beds Andy, they look very tidy and should give everything a great start next spring. I had to look twice at the photo of the golden orfe - at first I thought it had been speared by the branches of the cotoneaster breaking the water!   |
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 5, 2013 8:01:53 GMT
Parrotia Persica has lovely autumn colours as has your Weeping Cherry andy. Your Mahonia looks very happy where it is and with your pruning, full of flowers it is.  |
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Post by andy on Dec 15, 2013 4:21:12 GMT
Few more pics this week  Southern entrance all cleared ready for the JCB  frozen pond  Berberis berries  Euphorbia wulfenii    saw this little critter singing his heart out to another robin....presume it must've been a courtship display  And then i found this in flower !!!!  |
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Post by andy on Dec 15, 2013 4:25:39 GMT
For anyone who's seen the little shop of horrors (which contains probably the most funny scene ive ever seen when Steve Martin was "treating" Bill Murry in the dentist chair).....well doesn't that rose look like Audrey 2 !!!!!
I expect it to say "Feeeeeeeed me Seymour"
Sorry, had to get that off my chest and cheer myself up whilst watching England getting thrashed at cricket !!!!!!!
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 15, 2013 16:48:13 GMT
Lovely winter scenes andy, we've had only a couple of mild frosts so far this winter but plenty of rain. |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Dec 15, 2013 20:14:24 GMT
Lots of great photos Andy, the mahonia looks fantastic. But I particularly like  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 16, 2013 7:22:21 GMT
Lots of great photos Andy, the mahonia looks fantastic. But I particularly like Yes I like this too, ment to give it potm when I was here.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Dec 16, 2013 7:40:28 GMT
 Southern entrance all cleared ready for the JCB - what's the plan there then andy ...?? Love the first pic with the lighting and the frozen pond - I take it the fish can go deep?? The Last rose - what a romantic you are Andy !! RF
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Post by andy on Dec 16, 2013 15:48:33 GMT
Southern entrance all cleared ready for the JCB - what's the plan there then andy ...?? RF Ok, after a lot of deliberation with my manager, we've decided to turn the area into a winter garden. Once the JCB has gone in, removed the stumps and roots and then graded it all down, we're going to be looking at planting a lot of multi-stemmed Betula jaquemontii with an under planting of snowdrops, bluebells and Anemone blanda. But we need something else to go in between the birches in summer. I was thinking of a foliage plant but something that dies down when the bulbs are out. Heuchera was one suggestion although it doesn't die down, it's fairly small or one of the lambs ears such as Stachys byxantina. Im open to suggestions on that one !!!!! |
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Post by Rosefriend on Dec 16, 2013 18:40:17 GMT
What about some of the dwarf Hostas andy - there are some wonderfully lighter coloured leaves that could really look good... RF |
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Post by andy on Dec 16, 2013 19:06:50 GMT
Ive had Hostas in other parts of the garden and the slugs just hammer them. I can see where you're coming from though, that's the sort of ideas im looking for.
By the way, we're on chalk but the top soil is black. It's been left for 20/30 years and tons of leaf litter has fallen in that time as the site is under several huge beach trees....although they don't directly affect the area. it's also been the site of my compost heap for the last 13 years and that will all be spread out.
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 17, 2013 7:28:50 GMT
What about ferns andy would they work, there are ferns for every aspect. |
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Post by andy on Dec 17, 2013 9:12:17 GMT
yeah they are a possibility LG...they'd have to be deciduous though to allow the bulbs to come up
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Post by Dutchy on Dec 17, 2013 9:31:16 GMT
Lovely Winter scenes Andy.
The lighting looks fab, makes the place even more magical.
The little bird"s behaviour, singing its head off in Winter, is likely to be territorial. What bird wouldn't be in such a place.
Good luck in finding the best plants for that space with the bulbs.
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Post by andy on Dec 17, 2013 10:52:41 GMT
The little bird"s behaviour, singing its head off in Winter, is likely to be territorial. What bird wouldn't be in such a place. i thought that at first Dutchy but there was another Robin about 18" away. If they were both males, they would be trying to kill each other wouldn't they, knowing just how evil the lovely little Robin can be !!!!! |
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Post by Dutchy on Dec 23, 2013 18:14:59 GMT
Ah, true that. could you see which one was male and which one was female? until recent I believed it impossible to tell the difference but then some one pointed out that one has a sharp v shaped dent in it's red breast and the other more of a rounded dent. The one with the sharp cleavege is the female I was told. Not that this need be true but I like the idea of being able to put up a straight face and say, yup that is the female with that sharp cleavege  . Mind you it might be the other way around and it might be gobbledigook anyhow. cheers. |
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Post by andy on Feb 23, 2014 17:24:23 GMT
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Post by andy on Feb 24, 2014 18:19:39 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 25, 2014 19:39:37 GMT
I've been through these pics 3 time now and I still can't choose which I like best andy....isn't spring one of the best times of the year...the colours are fantastic... Love this one..  and this is really lovely...are the backs of the crocuses really as blue??  Do you still get loads of visitors at this time of the year - when the weather is good, of course!!?? Well done on the Jay!! RF |
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Post by Jilly on Feb 25, 2014 21:22:15 GMT
Wow andy beautiful pics, I couldn't make my mind up either so I'm going to follow Rosefriend with the noms But also add this one too, as I love to see clouds of Crocus like this.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 26, 2014 8:11:34 GMT
What an amazing sight this must be. Hope you're getting lots of visitors to take advantage of such a beautiful area andy. These are beautiful. |
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. Mind you it might be the other way around and it might be gobbledigook anyhow.
