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Post by wendya on Apr 15, 2014 11:14:56 GMT
Planter one the dark end. two prycanthas far right, with a few white bells and vinca now happily growing  oh and a holly bush on right  Planter 1 Valeriums getting better, and penstamens, took lots of penstamen cutting when cutting back so lots more growing now its worked  planter 1 left  a new climber called Solanum PLANTER NO 2 ROUND CORNER   Well looking much better than it did hey? some more Poppies sowed today in planters have a few showing now sown direct a month ago, so 2nd sowing today |
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Post by wendya on Apr 15, 2014 11:16:39 GMT
Can anyone tell me what tree this is just came into leaf, sorry side ways veiw  |
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Post by wendya on Apr 17, 2014 7:14:01 GMT
I have no idea how to tag people in, can someone tell me how to do it please.
Anyone know type of above tree?
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 17, 2014 9:37:24 GMT
I have no idea how to tag people in, can someone tell me how to do it please. Anyone know type of above tree? Tagging is easy wendya... One way is just to quote a post and the poster get a notification that you have quoted her and the other way is to use the little blue man  (4th from the right on the line of Icons on the posting area) and type the beginning of someone's name - for yours we would be enough and a list of people comes up with the same starting initials...just click on the name that you want and it will automatically be applied...and again that person will be notified. There are a couple of other ways but that is the easiest.. RF |
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Post by andy on Apr 17, 2014 14:37:31 GMT
The tree is a Silver Birch....they get massive so either keep it well pruned or dig it out
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 17, 2014 18:32:17 GMT
wendya the planters are looking great, you should be very pleased with yourself now your hard work is starting to show!
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Post by Tig on Apr 17, 2014 18:58:48 GMT
Well done wendya - I hope your neighbours appreciate what a great job you are doing with those containers. I would remove the sapling, it will get too big for your planters and take most of the nutrients and moisture from the soil. |
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Post by wendya on Apr 18, 2014 8:16:15 GMT
Rosefriend thank you. Well that part now above has been trampled i was furious tbh, all my white bells squashed, pyrancantha damaged with little vandals trying to get on the garage roof and onto the bike sheds. But after having to dig up some and move, some were dead and couldn't be saved. damn kids. But i have found a solution as the holly and pycantha needs time to grow, until they can stop these kids. OIL cooking oil is now being smeared all over bike shed roof, every morning at 6, hehe they then cannot even get on the bike sheds, heard a lot of moaning and yaking but it worked they cannot pull themself up, so i will apply every morning from now on, to stop the little vandals, at least if they cant get up that it, as they were jumping down from bike sheds onto my dark spot and killing everything. Oh lord so i should remove the tree, i have no where else to put it? Oh who knows whether people notice really, one man did comment and thanked me, but think most round here are oblivious to nature 
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 18, 2014 9:07:22 GMT
Rosefriend thank you. Well that part now above has been trampled i was furious tbh, all my white bells squashed, pyrancantha damaged with little vandals trying to get on the garage roof and onto the bike sheds. But after having to dig up some and move, some were dead and couldn't be saved. damn kids. But i have found a solution as the holly and pycantha needs time to grow, until they can stop these kids. OIL cooking oil is now being smeared all over bike shed roof, every morning at 6, hehe they then cannot even get on the bike sheds, heard a lot of moaning and yaking but it worked they cannot pull themself up, so i will apply every morning from now on, to stop the little vandals, at least if they cant get up that it, as they were jumping down from bike sheds onto my dark spot and killing everything. Oh lord so i should remove the tree, i have no where else to put it? Oh who knows whether people notice really, one man did comment and thanked me, but think most round here are oblivious to nature Pleased that it worked wendya - easy, isn't it !! I know exactly how you feel with the kids - I am having an ongoing problem in my garden from a new neighbour with a football playing kid (girl) and nobody seems to care that things can be smashed or ruined...well done on the Oil front ( I'd even be tempted to mix it with chilli powder - doesn't half burn if you rub your eyes)... It is weird about people noticing Wendya - I have often thought that our garden was just for us and yet I heard a few times about the "wonderful garden from the Englishwoman" so some must have a good gander at it!! In my experience people tend to moan more about things that they don't like than praise something that they think is good. Don't get discouraged.. RF |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 18, 2014 21:25:33 GMT
I agree with Rosefriend don't be discouraged wendya, some people will never comment no matter how fantastic things are, but even if people don't comment I'm sure they are starting to notice, and once things really start to come up people will see the effort you have put in. That was a great idea about the vegetable oil, I wish I could have seen their faces! |
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Post by wendya on Apr 19, 2014 10:18:03 GMT
Thanks you ladies, funnily enough as i work from home i can hear outside as can see the planters from my window, ( these kids don't know i can see them) there was lots of oooh yak omg but then they tried to scale the wall instead and trampled my pyrancatha hopefully one day it will get it own back on them. But oil applied now every 2 days and its doing the trick and luckily the wall is quite high and that is also now smeared in oil too my husband thinks i have lost the plot. But how dare they. I have every sympathy Rosefriend with the footballer Some have no respect all all. My goodness even in a park i will not let my dog even walk on the soil bit or near any flowers. |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 19, 2014 10:36:47 GMT
Sorry to hear you're being troubled by vandals wendya , I think you need particularly tough plants in public areas, especially to start with, the Pyracantha was a great choice  . Love the idea with the oil, OH's thinking we've lost the plot is a regular occurrence round here, so you should feel right at home  . I agree with Tig & andy about removing the tree sapling, whilst it's still small & you can, I let a Eucalyptus get too big in one of my raised beds & didn't notice until the roots started to push the bricks out, it was too big for OH & I to tackle so I had to get a (hideously expensive) man in. |
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Post by wendya on Apr 20, 2014 8:20:57 GMT
Thanks Jilly my only worry is what to do with the sapling. I may have to carry it to the graveyard and plant it in there, no one will know hopefully. I think your right for this end area, i need tough plants until i get rid of these vandals, but still working with the oil, so not disturbance as yet. Its just this end bit, being near the garages and bike sheds, other bits are of no interest, but you do get idiots throwing takeaways on them, If i saw them i would love to rub their faces in it, people are so damn ignorant. I am off to the garden centre to see if i can see any strong plants |
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Post by wendya on Apr 22, 2014 7:17:31 GMT
NO its happened again on planter 2 now oh hate these kids, went out for 2 hours and Buddleja in bits and bulbs pulled up and thrown around, good job i didnt see anyone do it, or i may have got arrested. My little Buddleja that has been growing since October last year, i saved its root and hope it may come back. So need to re think these plants now, and do wonder if any Poppies grow will the little B's kill them. I need Spiked plants and large ones that they cant pull up, maybe a very prickly rose would do? No use talking to them either as most cant even speak English here lol yes im in London |
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Post by andy on Apr 22, 2014 8:08:05 GMT
It's absolutely heartbreaking Wendy. I look after a council run garden which is open 24 hours a day. I often come in to find broken bottles, pulled up of snapped off plants, tons of litter and syringes.
It's quite unbelievable to see parents letting their kids run through some beautiful herbaceous borders and smash the lot down only to say "it's a public park" when confronted
Don't let them grind you down or they'll win. Come up with something bigger and better than before.
Good luck
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 22, 2014 14:41:40 GMT
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Post by wendya on Apr 22, 2014 15:22:04 GMT
Thanks that maybe just what it needs Ladygardener, i think i need to get larger plants so they will not be able to pull them out easily, as the buddleja was only 5-6" but the link looks good the pricklier the better andy how awful I just don't believe how kids can do this, or really why they would, maybe they have figured out its me that is stopping them getting up on the sheds. |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 26, 2014 6:19:04 GMT
wendya I am so sorry you're having such a tough time with the vandals, hopefully they will get it out of their system and leave your things alone. Do you have a residents association where you can tell people to be on the lookout? When I was waiting for my daughter at practice the other day outside the theatre I saw three young boys, I'd say no bigger than age 5, playing around a young tree while the mum was in the car not too far from them. She did absolutely nothing while one of the kids did his darndest to break off the lowest branch (which he succeeded to do)  . I was too far away to do anything about it, but I was so mad. Parents aren't treating kids to have any respect for their own or other peoples property.
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Post by wendya on Apr 26, 2014 8:48:15 GMT
Your right there is no respect anymore, trouble is these children i have no idea who they are or even where they live, i know they do not live in my apartment block, but trouble is here most out all day, i dont know half my neighbours typical London, half cant even speak English which isnt much help and residents meetings are not for me, tried all that years ago, and basically all hot air nothing gets done about anything. But i did go out yesterday and buy a lovely berberis not the purple one Ladygardener suggested as non of those, but a similar lovely prickly bush, that has now been planted and hopefully it will prick anything that comes within a foot of it hehe |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 28, 2014 6:49:02 GMT
Hope it works wendya. Good to see you, is the dog yours? |
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Post by wendya on Apr 28, 2014 7:40:38 GMT
No she was a rescue dog Matilda, i work for a dog rescue.
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Post by wendya on May 10, 2014 10:01:55 GMT
Few more pics of downstairs planters 1 and 2 Anyone any idea, what seeds are coming through. I recognise Californian poppy but no idea if others a English Poppy or Cornflowers growing, or maybe weeds  Here is the problem side as you can see bike shed green, the cop full of cooking oil , my question is i have paracanthas in far right corner, not growing too much, as darkish, but by the bike shed before the little holly plant would it be a good idea to groe a nice tall thick prickly bushy rose tree? as this end is so easy to trample. Will post a couple of pics, i dont want to much light taking away though from far right plants.   As you can see i have a big space here so could do with something like this to basically make them decide not to bother trying to get in the space. |
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Post by wendya on May 10, 2014 10:09:13 GMT
Valeriums looking much better now   Very happy with my little honeysuckle growing well  Planter no 2 New berberris    Its all getting there, but any advise on planter 1 next to bike shed bit, would be welcome would like it to be quite tall whatever it is, same size as a child very very prickly |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 11, 2014 10:12:07 GMT
I have to say wendya that I am impressed how good you have managed everything...well done !! RF |
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Post by Jilly on May 11, 2014 11:03:56 GMT
It's really coming together now wendya In the top pic I can definitely see English Poppy seedlings, they the biggest ones in that pic, with the slightly serrated leaves, if you can bare too it might be an idea to thin them out a little (if you want big tall plants) but I must admit I don't usually get around to it, as it's quite a fiddly job & I usually find that one thuggish one manages to dominate the others anyway |
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Post by wendya on May 12, 2014 11:19:27 GMT
Thanks ladies yes they are bit thick but im not sure what im thinning out tbh as maybe some are weeds too, this is the trouble with Sarah Raven seeds they expect you to know what they look like and i dont no pics on packet. Do you think a rose bush would be ok in the space between seeds and holly plant? quite a big space really, so need to fill quick so kids dont get any ideas and start trampling the corner again, whilst the space is there its an open invitation, so if i fill it, may be too awkward for them, the oil is working but i just dont want to give them any idea and if i did but a bush here, it would need to be tall same height as 12 year old kids. |
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Post by Jilly on May 12, 2014 13:26:50 GMT
I'd say a rose bush is always good in any situation wendya , have a look at Rugosa roses as they're particularly viscous & they're quite often used in supermarket car parks & similar, so should be extra tough. Or you could get a climber or rambler to go along the fence, I used to have one called Albertine, beautiful scent & it gave me many a flesh wound over the years so would definitely discourage climbing |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 13, 2014 8:06:57 GMT
Rosa Rugosa is a wonderful Rose with a terrific smell as well as lots of thorns. Good choice, hope you get it sorted soon wendya. |
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Post by wendya on May 13, 2014 8:09:10 GMT
Thank you they dont go at the back of fence just on the front, thgey put there feet next to where the Holly plant is to get up on the bike lockers, Jilly I will definitely have a look for this Rose bush thank you |
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Post by wendya on May 13, 2014 10:18:40 GMT
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oh and a holly bush on right
. Love the idea with the oil, OH's thinking we've lost the plot is a regular occurrence round here, so you should feel right at home 
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. I was too far away to do anything about it, but I was so mad. Parents aren't treating kids to have any respect for their own or other peoples property.