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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2006 7:49:59 GMT
Wow what a fantastic picture CPB, and a lovely combination.
So glad you asked the question WB as I have found the replies so inspiring. I am not one for bright colours but that combination is beautiful and all the replies have given me lots of ideas I usually wouldn't have thought of.
Thanks ...Wx
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Post by obelixx on Aug 26, 2006 12:48:18 GMT
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Post by grannyjanny on Aug 26, 2006 20:35:24 GMT
Hi Poppy. Must agree with verbena bonariensis. It is lovely & can even go at the front of the border. If you buy a plant just get one as it self seeds. I saw it yesterday at Bridgemere £5.99. I grew mine from seed several years ago & give loads away every year. I also think blue & yellow go well together. Primula vulgaris with grape hyacinths in the spring always look lovely to me.
Janet.
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Post by Chuckles on Aug 26, 2006 21:04:26 GMT
I've always liked Verbena bonariensis it fits in almost anywhere. This is the 1st time I've bought it and I'm really pleased with it, glad to here it self seeds too. I did only buy one and paid £4.25 for it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2006 4:55:30 GMT
This year I have a bed that has Verbena Bonariensis, the orange Cannas with dark red leaves, dark red dahlias, Heliotrope, white and lime green Pineapple Mint in sunken pots and those grey/silver plants you can buy as annuals but seem to last forever whose name I can never remember, too. I don't like orange, on the whole, I chose the cannas for their leaves but now I'm delighted with the whole effect, it really lifts the spirits!
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Post by Dutchy on Aug 29, 2006 7:38:24 GMT
Hi Welshblue, Noticed that you are really going for your scheme. I also thought I missed Tagetes  No one seems to mention this old fashioned one. I would not have thought of them either if there hadn't been tons of them around on my holiday. The Lithuanian gardeners are right to use them though. The smell... ah olden days at gran's. And dead easy unless you have tons of slugs/snails in your garden. I'll try and come up with more golden oldies. Dutchy |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2006 12:01:59 GMT
Hi Welshblue - one 'front of bed' combination that worked well for me this year (more luck than good management, though) was apricot agastache with a clump of dark blue/purple 'Queen Fabiola' triteleia ... incidentally some of the other suggestions sound great and I'm definitely going to try them next year ... cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2006 7:47:25 GMT
Thx poppy, jlottie and mrskp. Some nice plants to be considering and amazingly I know what most of them look like ;D Next question ?  I've got a small border measuring 4ft x 3ft which is 'Home' to my Ceanothus. Which is underplanted with Ajuga at it's base and next to that I've transplanted some Pulmonaria and some Veronica 'heavenly blue' next to that. Any ideas for a suitable bulb with white flowers that will 'float' over the sea of blue? Does it have to be a bulb? and when do you want it to flower? There are of course all the spring bulbs, hyacinth etc, but you can get white alliums, white tulips look very sophisticated but to float, how about the perennial gypsophila, not a bulb I know can't think of many summer flowering bulbs, only the rigid leaf ones. |
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