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Post by dirtyboots on Feb 4, 2008 18:34:15 GMT
We have just bought a little place in Norfolk with no garden at all.!  Needless to say it will have to be containers only,has anybody got ideas on what I could plant? I have been keeping my eyes open for planters that are a bit different,so far I have found 2 which I have painted dark green. I must keep in mind that we are not there all of the time so would like something easy  All ideas really appreciated, the property is a grade 2 listed cottage with communal grassed courtyard. I will try to post a pic later |
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Post by andy on Feb 4, 2008 18:41:17 GMT
I'm going more over to bedding in my containers because it is ever changing....you have summer, then throw it all away and the in goes the winter and spring stuff...and that gets dumped ready for the summer again and each year can be different.
This year, i'm having dark blue petunias which smell devine mixed up with yellow impatiens. I will also be having a lot of night scented stock in pots and loads of tuberous begonias.
Why not mix a few exotics in with the summer bedding....a few musa basjoo, a fatsia, some cannas and maybe some datura.
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Post by snowowl on Feb 4, 2008 18:50:33 GMT
How nice DB to have a place to come to in Norfolk.If you are not going to use it all the time will it be safe to put pots out and leave them? There are so many to choose from it mind bogeling.  I would love a second home in Norfolk there is so much wildlife to see . No building a lake no 2 then ;D |
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Post by dirtyboots on Feb 4, 2008 19:07:09 GMT
How nice DB to have a place to come to in Norfolk.If you are not going to use it all the time will it be safe to put pots out and leave them? There are so many to choose from it mind bogeling. I would love a second home in Norfolk there is so much wildlife to see . No building a lake no 2 then ;D No more lakes planed at the mo snowowl ! But I must say I'm looking forward to seeing how the pond will look this summer ;D I'm very excited about the little place in Norfolk,as you say so much wildlife(not in our Village though!) ;D I was thinking along the lines of a fatsia and some grasses andy,so maybe I will incorporate one or two. The neighbours seem to be nice,I'm sure that they will keep an eye on things when we are not there (fingers crossed!) |
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Post by Shrubrose on Feb 4, 2008 19:27:25 GMT
I've put some cordyline in pots DB, and box too. They seem to be happy enough. They've both been 'flooded' and dessicated but they carry on. They also seem to tolerate the wind well too.
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 4, 2008 20:22:16 GMT
The first thing that I thought of was box as did Shrub.....what about a tub full of Lavender.......just the thing for Norfolk!!
RF
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Post by Biggles on Feb 4, 2008 20:25:46 GMT
I am so pleased I have found this thread! I am seriously thinking of just Container Gardening because of my experience with those so called groundsmen chopping the soil with a spade--(photograph coming to show you damage done) They will just have to work round the pots and fingers crossed they wont get 'pinched'. I bought a Standard Rose Tree (delivered October from Spalding) which I planted in a Large Container--I had a look today and it is producing a couple of buds so it must be alright-- Shrub--A cordyline sounds a good idea too. Any more ideas? Andy---Would I be able to put Annuals round the Rose Tree (in the Pot?) or any other ideas please.  Bigs |
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Post by dirtyboots on Feb 4, 2008 21:12:45 GMT
I've put some cordyline in pots DB, and box too. They seem to be happy enough. They've both been 'flooded' and dessicated but they carry on. They also seem to tolerate the wind well too. Oh thanks shrub! I have some box over here so I could take some cuttings,I also have 4 cordylines but I think I will be going to the local garden center(yet to be discovered) to buy more. If I'm not careful the garden over here will start to look a bit bare ;D Now Biggles you have me thinking about roses I just love them  |
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Post by Biggles on Feb 4, 2008 21:46:00 GMT
 The roses are in a Container --you wouldn't think so--the reason is because I wanted to keep the 'soil' different to the other plants-- The same for the 'Standard' Fuschia (which I grew myself) and kept this growing in a Container aswell. Photograph from Part of the Garden (taken at Dusk) I left behind!! |
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Post by Shrubrose on Feb 5, 2008 7:03:40 GMT
Hi Biggs! That little plot is lovely - you had lots going on there  And the roses look very healthy. What about sarcococca DB and Biggs. It's a shade lover and has the most gorgeous smell in winter from quite insignificant whitish flowers; evergreen too! |
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Post by bagpuss on Feb 5, 2008 14:02:21 GMT
Hi there DB
I don't really have a garden as such (it was originally a tarmac "yard", so alot of my gardening is container gardening (and if it isn't it's using a cordless drill, a very large masonery bit and a hammer and bolster!).
You could try
Fig tree (mine only ever gets watered when it rains)
You could make up a pot of alpines/succulents which don't require too much water.
Various phormiums - there are some really nice coloured ones and again, mine generally don't get watered unless it rains.
I also have a pink jasmine, a honeysuckle, passionflower and a wisteria all in large pots (not all in the same one).
Pots with small patio roses, and maybe some spring and summer flowering bulbs.
Hope this helps! Look forward to seeing the pics
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Post by Biggles on Feb 5, 2008 20:52:09 GMT
Looks as though I will be making a 'trip' to the GC soon with all these ideas coming in.
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Post by Essexgirl on Feb 6, 2008 7:27:27 GMT
This year, i'm having dark blue petunias which smell devine mixed up with yellow impatiens. I will also be having a lot of night scented stock in pots and loads of tuberous begonias. Can you get yellow impatiens (busy lizzies)? I don't think I have ever seen any.  |
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Post by andy on Feb 6, 2008 8:41:46 GMT
This year, i'm having dark blue petunias which smell devine mixed up with yellow impatiens. I will also be having a lot of night scented stock in pots and loads of tuberous begonias. Can you get yellow impatiens (busy lizzies)? I don't think I have ever seen any. Yes...they're not in the standard bedding mix but more of a "species" impatiens. We used to grow a small, red leaved trailing impatiens in the palm house at work which had bright yellow flowers called I. repens I got mine from Wyevale GC as a plug and it's called infusion sunset. Here's a couple of pics i got from google images This is the one i'm growing followed by I. repens   |
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 6, 2008 8:50:30 GMT
That looks lovely Andy.
I'll have to google it to see if it is hardy. I think it would be nice in the yellow border at MssK.
( the yellow border being the veg patch and yes other colours are allowed ;D )
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Post by andy on Feb 6, 2008 8:55:26 GMT
That looks lovely Andy. I'll have to google it to see if it is hardy. I think it would be nice in the yellow border at MssK. ( the yellow border being the veg patch and yes other colours are allowed ;D ) Definately not hardy dutchy. The only hardy ones i know of are the wild flower balsams that grow along wild river bank....and they might be a self sown annual  |
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 6, 2008 9:05:15 GMT
I know that one, there are wild ones here too.
Pitty it isn't hardy, would have made life easier.
Still a very nice plant.
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And the roses look very healthy.
