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Post by Jardack on Feb 10, 2008 10:00:23 GMT
Assuming the weather and soil conditions were right, what would you love to grow in your garden? I've just been looking at adding a new fruit tree in my garden and it got me thinking about the different things I would like to grow if I had the right soil/weather. I would love a banana tree in my garden (probably cos I spend a fortune on them :  and some of the exotic fruits are tempting too! I haven't even started thinking about what flowers I'd like to have as there are so many pretty ones I saw on the MD garden program flowering in New Zealand that probably wouldn't grow here. So what about the rest of you? What would you love to grow? Jardack |
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Post by andy on Feb 10, 2008 12:36:34 GMT
No reason why you can't have bananas in your garden Jardack...although they wouldn't fruit or some varieties of exotics fruits too.
I'd love a rain forest type scene....large Kentia and areca palms, heliconias, crotons, weeping figs the lot. Again i could theoretically do that in the summer but i'd like it all year round...and the weather to go with it !!!
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Post by Jardack on Feb 10, 2008 13:03:29 GMT
ahhh, but I would like them to fruit! Your rainforest sounds nice, I would love the weather too  Jardack |
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Post by snowowl on Feb 10, 2008 13:54:18 GMT
I would go for a lot of tropical plants in my garden if i could i love a tropical garden but iv tried some and they dont over winter here very well. I have a canarie palm in a pot but i put it in my greenhouse in the winter. I would love a tropical climate all the time but i can dream cant I.  |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 10, 2008 14:30:05 GMT
Oh wow! I think I'd like to grow lavender - it pop's it's clogs in my garden but I have managed to grow a very bog-standard variety in a container. And more clematis would be nice! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2008 14:47:33 GMT
Gunnera. It would actually do brilliantly here, but my garden is too small ... oh, and all the other plants I don't have space for ;D ... cheers ...
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Post by Jardack on Feb 10, 2008 19:10:33 GMT
Snowowl - seems the tropical plants are a popular wish - or is it rather the climate we are after? Plocket, Lavender is nice, I have one in a pot too - not tried it in the garden yet I assume it is fussy then? Have you any room for any more clematis then? Or do you just need more room (like most gardeners I guess  ) CanaryCreeper - not too sure what Gunnera is, will go and have a look for it. Seems tropical weather and a bigger garden are top of the wish list tonight! Wish I had a magic wand Jardack |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 10, 2008 19:26:26 GMT
The lavender doesn't seem to like my clay soil Jardack, but it might also be that nowhere in the garden gets full sun all day. It's a bit of a bind but I've got used to it. As for the clematis, yes I need more room. I've crammed 60 approximately into my little garden so more space would certainly help. It would probably bankrupt me too though! At the moment I've got a baby Brunette that I've no idea where to put. I had it in a pot with Pink Flamingo but it died a death - luckily I took cuttings first! It's not fair!!! Gunnera is one of those VAST rubarb looking plants (I think they might actually be related!) that you get near ponds in big gardens. The leaves are as big as umbrellas. I don't actually like them but that could be because I have a small garden! |
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Post by Tig on Feb 10, 2008 19:27:29 GMT
I'd like to grow a callistimon citrinus (crimson bottlebrush) but I don't know if it would survive the frosts? Tig
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Post by Amo on Feb 10, 2008 19:37:26 GMT
I'm about to dig out and move my callistimon. Wish me luck.
I'd like a boggy bit for some moisture lovers. We have hopefully got the builders here later in the year and I'm really tempted to get them to dig me out a big hole with their digger and line it.
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Post by Tig on Feb 10, 2008 20:11:05 GMT
Good luck with your callistimon Amo I have wanted a wet area in the garden in the past - but we live near marshes and I have an allergic reaction to mozzie bites, so I don't think it would be a good idea  |
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Post by Barbara on Feb 11, 2008 9:32:11 GMT
everything ;D
i never have enough room, and oh is a bit fed up with me digging up more bits of lawn ;D
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Post by Shrubrose on Feb 11, 2008 18:26:06 GMT
I'd like to grow more apple, pear and plum trees. A half acre would do and then I could have my own little orchard, where bees could buzz and bluebells grow! ;D
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 11, 2008 18:36:28 GMT
I'd have a large woodland area as I just love trees but can't fit any large varieties in my little garden.
I too would like a tropical garden, lots of huge leaves, exotic fruit and palms (sigh!)
S x
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Post by Plocket on Feb 11, 2008 18:40:53 GMT
Oooh trees! Yes I'd love to have a little birch copice, with snowdrops and bluebells, and a little stream... Now I'm getting REALLY carried away!!! |
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Post by Essexgirl on Feb 12, 2008 15:10:12 GMT
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Post by farmersboy on Feb 12, 2008 16:36:43 GMT
Oh wow! I think I'd like to grow lavender - it pop's it's clogs in my garden but I have managed to grow a very bog-standard variety in a container. And more clematis would be nice! I went to a lavender farm at Heecham Northfolk,and the guy there said that lavender liked dry conditions,Plocket |
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Post by isabella on Feb 12, 2008 18:52:53 GMT
Meconopsis - the blue poppy |
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Post by Weeterrier on Feb 12, 2008 18:57:18 GMT
I'd like to grow more apple, pear and plum trees. A half acre would do and then I could have my own little orchard, where bees could buzz and bluebells grow! ;D That was my wish too. Up here, the only tree fruits that ripen sufficiently are Victoria Plums and damsons. Apples are really only suitable for cooking, as are cherries and pears. So an orchard full of lovely sweet ripe fruit would be heaven. |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 12, 2008 19:12:52 GMT
Oh wow! I think I'd like to grow lavender - it pop's it's clogs in my garden but I have managed to grow a very bog-standard variety in a container. And more clematis would be nice! I went to a lavender farm at Heecham Northfolk,and the guy there said that lavender liked dry conditions,Plocket Yes that sounds about right - I've got clay. Don't get me wrong I'm happy with my clay, but there's lots of plants don't like it  |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 12, 2008 19:14:33 GMT
Meconopsis - the blue poppy I've struggled with mine for a couple of years - they are absolutely beautiful aren't they? I always worry that it won't come up the following year but I've had it for a couple of years so far - fingers crossed for 2008! |
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Post by isabella on Feb 12, 2008 19:42:13 GMT
Meconopsis - the blue poppy I've struggled with mine for a couple of years - they are absolutely beautiful aren't they? I always worry that it won't come up the following year but I've had it for a couple of years so far - fingers crossed for 2008! You are lucky Plocket I think they are absolutely beautiful and I have tried many times to grow them with no luck  |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 13, 2008 14:43:03 GMT
Remind me what sort of soil you've got Isabella? Mine is in clay soil, in a spot that gets very little sun even in the summer (none in the winter). It got mullered when it had finished flowering last year so I hope it's ok. This was mine last year:  |
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Post by isabella on Feb 13, 2008 16:06:00 GMT
That's gorgeous Plocket We have 'bagshot sand' as they call it - so I know I am on a loser I know they like acid conditions so I have tried growing them by adding ericacious compost but to no avail I have 2 lovely Camellias in the front garden though |
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Post by bagpuss on Feb 13, 2008 16:58:51 GMT
If I could:
Gentian, Lithospermum (have tried both a couple of times, without succcess). Daphne, Japanese Maple, Billardia (not sure I spelt that right, but I lost one I did try), berberis, more phormiums, more erodiums, more clematis, hostas, canelabra primula .......
I could go on, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head at the mo! ;D
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Post by JennyWrenn on Feb 13, 2008 21:08:39 GMT
I'd like to grow a callistimon citrinus (crimson bottlebrush) but I don't know if it would survive the frosts? Tig I've got one of these in a container - it was OK last year - frost didnt kill it off Love the flowers - so bright ;D |
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Post by Weeterrier on Feb 14, 2008 10:47:41 GMT
I've struggled with mine for a couple of years - they are absolutely beautiful aren't they? I always worry that it won't come up the following year but I've had it for a couple of years so far - fingers crossed for 2008! You are lucky Plocket I think they are absolutely beautiful and I have tried many times to grow them with no luck I've never managed it before either, but I bought one last year, ladled it with leafmold and I see the leaves are pushing through. Also, they are in a raised bed I made for my ferns in my wildlife corner. |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 14, 2008 10:54:48 GMT
I hate to say this WeeT but I was told to nip all the buds off the first year to give it a chance to establish. It certainly worked because the plant had lots of flowers last year. I had a look at mine at the weekend but didn't see any signs of life |
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and some of the exotic fruits are tempting too!
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