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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 9:46:38 GMT 1
..... do you think it would be OTT just to have white flowering plants?  I adore white flowers ;D |
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 23, 2007 9:55:55 GMT 1
GJ did it, so I don't see why not  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Mar 23, 2007 9:59:22 GMT 1
Sounds nice The witch, but I wouldnt do it, I like a riot of colour, (like an explosion in a paint factory) but the idea sounds good. If you start now, you can buy perennials quite cheaply, later in the season it could get a bit more expensive.  |
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 10:02:43 GMT 1
I don't think my OH would like it though - his idea of a garden is flowers of every colour under the sun randomly placed : Whereas, I prefer to group and co-ordinate colours in the garden |
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 23, 2007 10:05:08 GMT 1
I don't think my OH would like it though - his idea of a garden is flowers of every colour under the sun randomly placed : Whereas, I prefer to group and co-ordinate colours in the garden Both are valid styles The witch. Your OH's idea is what many would call a cottage garden style. Very populate. However, colour coordination, as we all know, can produce very dramatic, and pleasing effects. |
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 10:10:11 GMT 1
I need to find some images of GJ's white garden and a list of the plants she used One of my favourite white shrubs is Spirea Bridal Wreath  |
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 10:13:18 GMT 1
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Post by 4pygmies on Mar 23, 2007 10:38:48 GMT 1
Could you have an area around your patio, or wherever you sit in the evening, for a white border? They are wonderful in the dusky light...or have a riot of colour specially for your OH somewhere else (like by the BBQ!). I have always loved the idea too but never have managed it - always seem to end up dark red flowers in a sea of green in my garden.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 23, 2007 10:59:58 GMT 1
I agree with 4P (now there's a surprise...can't help it...shared childhood I spose) I would compromise and have a white area The witch.
If you choose your backdrop carefully it will be like a serene tranquil area for you to meditate!...If the foliage is interesting too it will look lovely....oo oo oo a lot of white flowers have very interesting middle bits (sorry, brain's gone) like osteospernums with their gorgeous purple/black and yellow centre....sigh...luffly.....
Your OH can still have his more conventional bedding elsewhere in the garden ;D
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Post by sweetleaf on Mar 23, 2007 13:03:42 GMT 1
Philadelphus Bridal is white, beautiful and sweetly scented, lovely for growing through a tree, I have one at the bottom of my garden and it has climbed to the top of the lilac tree and cascades down through the branches on a good year. I love it. ;D
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 13:19:42 GMT 1
I suppose I'm getting ahead of myself really : I need to show some restraint until I have measured the garden at least. Hard landscaping needs to come first - there is a very very small patio area at the bottom of the garden, which isn't large enough for our furniture.  ooooo I do like the sound of Philadelphus Bridal Sweetleaf |
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Post by plocket on Mar 23, 2007 14:11:57 GMT 1
I just couldn't stick to one colour!!! ;D
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Post by sweetleaf on Mar 23, 2007 14:25:07 GMT 1
There are lots of white Clems though arent there?
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Post by plocket on Mar 23, 2007 14:27:35 GMT 1
Quite a few, but there are so many other DIVINE clems that aren't white, and I don't think any of my favorites are white |
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 15:34:16 GMT 1
I just couldn't stick to one colour!!! ;D That thought had crossed my mind Plocket - it would be difficult to exclude any favourite plants just because they don't have white flowers. |
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Post by plocket on Mar 23, 2007 16:28:03 GMT 1
Exactly! My garden is sort of in blocks of colour, but those colours change through the seasons. For example, I've got one area that's pink and oranges in the spring and early summer, and then it moves over to purples. My hot bed is supposed to be reds but that's got purples sneeking in now because it's the sunniest spot in the garden and I can't live without purple flowers! And when it comes to my clems well they have to go where they are suited, not by colour. You'll work it out The witch - you can't do the whole garden all at once so you can do it bit by bit and see how it turns out.
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Post by The witch on Mar 26, 2007 11:33:40 GMT 1
I've got a Himalayan banana Musa sikkimensis in a pot in my conservatory, which probably needs planting outside - but I think it might look out of place in a small garden If I was to keep it in a pot in doors what size pot would it be happiest in? |
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Post by plocket on Mar 26, 2007 12:48:41 GMT 1
I don't know what one is The witch - could you post a picture?
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Post by The witch on Mar 26, 2007 15:48:38 GMT 1
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Post by plocket on Mar 26, 2007 17:13:26 GMT 1
Wow! That's quite a serious plant! Does the new garden need structure and impact? ;D
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Post by The witch on Mar 26, 2007 17:22:24 GMT 1
The new garden only has grass growing in it Plocket - oh and a hedge at the bottom. I think I might keep it as a house plant, as is it frost tender. |
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 26, 2007 17:24:12 GMT 1
The new garden only has grass growing in it Plocket - oh and a hedge at the bottom. I think I might keep it as a house plant, as is it frost tender. You can't keep a hedge as a houseplant! It''ll take up too much space, surely?  Leave the hedge where it is and get an aspidestra instead. Trust me, I understand these things |
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Post by The witch on Mar 26, 2007 17:26:23 GMT 1
You have a point there Sleepy  and think of the mess on the carpets when it needed cutting ;D |
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Post by plocket on Mar 26, 2007 17:34:52 GMT 1
PML!!! I love you guys!!! That palm thing is a pretty serious houseplant The witch! |
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Post by The witch on Mar 26, 2007 21:27:03 GMT 1
I will have a large hall to fill though P. |
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