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Post by plocket on Mar 27, 2007 8:21:35 GMT 1
Well there's your answer then The witch!!! ;D
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Post by The witch on Mar 27, 2007 8:54:02 GMT 1
Daughter bought the Musa seeds for me from ebay a couple of Christmas's ago so I feel duty bound to keep the plant.  |
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Post by plocket on Mar 27, 2007 12:42:35 GMT 1
I don't think you could class it as "fixtures and fittings" either!!! ;D
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Post by The witch on Apr 4, 2007 8:56:31 GMT 1
Any suggestions for a specimen plant for the front of my new house?  ![]() i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/The witch-in-Norfolk/Houses/appleclosefront.jpg[/IMG] ...... and I would like to grow something over the garage roof from the left hand side. |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 4, 2007 12:27:29 GMT 1
How about a silver birch on the front there, and magnolia grandiflora on the side?
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Post by The witch on Apr 5, 2007 8:10:37 GMT 1
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 5, 2007 9:16:38 GMT 1
As a specimen plant what about a prunus serrula with it's gorgeous bark? or something similar (there's a really lovely maple with incredible bark...can't for the life of me remember what it's called : ) For over the garage what about a good old wisteria? how excited you must be The witch ;D |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 5, 2007 9:18:43 GMT 1
and I've just sown some musa sikkimensis seeds in my heated propagator (flushed with success after the ensete germinated!)
As for pot size...I have an ensete in an 18" terracotta pot, and a musa basjoo in a great big one (>20") where they both seem quite happy. Once they start climbing out of the pot it's time to move up a size ;D
My basjoo sits in the garden in the summer and the GH in the winter...it's already throwing out leaves and will be a nightmare to get out of the GH!
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 5, 2007 9:22:09 GMT 1
As a specimen plant what about a prunus serrula with it's gorgeous bark? or something similar (there's a really lovely maple with incredible bark...can't for the life of me remember what it's called : ) For over the garage what about a good old wisteria? how excited you must be The witch ;D Could that be the paperbark maple? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperbark_Maple |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 5, 2007 9:25:43 GMT 1
hhmmm yes...but now I look again it looks like peeling skin...don't want one of THOSE.....  |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 5, 2007 9:27:53 GMT 1
hhmmm yes...but now I look again it looks like peeling skin...don't want one of THOSE..... Oh I don't know, I think they're lovely. |
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Post by The witch on Apr 5, 2007 10:25:53 GMT 1
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 6, 2007 7:39:01 GMT 1
Magnolia stellata? Lovely in Spring and not too big. Or a sweet Cherry? I have one which is really pretty in Spring and has the most succulent fruits on it - huge and red. S'lovely.
And as for the garage - it looks as if the roots would be shaded - how about a Clematis armandii? Not a lot of pruning needed and evergreen. You could have a summer flowering one twining through it - Plocket will know the best ones!
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Post by The witch on Apr 6, 2007 9:49:56 GMT 1
I've got a Clematis armandii growing at the front of my house at the moment - I wonder if I could take a cutting or two.  ![]() i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/The witch-in-Norfolk/Lavender%20Cottage/Garden/White%20flowers/Front2.jpg[/IMG] |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 6, 2007 10:11:12 GMT 1
What a lovely thought, it would give the new house a sense of ownership immediately and remind you of the old house and the good times you had there |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 6, 2007 11:45:28 GMT 1
Which way does the front face, The witch? How about a multi-stemmed Amelanchier? I have a soft spot for the Serrula, ever since I saw one at Geoff Hamiltons garden. It's a Serrula that I put into my garden, (again!) to walk around to the pond. This is my third one and maybe this time I may see it grow to really see it's bark. I was tempted to uproot this one, if we had to move!!
A nice sorbus aucuparia would look nice as well.
Keith
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Post by The witch on Apr 6, 2007 16:40:30 GMT 1
The left hand side of the garage faces north Keith - so no good for Clematis armandii  but would be good for a climbing Hydrangea |
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Post by plocket on Apr 6, 2007 18:41:51 GMT 1
It's always worth a try The witch - follow the instructions on my website!!! ;D
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Post by The witch on Apr 7, 2007 10:47:52 GMT 1
It's always worth a try The witch - follow the instructions on my website!!! ;D Thanks P - will do. P - would armandii be happy in a large container? |
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Post by plocket on Apr 10, 2007 19:07:31 GMT 1
Hum. I can't say I've ever tried it The witch. It might be for the first few years but from my limited experience of them they can be fussy until they establish. Saying that though - I've had two slightly smaller clems in a hanging basket for about three years now and there's no sign of them being unhappy! As long as you can shade the base, and water/feed the plant regularly, I don't see any reason why you can't grow them in a large container. The larger the better though!
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Post by The witch on Apr 11, 2007 11:45:28 GMT 1
If there are slabs around the house then my plan is to lift one or two and then plant some climbers |
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Post by plocket on Apr 11, 2007 13:31:57 GMT 1
NICE!!!
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Post by The witch on May 8, 2007 21:50:31 GMT 1
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Post by sweetleaf on May 8, 2007 21:56:11 GMT 1
Very nice, but isnt it going to get pretty large for the space?
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Post by The witch on May 9, 2007 10:09:49 GMT 1
Charlie Dimmock reckons it's good for a small garden.  |
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but would be good for a climbing Hydrangea 
