The magnolias are over for another year, but the rhododendrons have started – gorgeous few weeks ahead!
Rhododendrons in Greenwich Park
Month: April 2015
RHS Wisley
I took a day off planting and visited RHS Wisley with friends. If you are nearby do visit – the orchids are on display in the Glasshouse and beautiful.
Planting the Flint Wall
I have finished the planting and have started adding woodchip to keep in the moisture and keep out the weeds – now the plants need to grow into the vision below!
Japanese Anenome ‘Robustissima’
Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’
Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’
Liriope Muscari (www.crocus.co.uk)
Anamanthele lessoniana (www.knollgardens.co..uk)
Planting Ideas for the Steps Beds
DeakinLock proposals for the beds on either side of steps – love these ideas! This area enjoys a lot of sunshine – one small bed is next to the dining room will be visible from inside the house; and on the other side of the steps the bed is against the fence and ‘stopped’ by the Viburnum Plicatum which I hope will take after being transplanted.
Alchemilla Mollis
Sanguisorba ‘Tanna’ (www.crocus.co.uk)
On the other side of the steps, against the fence, is a similar planting.
Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
The Fence Bed
The bed along the fence moves from sunshine to shade, and includes a Viburnum Plicatum (which has been transplanted) and the damson tree. It is difficult planting but thankfully DeakinLock are immensely helpful and knowledgeable – and patient!
Viburnum Plicatum
And in the sunnier part of the bed there will be grasses through which the knautia may spread.
Anamanthele lessoniana (www.knollgardens.co..uk)
“Knautia macedonica1a.UME” by Epibase – Treball propi. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knautia_macedonica1a.UME.jpg#/media/File:Knautia_macedonica1a.UME.jpg
Planting Ideas for the Patio Bed and the Flint Wall
Some new ideas – very different! Firstly the Patio Bed which is surrounded by paving and which enjoys partial sun during some of the day. It really needs something scented, or perhaps startling.
Libertia Grandiflora
Aquilegia ‘Black Barlow’ (www.woottens.com)
Geranium Mayflower (www.davesgarden.com)
Stipa Tenuissima (www.crocus.co.uk)
The Flint Wall Bed is mainly shaded, but also protected and I think this is the final decision on the planting.
Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’
Anamanthele lessoniana (www.knollgardens.co..uk)
Liriope Muscari (www.crocus.co.uk)
Aquilegias
Japanese Anenome ‘Hadspens Abundance’