Advice please for planter.

I have a very drab corner to plant.
An old horse manger used to hold a large Ivy (Goldheart).......N/W Facing.
I toyed with the idea of planting Jasmin Nudiflorum with Jasmin Argenteoverigatum.Would this work?
Any other ideas would be appreciated.


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[ 19. March 2006, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: roders ]

 

container looks very nice, does it have drainage holes in it

 

Yes but it was pretty solid.

 

Jasmine nud. would be ok, but this is a winter flowering climber, you could underplant with some summer annuals for colour.
you coud put a clematis in, or even some sweetpeas, or both!

 

Take a look at Prunus Incisa "Kojo no mai" (flight of butterfly's) - they have them as shrubs and grafted onto host trees. Lovely twisting stems - delightful fairy flowers, and autumn foliage. Saw it in the The Garden - and found it also in my local garden centre - couldn't resist. Looks like a little gem.

 

Thanks guys.....Would like something evergreen,
Jas.Nud.with clematus possible,
The Prunus looks great,definate for another part of the garden, more sun..
This wall has sun only in the late afternoon.

 

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Fran: delighted you have bought a Prunus Incisa "Kojo no mai". I planted one last year and it seems to be full of bud and relatively unscathed despite our late snows and hard frost. I've also seen one that's been established for about 10 years and is something like 5ft high and naturally well proportioned so ideal for a small garden.

 

I couldn't resist it - the description was too good. Good to hear some-one whose grown it likes it too. - I was advised to put it into a bigger tub on sale, or of course into the garden - but am loath to do that until after it has flowered as its covered in buds.

As its grafted onto what looks like birch root stock - I presume that it will not sucker as the shrub would - though I am tempted to have the shrub as well.

 

Hi Fran:

I bought and planted mine when it was in flower so providing your soil isn't too cold I would get it in the ground when you can (there was 1/2" of ice in the bird bath this morning and snow again this afternoon up here :eek: ) A large tub would also do but remember to keep it well watered.

I intend to do a few hardwood cuttings in the autumn just to see what the resuts are without grafting. Might be a good case for a tub if it does sucker badly

 

With the weather forecast - I may do that when the buds break. Though part of me wants to see how it does in a tub this year, perhaps plant it out next year. We'll see how it does for a few weeks first.

Good idea about the cuttings - but with the suckering I think any I do, will (if successful) have to be container shrubs.

 

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