September Garden Photos

Just a few gratuitous garden shots.


Next to the patio



Path to end of the garden















September Webshots Gallery

 

Very nice, enjoyed those

 

What a beautiful garden you have, Tropical Gaz. I took a look at your gallery while I was at it. Superb! :gnthb: Thanks for sharing it with all of us. I must admit that I'm envious of it all, so in order to do something positive, can you tell me what species of plant you have, and how long it took to get where it is today?:ntwrth:

 

Hi Strawman,

Im not sure wher to being with all the species, maybe if you pick the photos you want to know about I can tell you those ones :D

The garden was started from April 2005, so everything is stil fairly young in the garden. One or two larger plants have been bought, but most have been 'car sized' purchases.

Gaz

 

Thanks, Gaz. I'll begin with the bamboo, have you more than one kind, and what are they? The plant in the foreground of the first image? 3rd image, flowering plant and the big plant in the middle that reaching up and outwards? Plant in 4th image? And what appears to be a grass in the 6th image? Looking forward to reading what they are, cheers.

 

:gnthb:Love it Gaz.:gnthb:

 

Looks great Gaz

 

Hi Strawman.

Bamboos. We have quite a number of different ones. (including ones in pots over 100 different species).

Some of the bamboos in the photos include Phyllostachys aurea and P nigra (these are both readily available but are not the prettiest of bamboos). I like P vivax which sizes up quite quickly.

These 3 are sold as clumping bamboos but will spread in time. I quite like some of the newer borinda bamboos which are much better behaved and have 'blue' culms.

The palm at the front of photo one is chamaerops humilis (European Fan palm). This is a reasonably hardy palm - one of the better ones for the UK.

In the 3rd the flowering plant with the dark leaves is Dahlia 'After eight' This was only planted this year as a small plant and grew very quickly. The plant in the middle - do you mean the palm? in which case its Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm). This is a less hardy palm, but is fast growing and easily available - they are certainly hardy to -8 especially if given some protection for the worst winter weather.

The plant in the fourth photo is Schefflera rhododendrifolia (previously called S. impressa). These are faily new to cultivation, but proving to be hardy and very attractive.

I cant remember the name of the grass, i think it was a miscanthus but i cant recall the species. Ill have a look tonight to see if i can find it.

Gaz

 

Thanks Woo (and thanks for moving to the correct forum for me)

The tunnel was more by accident than design!. Its nice in warm weather, but when its wet and I need to get something from the shed (at the other end) then it can be a pain!! :D

 

Gaz, it's wonderful as always and I just love your path to the end of the garden. Mine is only under the Jacaranda so no 'softness' or 'frondiness' ... perhaps I'll have to work harder on it. Do you think Bamboos will grow under my Jacaranda, ie, with filtered sunlight? Like you, my shed (which, besides gardening and DIY equipment houses the beer/wine fridge, the freezer and tumble drier) is at the end of the 'path' so in our torrential rain season is also not so 'inviting' shall we say. :dh:

Thank your lucky stars I still don't live near you or you might find me lurking in the fronds .... :hehe:

 

Thank you, Gaz.:gnthb: Your info on the plants has given me something to work with. I love tropical plants, though I'm not sure that they will all be hardy at over three hundred metres above sea level here in the hills. Anyway, I'm one for trying, especially where my rear/side garden is concerned, I just love that jungle look.:yho:

 

Hi Strawman,

Tropicals will be a challenge but not impossible.

There will be plenty of bamboo that will do ok for you. Your palm choices will be more limited but Trachycarpus fortunei is very tough, quick growing and readily available.

Then you need to cheat and use lots of hardy big leaves plants, hosta's ferns and so on. Pack it full and it will soon look like a jungle!!

Gaz

 

Gaz - I have been decorating for several weeks and only just surfaced and seen this - its wonderful.

I love the enclosed 'hideaway' feel. And you obviously have a superb range of plants there. :thmb: