Three plants thriving in Peckham

Most London streets do not have interesting front gardens, so imagine my surprise when I found a street in Peckham (Holly Grove) with attractive houses and imaginative garden ideas.


What is this variegated tall bambooy-grassy-sweetcorny thing here?



And here there are two plants which are interesting. The tall one with the bronze leaves which droop down, and the tree like thing being grown against a wall. (I thought that the Muehlenbeckia complexa looked outstanding as a wall plant too.)



Not an identification thing, but I'll just mention that I was impressed by the simple and confident way this gardener has used Buxus in this front garden on Holly Grove





My best

Howard

 

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2. Bronze leaves that droop down.
Pseudopanax ferox.

pseudopanax ferox - Google Search

Need a good close up of the other plant in this pic.
Maybe Sophora microphylla...but cannot be sure.

http://zipcodezoo.com/images/thumb/2/20/Sophora_microphylla_7.jpg/359px-Sophora_microphylla_7.jpg

3. Buxus..or dwarf Ilex..Holly maybe.???

 

The third one is box, for sure. I just put it in there because I like the design really.

I've come across Pseudopanax ferox before but I'm not sure I've ever seen one in "real life" Thanks. I shall try some next year, I have just the spot IF they'll tolerate full sun.

 

I'd say no 2 was Acacia pravissima, growing on the wall.

 

No1 the variegated form of Arundo donax.