I've just looked, I, think it wasn't bottle brush, but something similar, it was pretty high from memory (bear in mind I would have been 10, so memory is hazy!). Anything similar but more like a tree than shrub?!
I’d like to add a vote for amelanchier, this is my amelanchier lamarckii in full bloom right now, they are lovely! A kojo-no-mai cherry tree could be nice too, they come as shrubs or top grafted as trees.
Organic matter is well rotted manure or compost (preferably peat free!) I think remove the gravel and see what you’re working with, it’ll give you a better idea of what you can plant!
Thanks, that's lovely. I have a suspicion my wife won't be mad on it. I pointed out something smaller with beautiful smaller white flowers at Wisley on Saturday and she was a bit meh!
I love buddleia myself, and I'm mighty impressed by how quick it grows, but I know to many it's a weed almost. Not to me! I'll try and sneak on in the back garden somewhere.. That's a whole other project to mention.. But as it does have plants I'm biding my time to see what happens in summer first, well, I am, my wife may have more hasty ideas he he
They have pink ones too! The back garden sounds fun, you’ll have to share when it comes time
Well here's a snek peak of the back. Sorry, you'll have to turn your head on the side, on phone so unable to edit and save as I did eith my other pics!
@ChilliBob Is the white flower scented. Could be a Viburnham.
Yep, it's 100% a Viburnham, I just need to work out which. They had a number at RHS Hyde Hall yesterday. It may be the Aurora variety. Here's a larger picture
Man moving those stones is hard work! Four builders buckets filled and I think we've done sbout 2 foot!
The soil underneath, predictably, is very compacted, so, will need to dig it over to see what I'm dealing with. Right now looks like I could go mudlarking in it!
There's loads of Viburnum varieties, but their care is similar, so it's not vital to know which one it is. Many are deciduous, but there are evergreens too.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There's loads of Viburnum varieties, but their care is similar, so it's not vital to know which one it is. Many are deciduous, but there are evergreens too.
Yeah, the problem is every one I sniffed yesterday wasn't quite the one we like! Aurora came closest, but I'm not convinced it's 100% the same as the one in our garden.
These stones..
1. Are there any uses for such stones in 'proper gardening' 2. Any decent way to clean them?!
In surrently using a soil seive at the moment and using two buckets, it's quite slow but my son, age 4, is 'helping' with a beach spade and dustpan lol
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I love buddleia myself, and I'm mighty impressed by how quick it grows, but I know to many it's a weed almost. Not to me! I'll try and sneak on in the back garden somewhere.. That's a whole other project to mention.. But as it does have plants I'm biding my time to see what happens in summer first, well, I am, my wife may have more hasty ideas he he
'Tis sweet to visit the still wood,where springs. The first flower of the plain. Longfellow.
Man moving those stones is hard work! Four builders buckets filled and I think we've done sbout 2 foot!
The soil underneath, predictably, is very compacted, so, will need to dig it over to see what I'm dealing with. Right now looks like I could go mudlarking in it!
Many are deciduous, but there are evergreens too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
These stones..
1. Are there any uses for such stones in 'proper gardening'
2. Any decent way to clean them?!
In surrently using a soil seive at the moment and using two buckets, it's quite slow but my son, age 4, is 'helping' with a beach spade and dustpan lol