Post by braided-rug on Jul 29, 2007 12:41:26 GMT 10
All going to plan we will have a new garden in the spring. Today we are selecting the plants we wish to take with us.
The new garden has a beautiful tree with red leaves in the winter in the corner. A church here has the same tree in the same place and I have always admired it. However, the other one is not as red. I don't know the name of it yet.
It also has a birch, which is one of my favourite trees. I once chose a house to rent just on the strength of the row of birches, especially the ones I could see out the lounge window.
There is a cotoneaster as well, in a great spot to keep the summer sun off the corner of the SW side. (Read NW? side in the Northern Hemisphere.) It also attracts parrots which is great. My Nana had one outside the kitchen window and you could see parrots at the sink on this small tree.
There are three trees I can't identify yet.
Some aucubas, also a favourite, some box, that are not in a hedge. One English lavender, that I have always had, but not here. We have had our current garden for 3 1/2 years.
Some seaside daisies, those fine pink and white ones that are low to the ground. The gardens are all weeded with mulch, and rocks for a nice look. I am not sure how many roses are there, I think one on the north side, and some or maybe one smaller one. There are three crepe myrtles on the east side to keep out the morning sun in the summer. I saw a crepe myrtle on TV the other day, the US one, and they have different leaves. Ours have smaller leaves.
There are lots of hebes, native of NZealand. I have recently planted one here as well. The ones there are doing very well.
I think there is a peacock iris, not sure if it is white or yellow.
Today we have taken out a magnolia that was only put in our lawn a little while ago, as in the pot it was going to die. We will take that and with the room in the empty block on the side of the house it will be nice.
We will also take a very young spice bush that I adore for the smell. We are potting up small things at the moment and will then work on potting some perennials and herbs.
The new garden has a beautiful tree with red leaves in the winter in the corner. A church here has the same tree in the same place and I have always admired it. However, the other one is not as red. I don't know the name of it yet.
It also has a birch, which is one of my favourite trees. I once chose a house to rent just on the strength of the row of birches, especially the ones I could see out the lounge window.
There is a cotoneaster as well, in a great spot to keep the summer sun off the corner of the SW side. (Read NW? side in the Northern Hemisphere.) It also attracts parrots which is great. My Nana had one outside the kitchen window and you could see parrots at the sink on this small tree.
There are three trees I can't identify yet.
Some aucubas, also a favourite, some box, that are not in a hedge. One English lavender, that I have always had, but not here. We have had our current garden for 3 1/2 years.
Some seaside daisies, those fine pink and white ones that are low to the ground. The gardens are all weeded with mulch, and rocks for a nice look. I am not sure how many roses are there, I think one on the north side, and some or maybe one smaller one. There are three crepe myrtles on the east side to keep out the morning sun in the summer. I saw a crepe myrtle on TV the other day, the US one, and they have different leaves. Ours have smaller leaves.
There are lots of hebes, native of NZealand. I have recently planted one here as well. The ones there are doing very well.
I think there is a peacock iris, not sure if it is white or yellow.
Today we have taken out a magnolia that was only put in our lawn a little while ago, as in the pot it was going to die. We will take that and with the room in the empty block on the side of the house it will be nice.
We will also take a very young spice bush that I adore for the smell. We are potting up small things at the moment and will then work on potting some perennials and herbs.
