Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Fizz :-) Sep 2021 7:34pm, 20 Sep 2021 6,217 posts	0 Fizz :-) I would love fritillaries, but they’d hate my dry sandy soil. I think astilbes like a nice damp bed, V’rap.
Velociraptor Sep 2021 10:46pm, 20 Sep 2021 54,164 posts	0 Velociraptor Astilbes are definitely on my shopping list, Fizz I've pretty much sketched out what I think I want to do with the area now, mainly so that I don't bury the fritillaries somewhere they'll end up being under a membrane if I decide to create a little wildlife pond.
Hanneke Sep 2021 6:51am, 21 Sep 2021 79,681 posts	0 Hanneke Wildlife pond or even just a scrape is an excellent idea.
Velociraptor Sep 2021 2:23pm, 30 Sep 2021 54,294 posts	0 Velociraptor Hedging ideas, anyone? I'm considering replacing a crumbling fence with a hedge. Both sides would be on our property, dividing an area of garden to one side of the house (the bit where I want to grow fritillaries and astilbes and frogs) with a large grassy area at the front that we leave open so that children who are out playing in the street can use it. Undecided about growing a single hedge to 5-6ft or a low hedge on the outside (something like euonymus) framing a mixture of taller shrubs on the inside. The area concerned is 5-6m long, gets quite a lot of sun for hereabouts, hasn't had anything grown on it for over a decade, and is unlikely to become excessively dry.
Rosehip Sep 2021 2:39pm, 30 Sep 2021 22,538 posts	0 Rosehip I like the idea of a euonymous hedge on the grassy side and mixed shrubs behind The mixed but could include the european(deciduous) euonymous (spindle tree) and others to give year round interest and habitat for your wet garden inhabitants I’ve put in a row of euonymous in a slightly raised area to replace the old conifers. You’ve reminded me that they need a bit of a trim to tidy up and help bush them out a bit, but in two years small plants have grown well to form a nice low hedge.
Dvorak Sep 2021 4:36pm, 30 Sep 2021 23,533 posts	0 Dvorak Apple trees grown as a stepover?
Velociraptor Sep 2021 4:44pm, 30 Sep 2021 54,295 posts	0 Velociraptor THAT sounds like a fun project, Dvorak And underplanting it with different annuals every year would add interest.
sallykate Sep 2021 4:58pm, 30 Sep 2021 8,287 posts	0 sallykate I'd love a photinia hedge - it would be enough of a barrier to stop people looking in but not too dense. Colour interest as the young leaves are red. And it would work with underplanting of other things.
Velociraptor Sep 2021 5:36pm, 30 Sep 2021 54,297 posts	0 Velociraptor Love photinia. Lots of seasonal interest
alpenrose Oct 2021 9:10am, 5 Oct 2021 52,688 posts	0 alpenrose Variegated grisellinia for a thick, easy to manage hedge. Cotoneaster - good for birds, bees and berries.