RE: Plant Police- need suggestion

What about a grass? I'm fanatical about grasses so I always think there can
be another grass somewhere. Some of them stay fairly slender. I know Zebra
grass does, or at least here it does. My other suggestion would be a big
container that you can switch things in and out of. Something with a funky
shape. No whiskey barrels! 
And NO I do not have anything against whiskey barrels, just don't think
that's the place for one. 
A

ps-lovely garden BTW!

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/14/2005 9:09:51 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plant Police- need suggestion
>
> The history of that spot!... I did have a trellis and sweet autumn
clematis
> there originally. Of course, it took over everything and was banned to the
> fence about a month and half ago while it was still small after last years
> episode. 
>
> (It really doesn't like it in it's new home, not sure it will make. So
next
> spring all you folks that complain about babies starting, keep me in mind
> :))
>
> I am getting quite a collections of clematis (and honeysuckles)to hide my
> fence, so really don't want another one there. It is a great idea, just
too
> many of them around already (yes, I am getting too picky)
>
> Not sure about barberries, and although Holly's do make it here, the
rabbit
> keeps eating it to nothing all winter. This last season I thought they
> killed it as it did not have one leaf left. It's growing slowly from the
> ground up... if I can't get the rabbit to leave, I might have to send it
to
> the compost pile next year.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Donna
>
>
> > I'm going to have to go with Ceres on the trellis idea. I think there
> > needs
> > to be some height in there, but definitely slender. Oooh, can you grow
> > barberries there? Or maybe it's a holly. Let me find out. There is a
> > newish
> > one out that has blazing burgundy leaves but stays very slender and gets
> > semi-tall. My friend Liz has one. I'll call her and ask her what it is.
> > A
> > 
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> > 
> > 
> > > [Original Message]
> > >
> > > Ok Plant police- I really shouldn't show you this picture.. but :)
> > >
> > > I feel I need something in the back area- not too big, maybe tall,
> > slender
> > > that can add color to my bed this time of year. Suggestions? It is
> > probably
> > > about a 2X3 ft hole back there.
> > >
> > > This picture kind of gives you an overall view--
> > >
> > > http://simplymyworld.com/mygarden/need1.jpg
> > >
> > > but unfortunately, this one is what you see as you walk into the
> > backyard:(
> > >
> > > http://simplymyworld.com/mygarden/need2.jpg
> > >
> > > So, let's hear it plant police!
> > >
> > > Donna
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index