Re: alternative to a boxwood hedge
- To: "medit-plants"
- Subject: Re: alternative to a boxwood hedge
- From: J*
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:25:52 -0800
Another idea--the small-leaved form of Myrtus communis, sometimes called
tarentina.
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From: Karl Hoover <karl@quack.kfu.com>
To: basketcaz@hotmail.com <basketcaz@hotmail.com>
Cc: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2000 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: alternative to a boxwood hedge, how about Garrya buxifolia
>I haven't seen Box-leaf silk tassel but just ran into it in a catalog. It's
>a California and S. Oregon native and sounds very nice.
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>At 20:23 03/28/2000 PST, Anne Conlon wrote:
>>From: "Anne Conlon" <basketcaz@hotmail.com>
>>To: nsterman@mindsovermatter.com
>>Subject: Re: alternative to a boxwood hedge
>>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:16:54 PST
>>OK, Nan, thanks for asking...
>>I live in San Mateo, just 12minutes south of the San Francisco airport, in
>>southern San Mateo, actually, which area gets quite
>>a bit less fog. I grow mostly herbs (pineapple sage, thyme, marjoram,
>>chives, lavender, tangerine southernwood etc) and veggies, also
>>strawberries/raspberries, poppies and clarkia, but
>>this spring planted 3 dwarfs: Santa Rosa plum, Blenheim apricot
>>and nectarine and have been growing from seed and planting out
>>nicotiana, yarrow (and am hoping my Himalayan poppies will
>>germinate!) Soil is clay, exposure is pretty much full sun; I like
>>blue, white, orange and red flowers, and, if the truth be told,
>>fluffy, frilly, fine-cut foliages, varigated foliage, and greys.
>>Personality-wise, I have to make an effort to attempt to remain organized
as
>>my favorite thing to do is to make cuttings and stick
>>them all over the garden to see if they will "take", and to scatter
>>seed too, just to see what will happen. Anne (sunset zone 17; USA
>>hardiness zone 9)
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>> From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>>Reply-To: nsterman@mindsovermatter.com
>>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>>Subject: Re: alternative to a boxwood hedge
>>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:22:46 -0800
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>>Give us some more details, Anne. Where do you live, what else do you
grow,
>>what is the exposure, what is the soil like, etc. What kinds of plants do
>>you like? What kind of look do you like?
>>
>>Nan
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>>>Help! (I don't have much imagination.) I have just cleared a four foot
wide
>>>by 14ft long section in front of my house (facing west) under my bedroom
>>>window, and my husband wants me to plant boxwood, because it is neat. It
is
>>>a mostly sunny, fairly dry place, and I was wondering what suggestions
the
>>>group can come up with for me for some perennials which wouldn't go much
>>>over 4feet tall. I think boxwood would be so BORING. I am tempted to
>>>plant lavender, but it isn't quite tall enough, and besides, I have it in
>>>lots of other spots (I love making lavender ice cream and cookies!), so I
>>>could really use some inspiration. Thanking you in advance, Anne
>>>
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>>Nan Sterman
>>San Diego County California
>>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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