RE: MYRSINE AFRICAN

 Just wanted  to add that at Landriana (yes I atke care of that gadren as
well as the others as some of you know) we have to clip all the Myrsine
hedges that Helene mentions about once a month to keep the small dimension.
I noticed that  some branches tend to die back, I don't know if this is due
to the clipping or is a weakness of single plants (it's always the same two
or three individuals), but in general they are a very good choice.
Particularly, the small garden close to the porch, originally designed by
Russell Page, is  based on thick but low Myrsine hedges sourrounding a small
pool. Pots installed in between the hedges give the necessary contrast. If
you are interested, David, I can send you some images.

Alessandra

-----Original Message-----
From: david feix
To: helene.pizzi; medit-plants
Sent: 15/03/02 22.16
Subject: Re: MYRSINE AFRICAN

Helene,

This was just the actual experience that I was hoping
to get from someone in the group, and I really
appreciate it!  The Myrsine africana is definitely
much faster growing, (I can hear the maintenance
gardener grinding his teeth already), and larger in
small containers at the nursery, and will give more of
an immediate finished look to the garden, as well as
stay within my budget.  I just wasn't sure if it was
really suitable to be kept that small, reassuring to
hear that it is.  I suspect it is also a better year
round green than any of the supposedly winter green
cultivars of Boxwood, which always seem to go bronzy
or yellowish here in northern California winters.

Joe Seal's suggestions are all good ones, I am sure,
but except for the dwarf myrtle, (equally small and
forlorn as typically seen in 1 gallon cans), don't
match the aesthetic qualities of clipped boxwood, as
well as perform equally well in sun and shade. This is
an important consideration when the hedge needs to
look the same in both exposures, in the same garden.

Thanks again for the advice, Helene...

Now do you think it is too scandalous to combine the
clipped hedge look with tropical Vreiseas,Heliconias,
Strelitzias and Leucospermums?



--- "helene.pizzi" <helene.pizzi@tin.it> wrote:
> David Feix wondered about this charming little
> plant.  Yes it will make a very attractive hedge
> that can easily be kept under 12" high.
> 
> At La Landriana gardens, Marchesa Livinia Taverna
> had successfully planted it as a series of little
> clipped balls making an amusing parterre in her
> elegant and formal orange garden.
> 
> It is a very good choice as an alternative border
> plant.
> 
> Helene Pizzi
> Rome
> 


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