tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post1246657646284131178..comments2024-03-25T07:51:57.635+00:00Comments on the blackberry garden: The question of the dayAlison Leveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15234997684400583491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-92223110051883954092015-01-19T20:04:37.981+00:002015-01-19T20:04:37.981+00:00Thanks for all your comments - it's given me l...Thanks for all your comments - it's given me lots to think about. Alison Leveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234997684400583491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-80785824982069800802015-01-19T14:32:08.391+00:002015-01-19T14:32:08.391+00:00I have fallen out of love with stipa and am removi...I have fallen out of love with stipa and am removing mine this spring. <br />I have seen some good plantings of box or holly in a ball around the trunks of trees which might look good under your hornbeam<br />As for the bamboo I think you should move it, cut it back and water well and cross your fingers or as Brian says put it in a pot. Part of Brian's garden is on a Japanese theme so he is quite knowledgeable.Helen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-17298795383497185522015-01-18T18:30:57.782+00:002015-01-18T18:30:57.782+00:00I have several different bamboo, some I grow in po...I have several different bamboo, some I grow in pots, you can then move them to different locations in the garden if you are not sure of a permanent site. The box could also be planted in some nice terracotta pots, standing on a slab for ease of grass cutting for a while to help you decide. Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-48543480773574591622015-01-18T15:49:50.150+00:002015-01-18T15:49:50.150+00:00Would having box balls under your pleached Hornbea...Would having box balls under your pleached Hornbeam take the eye away from your hedge on legs, contrasting focal points?<br />I found Stipa tennuissima seeded everywhere, I got rid of it!<br />Some bamboos are well behaved and don't put out runners, if yours is one of these, then I would keep it, if not, then to the compost with it!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-69436299528088907952015-01-18T15:33:09.319+00:002015-01-18T15:33:09.319+00:00I love it when the act of asking a question provid...I love it when the act of asking a question provides the answer. I'd ignore the cynical gardener and find someplace for the bamboo that isn't the bonfire. I'd pay attention to the cynical gardener and give him/her the stipa. Then monitor it closely to see if it is well looked after. :-)pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-60380864713593944142015-01-18T11:51:32.409+00:002015-01-18T11:51:32.409+00:00Hi, in answer to your questions...
1, only grow b...Hi, in answer to your questions...<br /><br />1, only grow box balls if you are giving them a bed or border, they need to stand out so you can see the shape, if you grow them in grass, then the shape will be lost to the eye, and the grass will grow up into the the box foliage and look awful.<br /><br />2, yes, relocate the Stipia.... into some pots and give them to me as I don't have any, and I promise to look after them.<br /><br />3, Yes relocate the Bamboo to a bonfire, And never speak of it again.. foul stuff.<br /><br />Hope that helps. ;-)<br />xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com