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All about Garden Shrubs - Scarlet - 02-06-2020
Garden shrubs - fancy a new one? Some of mine that are looking fab this year.
End May/June flowering
Black Sambuca- I love this elder at the moment and is also fab for cordial.
Another elder variegated- brightens up a shady corner and again it you can use the flowers. I have tried the berries in chutney - not that impressed to be honest.
Physocarpus - this is a lovely shrub and is great for cutting for the vase. The coppery colour leaves look amazing in the border.
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Veggie - 02-06-2020
I fancy that Physocarpus, Scarlet. Its not one that I know. They all look lovely. Shrubs with distinctive leaf colour are always a bonus, even without flowers.
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Small chilli - 02-06-2020
They’re all lovely.
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Scarlet - 02-06-2020
(02-06-2020, 03:25 PM)Veggie Wrote: I fancy that Physocarpus, Scarlet. Its not one that I know. They all look lovely. Shrubs with distinctive leaf colour are always a bonus, even without flowers.You know I'm troubled with ground elder and to reduce some of the work I thought the best thing to do was fill a couple of borders with coloured shrubs. Trying to mulch underneath, it hasn't worked brilliantly as the stuff is still there
but it's better than using poison. Physocarpus is one of my favourites- people always comment on it.
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - JJB - 09-06-2020
Identification help please.
My friend was given this shrub. Is it a variegated dog wood?
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RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Jay - 09-06-2020
Any suggestions for a shrub to fill in gaps in an old hawthorn hedge which has more or less grown into trees?!
Shrubs are all lovely Scarlet!
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Scarlet - 09-06-2020
(09-06-2020, 05:43 PM)JJB Wrote: Identification help please.I think it's a weigela.
My friend was given this shrub. Is it a variegated dog wood?
(09-06-2020, 06:18 PM)Jay Wrote: Any suggestions for a shrub to fill in gaps in an old hawthorn hedge which has more or less grown into trees?!Thank you.
Shrubs are all lovely Scarlet!
I planted a wildlife hedge last year. I put a dogrose in it. They are vigorous but I'm loving it at the moment - full of flowers.
I think the snowball bush looks lovely in a hedge? Viburnum? Or you could just plant in some hazel?
Hawthorn respond well to hard pruning? They will often send up some new vigorous growth.
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Vinny - 09-06-2020
(09-06-2020, 07:38 PM)Scarlet Wrote:I don't think its a Weigela Scarlet. I have weigela in my border but think its a Flamingo willow, (which I also have.) My Black Sambucca is just coming into flower here with its pink flowers.(09-06-2020, 05:43 PM)JJB Wrote: Identification help please.I think it's a weigela.
My friend was given this shrub. Is it a variegated dog wood?
(09-06-2020, 06:18 PM)Jay Wrote: Any suggestions for a shrub to fill in gaps in an old hawthorn hedge which has more or less grown into trees?!Thank you.
Shrubs are all lovely Scarlet!
I planted a wildlife hedge last year. I put a dogrose in it. They are vigorous but I'm loving it at the moment - full of flowers.
I think the snowball bush looks lovely in a hedge? Viburnum? Or you could just plant in some hazel?
Hawthorn respond well to hard pruning? They will often send up some new vigorous growth.
I bought a black sambucca online and it died so I got a replacement, then the original plant came back to life so I have two now!
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Scarlet - 09-06-2020
I think it's a flamingo willow too!
I love my back Sambuca - ( makes pink cordial) I have a yellow one as well. I have tried to take cuttings but not had any luck yet.
RE: All about Garden Shrubs - Vinny - 09-06-2020
Having looked round my herbaceous borders I have too many purple flowered shrubs
. Luckily I have a hydrangea which because I am on an acid soil has lovely sky blue flowers when it comes out. I planted flowering alliums in front of my purple rhododendron not realising the flowers have an identical colour and looking from my kitchen window can't be distinguished. I will move them next year.Every year I move plants around as I try to picture how plants would look in various positions.