Gardeners, bush advice?

[Mrs M]

What about a hardy palm tree?
Trachycarpus fortunei or trachycarpus wageneirius.
I have both, lovely palms and a wee bit different
Wee pic of the fortunei

 

[Tin Pot]

My favourite plant in the garden is my cotoneaster, humming with wood bees for months.

I've got something similar in the front which has lovely autumn colours right now:

 

[Dave 123]

Off topic but I bought one of those trees that the Ozzy bears like to live in. It looks amazing. Is it irresponsible to have them in the ground though?

Eucalyptus- if you keep it under 10' it will produce small, rounded leaves that florists love , but if you let it get beyond that then the leaves get elongated, as does the tree. It will get massive too, and ugly, all peeling bark and all. The do take a hard prune.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

I’m late to the party, but for something unusual, how about a Russian Ironwood? Only wood denser than water (sinks) and it is stupendously beautiful in autumn.

I spend a lot of time sorting out eucalyptus as their top growth out matches their root growth so they either constantly need restaking or they have fallen over onto whatever it is on the ground your insurance company won’t cover you for.

Ceanothus rots off at the base easily so you need well drained soil.

Gunnera? Do you have a duck pond in the first instance?

 

[summerdays]

@Milzy

How moist are you?

There are some great dogwoods that will light up your life in winter

Cornus midwinter fire
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Cornus alba
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Cornus flaviramea
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Or, one of my favourites....
Salix britzensis
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I have various dogwoods but so far they aren't dense enough to make a really good show, but when I prune them o stick the off cuts in the ground and usually a few take.

 

[summerdays]

I've thought of another shrub I like... cistus. Though they don't like the cold and wet, and it is possible to loose it over a winter.... this autumn I noticed one of mine was looking a little sad so I've taken some precautionary cuttings.

There are a few different ones in that pot.

 

[Dave 123]

I have various dogwoods but so far they aren't dense enough to make a really good show, but when I prune them o stick the off cuts in the ground and usually a few take.

Stick a few hardwood cuttings in just about now and they should take (if you put it in the right way up!)

 

[summerdays]

Stick a few hardwood cuttings in just about now and they should take (if you put it in the right way up!)

I normally prune in the springtime but would it be better to put cuttings in at this time of year?

 

[Dave 123]

I've thought of another shrub I like... cistus. Though they don't like the cold and wet, and it is possible to loose it over a winter.... this autumn I noticed one of mine was looking a little sad so I've taken some precautionary cuttings.
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There are a few different ones in that pot.

The scent from a Cistus on a warm sunny day is just the best! Instantly I'm riding to Formentor in Mallorca when I smell it!

 

[Beebo]

Eucalyptus- if you keep it under 10' it will produce small, rounded leaves that florists love , but if you let it get beyond that then the leaves get elongated, as does the tree. It will get massive too, and ugly, all peeling bark and all. The do take a hard prune.

They can be bad for subsidence too as they suck all the water from the soil. They are used to very dry souls.

 

[Milzy]

They can be bad for subsidence too as they suck all the water from the soil. They are used to very dry souls.

The foliage colour is simply lovely. I’ll be pruning a lot.

 

[furball]

They can be bad for subsidence too as they suck all the water from the soil. They are used to very dry souls.

Also not frost hardy.

 

[pawl]

I have a Japanese Maple.Its main display is in the autumn when the leafs turn a brilliant red.

Mine is in a large tub and currently six feet tall.Ibought it as cheepo fromAldi They do need to be in a fairly sheltered position as they don’t like strong drying winds that can desiccate the leaves Mine is in semi shade
Feed with an organic fertiliser once a month and water daily during spring and summer
One advantage is the don’t need excessive pruning other than alight trim if you feel they are getting to tall of out growing their allotted space.

 

[Dave 123]

I normally prune in the springtime but would it be better to put cuttings in at this time of year?

Yes, get them in early and you should have a better sucess rate (now you'll tell my you have 100% success already!)

 

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@Milzy
How moist are you?

@Fnaar will have the vapours when he reads this thread title!

If you think he'll have vapours about the title what's he going to say about @Dave 123 's comment