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[Dave 123]

My daughter needs to disguise an unsightly wall in her back courtyard garden space. It's narrow and paved and gets little sunlight. Ideally evergreen.
2 mt high by 2 mt wide and it will be planted in troughs.
Any suggestions? I suggested bamboo. The black stemmed ones are quite attractive .

Yer bamboo might well need more light.
How about Chaenomeles, ornamental quince?
They’ll take shade, can be trained tight to the wall, provide winter flower and are very unfussy.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=chaenomeles&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

 

[Dave 123]

@User9609

To flesh out @PK99 ’s suggestions I’d add some nice dogwoods as under planting. They’ll take it if it does get wet again and will provide summer foliage and winter stem interest to compliment the Betula (which is a great suggestion) ((It’s my go to tree of choice))

Cornus Alba
Cornus stolonifera flaviramea
Cornus midwinter fire

Have a google....

 

[PK99]

@User9609

To flesh out @PK99 ’s suggestions I’d add some nice dogwoods as under planting. They’ll take it if it does get wet again and will provide summer foliage and winter stem interest to compliment the Betula (which is a great suggestion) ((It’s my go to tree of choice))

Cornus Alba
Cornus stolonifera flaviramea
Cornus midwinter fire

Have a google....

good call!

 

[Dave 123]

The view in the propagator.....

And some Streptocarpus cuttings that were evicted to make way for my chilli seedlings.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

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And some Streptocarpus cuttings that were evicted to make way for my chilli seedlings.

Is the propagator heated? I'm having to make do with unheated in the house (south-facing window and near radiator) and only half my seeds have germinated (carrots, mint, basil, tomatoes). I'm thinking of starting my sweet peppers soon too or maybe delay a couple of weeks (they're not meant to be sown until April but I want to get an early crop as I'm growing for food). Once my seedlings are strong enough I'll transplant to unheated greenhouse.

 

[Dave 123]

Is the propagator heated? I'm having to make do with unheated in the house (south-facing window and near radiator) and only half my seeds have germinated (carrots, mint, basil, tomatoes). I'm thinking of starting my sweet peppers soon too or maybe delay a couple of weeks (they're not meant to be sown until April but I want to get an early crop as I'm growing for food). Once my seedlings are strong enough I'll transplant to unheated greenhouse.

Heated. I have a soil warming cable in the sand

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Heated. I have a soil warming cable in the sand

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Thanks, I haven't heard of those. I'm quite new to all this. I've got an allotment where I'm hoping to grow most of the fruit and veg for the table. I've been having a lot of fun getting the plot ready and looking forward to tasting my own allotment-grown fruit and veg.

 

[Dave 123]

Thanks, I haven't heard of those. I'm quite new to all this. I've got an allotment where I'm hoping to grow most of the fruit and veg for the table. I've been having a lot of fun getting the plot ready and looking forward to tasting my own allotment-grown fruit and veg.

That sounds good! I just stick to growing chillis thes days.

 

[Paulus]

Question---I have found some Daffodil and Tulip bulbs in the shed, can I plant them now knowing that they will not flower this year, or keep them and plant them in the autumn as usual?

 

[Dave 123]

Question---I have found some Daffodil and Tulip bulbs in the shed, can I plant them now knowing that they will not flower this year, or keep them and plant them in the autumn as usual?

I’d plant them now, far better in the ground. They may flower later this year.

 

[Jody]

Heated. I have a soil warming cable in the sand.

Roughly how much does the heated cable cost to run?

 

[Paulus]

I’d plant them now, far better in the ground. They may flower later this year.

Thanks. They are going in this afternoon.

 

[Jody]

Made a start on my chillies in the last few weeks. The orange Scotch bonnets have only had a 10% germination rate so a little disappointed with them. Although the company I bought them off have a 70% germination promise so hopefully get them changed for some annums as time is ticking.

 

[Dave 123]

Made a start on my chillies in the last few weeks. The orange Scotch bonnets have only had a 10% germination rate so a little disappointed with them. Although the company I bought them off have a 70% germination promise so hopefully get them changed for some annums as time is ticking.

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These people will sell you some a bit different. I'm contemplating getting a couple myself.

 

[Dave 123]

Roughly how much does the heated cable cost to run?

I don't pay the bill.....!!!