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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Hi from North Wales
I have been reading in the forum for some time but didn't have the courage to write. Now that things in the garden are finally starting to move, I though I can introduce myself and post some photos. We live on the west coast of North Wales and have mild and wet winters and cool summers (not many sunny days unfortunately). Our garden is appr. 2 acres with a formal planting at the front and exotic plants in the back garden. Most of my plants are planted outside without any protection. Some of them which are either too small/young or borderline hardy, get a rain shelter or/and a fleece thrown over for the winter. But I was still left with a problem - there were plants which needed more..... What I wanted was : to be able to plant them permanently in the ground, to look nice in the winter and to blend with the rest of the garden in the summer. We built a big pergola which uses stone walls on 2 sides and is positioned in a very sunny corner. For the roof we have poly sheets which slide in and out. For the sides we use tarpoline, the door is taken out completely in the summer. There is a small sitting area inside. I think someone else here has something similar and I was hoping we can exchange ideas.
I have made two albums on FB (public albums so everyone can see them, even if you don't have a FB account). I'll put a link here as it is faster than uploading all photos (quite a few). One of the albums is for the exotic plants and the other is for the rest of the garden.
I hope that I haven't broken forum rules by posting links to FB. Please let me know if you can't see the photos.
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 11:17 am |
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Adrian
Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:32 pm Posts: 185 Location: Folkestone Kent UK
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Re: Hi from North Wales
Hi Maya
I'm loving your garden, I especially like the step over apple? trees and the lovely use of (presumably native) slate in the raised alpine beds.........the cascading stream looks just fantastic, I need to get some water, running or still back into my garden I think.
Well done, I'm sure you spend every hour there is working in your garden, it's a credit you your hard work and efforts.
Regards
Adrian
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 5:39 pm |
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themes
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:42 am Posts: 2148 Location: birmingham, UK
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Re: Hi from North Wales
Welcome to gote Maya. Your garden is fantastic. You are among like minded people.
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Mo
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:41 pm |
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Andy Martin
Joined: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:58 pm Posts: 1279 Location: Oxford UK
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Re: Hi from North Wales
Hi Maya... I'm on this forum as well and welcome to growing on the edge. What species of Xanthorrhoea do you have as it doesn't appear to have blue leaves (glauca)?
_________________ Lover of Yuccas,Palms,Nolinas,Schefflera.
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:50 pm |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Hi from North Wales
Hi Andy , yes it is X. glauca. Thank you for the kind words Adrian and well spotted (the stepover apples and the Welsh slate). It is hard work and sometimes I feel I am loosing the battle but definitely worth it. Thank you Themes
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 11:22 pm |
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Martinnicklin
Joined: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:06 pm Posts: 2675 Location: Telford UK
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Re: Hi from North Wales
What a fabulous place. There will be lots of people on this forum who will adore - and be jealous of - your garden. I adore Bangor and the surrounding area but agree it's often dull and wet but when the sun shines it's a gorgeous area. It must be a very free draining soil for some of those plants to survive. Do you leave the Wachendorfia out through the winter? Yours looks great. I have one in a pot which is looking sickly and am tempted to plant it out. Martin
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:41 am |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Hi from North Wales
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:08 am |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Hi from North Wales
Some photos of plants flowering at the moment.
Grevillea
Melaleuca armillaris
chamaedorea metallica is flowering
Porcupine tomato
Anigozanthos manglesii
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Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:19 pm |
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Adam D
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:17 pm Posts: 1074 Location: Scotland
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Re: Hi from North Wales
You have a super looking garden Maya and your plants are looking in great condition. I am very jealous of you being able to grow stuff that likes it on the drier side, what's your secret? I can see bits of the rain covers, but there must be something else to it
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Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:25 pm |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Hi from North Wales
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Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:43 pm |
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Laurence
Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:34 am Posts: 1822 Location: Weston- Super- Mare. North Somerset UK
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Re: Hi from North Wales
Maya, Your picture of Anigozanthos looks to me like Anigozanthos flavidus which is the yellow flowered species that I have. Do not think it is A manglesii, as the stems are red to the top of the flower. It is smaller and less hardy than A flavidus. it is not an easy species to grow outside, due to ink disease and needs to be kept fairly dry overhead in winter. I have tried, but the one I had died. But will keep trying as it is a fantastic species to grow. Has your Anigozanthos survived the recent cold spell outside or do you bring it inside for winter. Best of luck to you with your plant.
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