NEW ORNEMENTAL GRASS & HEATHER GARDEN AT FOXHOLLOW

Wonderful specimens. Grasses look as good as flowers when planted like this. Well done. :0))

I think that looks great Bs :-)))))))))))
It's nice to have a change sometimes, keeps things interesting.
I always like seeing pictures of your garden though !

That looks fantastic Blue, I really like the curved stepping stone path too It makes a nice feature :-)))

Hi bluespruce
the grasses are such wonderful fluffy balls. I bet you run your hands over them each time you pass. Lovely change of colour.
Best wishes
Linda

thought you must have been busy Bluespruce--- but the results are wonderful-- and looking so settled after such a short time too

-- I've just nominated it for Goypedia (under grasses) as it showsin such detail how to make such a wonderful garden--

Thanks everyone, might have to disappear again tho judging by the muted response to my first blog in nine months!....or perhaps I could go for the personal makeover like Hywel to get the comments flowing....then again I think I'm pretty enough as I am ha ha ;0)))

Gorgeous grass and heather garden Stephen ...

... you could make false moustaches out of some of those grasses ?

... sort of cottage industry for the winter months ... ;o)

Muted response ? I think not as you posted this blog today ! I really love the plants you have put in, the Pennisetum Villosum I've seen recently in a public garden and it's one you just want to touch all the time ! Will the mulch be a favourite for Blackbirds to delve into ?

Nice one Terratoonie :)
Hi Shirley, I thought I might have had twenty or so responses by now, and it'll be off the end of the page and forgotten by the end of tonight! ...I need an audience you see ha ha....seriously tho, no what you mean about blackbirds and mulch, but it's more of a problem where the island beds are adjacent to grass paths in the main garden...they chuck the stuff everywhere!!

well welcome back, i wondered what you had been up too.
fantastic effect in such a short time well done.
i think you will get a lot ore responses when strictly/Xfactor finnish!

I'm waiting to take my eldest into town so she can celebrate her 18th .....oh my.... wont sleep till she is safely back in her bed.

I'll keep comeing back to your lovely photos.

Hello, have just been admiring your garden - I'm trying to attempt something similar on about 1/20th of the scale! I've left a question about growing ornamental grasses in the questions section just now and - if you can find the time - I'd be grateful for your advice. Do you find the Pennisetum Villosum is ok over the winter or do you plan on replanting every year??

I'm off to look at more of your photos now! :)

Anyone watching Strictly/X-factor won't understand grasses! Pennisetum is surprisingly tough, is it not? I've used it much more recently, with great success in gardens I've built, especially on the free-draining chalk around Winchester. For such a delicate autumn show, it's a performer. Phil J

Lubeelu, would help to know just how much space you have to play with. The Pennisetum villosum is reputedly hardy down to about -5, but we've had no problems here with it in 12 years, probably best with very good drainage. Even if the plant dies right down like it did this winter, it usually shoots again from a live root or the odd self sown seedling. Stays evergreen in mild winters, at least down here on the south coast.
Hi Phil, yes they are really tough plants, especially the alopecuroides and orientale cultivars.

It's nice to see this blog on grasses, Bluespruce. You've created a bountiful display in your front garden. I'm new to GOY and haven't developed the back garden yet and I'm leaning more and more to rock/gravel combos with container planting and/or in-ground so grasses may be in my plans.

I like the small shrubs/evergreens too. Thanks for a good blog.

Certainly looks spectacular Blue after so short a time....I love the way grasses bring movement into a garden, and the curved path brings everything together...really lovely! Now do I remember someone was going to send me a grass?????.....:o))

That is absolutely fabulous Bluespruce! Excellent pics of the progress in the garden...and what a lovely place to live with all those trees around you etc. I also love the grasses. I think I love your style because it is so different to mine..so well-planned and spectacular all year round colour! Thank you for sharing, I thought you had gone for ever! ;))

Yes I was Jane, still have it here, and when I look at it ...I think of you! lol x
now I'm back in the saddle so to speak, I'll look up your address and send it this time ...Jane Doe , I think your name is, isn't it! ? ;)))

Nineteen comments, Bp, nearly there for you !

Hi Karen - thanks, and not gone for ever! .....It's not too bad here, but what you don't perhaps see is the very busy, noisy main road (A350) that runs adjacent to the property....if you like my style, you wanna see me on the dance floor at a Northern soul allnighter ....just kidding! ha ha lol x

Lol!! Northern Soul allnighter eh? Go for it Bluespruce!!

You counting Shirley lol :) x

Ha...ha....still the same ole Blue.....good to see you back...:o)))

What happened to that gorgeous profile pic of you Jane...not quite the same talking to a puppy :))) x

Lol....you old charmer......she is a sweetie though Blue, spotting all over the grass and running through the plants like its a forest....could you want anything more....:o)))

Blue, I don't know your age but my OH has found a new TV channel called Vintage and he's revelling in the music of his youth ( yawn) !

Oh dear, just realised it's aimed at the over-50's so I may have just insulted you ! : o (((((

No, you haven't insulted me Shirley....you could only do that by telling me 'Lady In Red' by Chris de Burgh was a great song ha ha lol x

Chris de Burgh? Whose that???....:o)

You kidding Jane ? x

Brilliant, I'm with you on that, detest that song too ! Currently listening to a very old Doobie Brothers CD, that's one of my music tastes. 21 comments now so you can smile at your success !

Never satisfied Shirley....and the Doobie Brothers are a top! group lol

Doobie Bros now your talking, faves here too.....and all the old Eagles stuff....heaven...:o))

Time you were tucked up in bed Jane...don't you think ?

We saw The Eagles at Wembley a few years ago, up in the gods and they looked about 6" tall but the concert was brilliant !

O.K. then, BFN....:o((

stay if you want :)

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hi steven nice to see you and love the new area, it looks like its been there alot longer, must be lovely to sit on the bench and just watch the grasses swaying in the summer breeze ;o))

Hi Sandra, nice to see you again too! ...and yes it's a good place to sit on a warm September afternoon with a nice cup of tea...and you are right, there's something quite magical in being able to sit and watch all the grasses swaying in a gentle breeze :0))) x

love those grasses looks very romantic

more than a breeze here today steven, almost got blown into my pond rearanging some plants lol,think i`ll come and have a cuppa with you and watch the grasses sway ;o)) x

Sandra.....you know you're welcome anytime ;0)) x

aww thanx steven ;o) x

Oooooo! Just seen this Blog, glad I found it lol.
What a lovely calm looking garden you landscaped there Bluespruce, I love all the differant types of grasses you have there. :o))))))

Thank you Ladyessex, it's appreciated :)