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Another shot of the path leading from my nursery to my garden


Another shot of the path leading from my nursery to my garden

The border on the left of the path was planted two years ago and consists mainly of leucanthemum,crocosmia,agapanthus , hardy fuchsia,and osteospermum.



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Such a mature looking planting....looks as if there for ages.

26 Aug, 2012

 

I thought the same Dorjac, its lovely.

26 Aug, 2012

 

A little bit of paradise in Cambridgeshire. How lovely.

26 Aug, 2012

 

Delightful.

26 Aug, 2012

 

Hb. do you mean knit one purl one!! Lol

27 Aug, 2012

 

I'm wondering, how many bulbs of crocosmia shoul i plant to get the same effect? Looks lovely!

3 Sep, 2012

 

Canna, they sure do spread all on their own!!

3 Sep, 2012

 

Canna

Not very many. Perhaps 10 to 15 in a clump initially and they'll look as big as these in 2-3 years.

As Grandmage says they do spread very quickly and benefit from being divided every 2-3 years .

3 Sep, 2012

 

Thanks very much Jent. I'm pleased you enjoyed them

30 Apr, 2013

 

Beautiful Garden.

2 Oct, 2013




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