Arundo Donax

lovely dawn and see bonnie is in on the action :o))

I like that pergola too !

Thanks guys. Yes, Bonnie seems to get on the pics but she'll never look at the camera, lol. John built the pergola :-)) I would like another one too.

it is lovely dawn i wouldnt mind one myself, but dont tell baz lol

Can John come and do one for me too ? !!!!!

Sandra - tell Baz you'd like one for Christmas.
Louise - I'll send John down when he's worked his way through my job's list, lol.

good thinking dawn :o))

looks good Dawn.even better in the sunshine

I love that pergola as well Dawn , if John ever works through your list you can put my name down on his list ..LOL..
The Spanish Reed is new to me Dawn , is that as high as it gets , does it need a lot of water ( says me knowing you have a lot ) it looks very nice !

Hello Amy, OK I'll put you down for a pergola too, lol.
I should have taken a closer photo really. Yes, it usually gets to this height, probably about 10 feet high. Its stems are like bamboo, they go brown in the autumn and I usually leave them over winter and cut down to ground level in early Spring and the growing starts all over again. Its not that wet where it is actually but we've seen them growing on a river bed in Spain, you've probably seen them growing in France too.

It looks very much like the Elephant grass , Miscanthus .. that I have Dawn , I use the canes from that in the garden ......we cut ours down in the spring as well ... x

Dawn it looks lovely.

Thanks Carol. Its much nicer close up. I'll get another pic.
Amy: I think I'll save some canes this year too.

Great plant Dawn and as you leave the stems on I bet you get lots of insects over wintering inside too !

Whooo, never thought of that BB, I like the idea of the insects benefitting :-)
Funny thing was, we paid about 15 quid for this about 8 years ago and when we were in Spain, there it was, growing wild, felt a bit ripped off at the time.

Yes but donyt forget you probably wouldnt have been able to take it out of the wild Dawn ! Anyway,bet it was smaller than this when you bought it!
When we buy plants usually buy small as the difference in price for a couple of seasons growth is ridiculous !

Very true BB. I was able to split it this Spring and I've moved some to a boggy area near the pond and its growing OK. Its a tough old thing, the roots can lift slabs.

Very nice Dawn.......

Thank you Maureen ...

OOoooooooo Dawn uv got a Lovely Pergola there & Bonnie looks well happy just walking around being nosy lol :)

Thanks Jacque.
Yes, Bonnie has a check of the garden each morning.

Hi Dawn my Summer does that 2 i think shes sniffing where the Birds & Hoggys have been walking :)

I think you're right Jacque but in our case, where the fox has been too.

Your so lucky 2 get a Fox Dawn im well Jealous :/

I never see them very often Jacque but they do tend to leave their toxic deposits around, ha ha.

LOL The Hoogys&Birds do that 2 Dawn but on a Smaller Scale lol :)

Lol Jacque.

Found it did not realize they got that big..........amazing!!

Maybe the variegated variety is less vigorous Dotty. i do like it though, very similar to bamboo.

Dawn you are so lucky to have so much space to grow all these fantastic plants, I would be in my element........sigh!!

I do like the big perennials and I love the space Dotty but there is always so much to do, sigh but what gorgeous weather, I was working until dusk, super.

It has been really hot here too........;*)))