autumn containers

very pretty Gwendas

Is that Black Grass in the Sqaure Container Gwendas:)

Yes, Uncinia rubra it's called. Been admiring it for a couple of weeks at arden centre and had spare container so just had to have it! Spring bulbs planted around it too.

I had one of those in the middle of a large pot last year - it had to go when I changed the plants but later I found a seedling which I potted up and it's doing well! So watch out for them, Gwenda. Free plants can't be bad, can they?

Hi Gwendas
like the contrast~love black grass but not sure whether mine is the same under another name.Mine is Ophiopogon Planiscapus Nigrescens which is a bit of a mouthful!.Has purple/black flowers and then black berries.Very easy to grow-can send you a rooted cutting if you want>

Hi Arlene that would be great! Will send my address to your site. Is yours best in sun or will it tolerate some shade?

~seems to be happy in both-have got one large bowl with about 5 plants with cyclamen and in that the grass is growing well although the cyclamen seem to be being overpowered.That has been at the front of the house and the back!
I have had my first plant for a long time and it is now in a 14" plastic urn and have taken numerous little runners off which have all produced plants.We were somewhere recently-not sure where as we have been away a lot this year and they had a sea of it with tall black stemmed Agapanthus behind and that looked stunning!
Also good against pink cyclamen.~

~ will find something to send in and post probably Fri for receipt Saturday~