Chicken boarders

[Daphne]

My neighbour hates hebes and has successfully taken out several monster specimens in his garden. I tried to take out 2 smaller ones (about 3 ft x 2 ft) about 5 years old in my front garden, lopped off most of the branches leaving a small framework that I could could get to grips with lifting. I failed miserably to dislodge them from the hard packed soil so had to leave them. They came back very quickly so you might be lucky if you go the drastic pruning route Actually, come to think of it, I also did this with a 4 ft x 4 ft specimen as well, and it survived very well - I was trying to get it to have more red flushed leaves on new growth.

[beach chick]

My neighbour hates hebes and has successfully taken out several monster specimens in his garden. I tried to take out 2 smaller ones (about 3 ft x 2 ft) about 5 years old in my front garden, lopped off most of the branches leaving a small framework that I could could get to grips with lifting. I failed miserably to dislodge them from the hard packed soil so had to leave them. They came back very quickly so you might be lucky if you go the drastic pruning route Actually, come to think of it, I also did this with a 4 ft x 4 ft specimen as well, and it survived very well - I was trying to get it to have more red flushed leaves on new growth.

 

oh that's good news - as I have already done the hard pruning this morning on the theory that if it pegs it I could get to grips with removing it!! it looks better already, as I am starting to be able to get in to the bed to do some (much-needed) weeding. I HATE weeding, I'm not very good at it.

[Charlottechicken]

Had a nice surprise today, whilst cleaning out the pot my little bay tree was in. Discovered four shoots coming up from the roots It's been repotted in a smaller pot, and I've cut all the dead bits off, which was all of the actual bay tree Now I'm hoping I can shape the new growths, when they are big enough, into something resembling a standard bay tree!

[beach chick]

my neighbour told me this morning that she had lost 17 hebes. 17!!!! she's only got a little garden...

 

off to cut my fuchsias back hard today - the wind has picked up so tho till lovely sunshine it is cool enough to garden.

 

edit: yay!!! there are little fuchsia stems poking up from the ground - had to cut out an awful lot of dead wood tho.

[Snowy]

In teresting, I was gardening the other day and found some casualties - thought it was my neglect (strange because they are always neglected!) but it probably was the weather! Lost a lovely big rosemary, and an Australian Bottlebrush that flowered beautifully every year! Both completely dead

[beach chick]

In teresting, I was gardening the other day and found some casualties - thought it was my neglect (strange because they are always neglected!) but it probably was the weather! Lost a lovely big rosemary, and an Australian Bottlebrush that flowered beautifully every year! Both completely dead

 

snowy, I've lost a bottlebrush too - very sad, I'd had it about 6 or 7 years and when I put it in I was told it probably wouldnt survive. so I guess it had a good innings...

[Cinnamon]

My dead Lemon tree has suddenly started sprouting

[beach chick]

My dead Lemon tree has suddenly started sprouting

 

hurrah! is it outside Cinnamon? I like the idea of a lemon tree...

[Cinnamon]

It is now!

I chucked it out there a week or so ago,with a view to throwing it away,& it has suddenly sprung into life

Oddly my other Lemon,which was doing beautifully,lost every single leaf it had in the space of 3 hours (I went out,it was fine,I came back,it was naked), & has now gone into blossom.

[beach chick]

Oddly my other Lemon,which was doing beautifully,lost every single leaf it had in the space of 3 hours (I went out,it was fine,I came back,it was naked), & has now gone into blossom.

 

how bizarre... do you normally keep them in a conservatory or something then?

[Cinnamon]

No, they are in my unheated south facing glass porch.

They are both young plants & I have only had the one that dropped its foliage for a few months,so I am not sure if it got too cold at night for it or something

Very odd though - there was a massive pile of greenery on the windowsill & floor, all nice a green & fresh, not crispy or anything

[beach chick]

ooh, I have an unheated glass porch facing south... we never shut the door tho, so I reckon it might be too cold?

[Cinnamon]

Well my door is only left open when it'd very hot,so it may be too cold in winter.

Mine go outside as soon as its warm enough,in my south facing front garden,but I may bring them indoors over winter this year,as they did suffer in the porch a bit.

[beach chick]

hmm, dont think my porch will do then! will just have to wait til I get my conservatory... by which time I will probably be 100!

[Cinnamon]

Tell me about it

Hubby builds the things for a living,& I am still waiting for mine 25 years on..........

[chickencam]

I am relieved to say that my favourite fuschia is showing signs of life, I really thought it had gone this year. I am a bit sentimental about it because it was nearly destroyed by my old cat having a fight with the neighbourhood bully about 6 months before she died, she was a fiesty girl and both the other cat and the fuschia came off worse than she did and she was nearly 19 at the time. I see it as a final link to her

[beach chick]

Tell me about it

Hubby builds the things for a living,& I am still waiting for mine 25 years on..........

 

ha! mine's a builder/kitchen fitter/can do everything really. and yet our house is decrepit... go figure as they say!