I have never been - you are obviously a fan and I can see why from your pictures - I particularly like the lonely Japanese Anemone against the brick wall. I do have a book of Christopher Lloyds' on the bookshelf 'The Adventurous Gardener'- unread as yet - maybe I should combine reading it with a visit to Gt. Dixter at the same time.
It was a good idea at first, but I took my eye off the thing and thought that violets and alchemilla mollis should be given free rein, not realising that they were sheltering less welcome plants, that I can't even name, and now my nails are shredded and my back is sore with trying to bring it back into order. Also 12 tonnes sounds like a much more weed defeating amount and you are younger than me and more vigilant I am sure. You also have more daylight time for dealing with it all.
I have never been - you are obviously a fan and I can see why from your pictures - I particularly like the lonely Japanese Anemone against the brick wall. I do have a book of Christopher Lloyds' on the bookshelf 'The Adventurous Gardener'- unread as yet - maybe I should combine reading it with a visit to Gt. Dixter at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYou are probably right about the slate chippings and gravel, they breed weeds.
ReplyDeleteI should love to get to Great Dixter one day, I hope you enjoyed it.
What? I went to huge effort this summer to shovel 12 tonnes of gravel and now I come here and find it was not a Good Idea. How my heart slumps.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good idea at first, but I took my eye off the thing and thought that violets and alchemilla mollis should be given free rein, not realising that they were sheltering less welcome plants, that I can't even name, and now my nails are shredded and my back is sore with trying to bring it back into order. Also 12 tonnes sounds like a much more weed defeating amount and you are younger than me and more vigilant I am sure. You also have more daylight time for dealing with it all.
DeleteLava rock also sucks. Sorry for the bad language, but we are fighting a losing battle with creeping, spreading, nasty fingered weeds.
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