Rock garden ideas

Limelight with delphinium and persicaria

 

Great photo @Verdun.

I have chopped down the sumach. The space looks a lot bigger without it. I have yet to tackle the roots. The whole area needs digging out anyway so that is a big job I'll tackle at some point.

I have drawn a template of the area on my computer. I have also drawn some basic generic flower shapes matching actual flower mature size and colours. I will play around with those from time to time to see how they mesh together.

I asked a question in a different thread but I guess it could be just as relevant here. I have a dwarf sunflower in a pot. It is looking a bit worse for wear as it is. Is there any benefit in planting it in the scheme. One supplier suggests that they make a good border or low hedge. If they are annuals as stated then that would not help me.

G.

 

The roots Jack Sparrow......asap!

 

I had some thumb twiddling time today and looked closer at that hydrangea limelight. The write up says it reaches 2.5m high x 2.5m across. That would take up virtually all of the space on its own. if I planted it would I be able to control it so that it didn't spread out so far? I see there is a smaller version but that is far too small.

G.

 

You prune it every year Gary but, yes, Limelight will grow to that size. Mine does, prob more in width. It is a plant that wants reasonable soil with reasonable organic matter in it; in poor soil it will struggle to make anything like that. However, to produce those huge flowerheads and display them properly it should be a bush of such stature.