Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 15, 2008 8:20 pm This is so exciting!!!!!
Most of our yard is still dirt and can't do anything until bob-cat levels it out and shed is put into the back yard but we do have a small side yard which the kitchen and computer area look out onto and we don't want to look at plain steel fences so today we planted a couple of climbers on trellises to cover the fence. Dum dedumdedum, drum roll, here they are...... http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj187/nurselovescoffee/HPIM0907.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj187/nurselovescoffee/HPIM0906.jpg First is a Jasmine, one of my favourite plants and love the scent, which can waft into house when windows are opened. Other is called Happy Wanderer, has bluish flowers; have had both of these before in our old house so I know they are hardy and grow well in our area. Re: Our first plants!!! 2Nov 15, 2008 8:26 pm Well they won’t take too much time to look after!!
Nice isn’t it to start in the garden. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Our first plants!!! 3Nov 15, 2008 11:15 pm the first isn't a jasmine as you may think.
It is Pandorea Jasminoides. It won't have a fragrent smell. it is more a botanical term to do with flowers. its hard to make out the exact variety but perhapes southern bell? anyway though it will look great in a few years The second is a fantastic WA native. It grows through the Southern and Southwestern forests here and looks amazing as a ground cover too It also grows in the sand dunes on the swan coastal plain. very tough. native wisteria it is also known as. If you can plant a white and a blue one together so as they grow and cover the fence when they flower it will look like one plant with two different flower colours. nice choice The smelly Jasmine you may be wanting is Jasmin Polyanthus or pinkbud jasmine, it will have pink buds but white flowers. That one maybe hard to find in nurseries because it has just finished flowering and most wholesale growers would be out of stock now to suply retail nurseries. The other is Trachelospermum jasminoides. The chinese star jasmine is a slower grower but very tough. It has more leathery leaves sort of. Re: Our first plants!!! 4Nov 16, 2008 8:14 am Quote: It is Pandorea Jasminoides. It won't have a fragrent smell. Oh, bugger . We did have one of these in our old house but it was along back fence, far from house. Near the house we had a strongly scented Jasmine, it was beautiful comeing thru back windows, and had prolific tiny white flowers. Not sure of exact name. The one I have just planted is indeed Jasminoides Pandorea (what a misleading name if its not actually a jasmine ) "Bower of Beauty". Yes, I have heard Happy Wanderer referred to as native wisteria too, they grow well in our part of SA too, have only seen the bluish flower ones though. Re: Our first plants!!! 5Nov 16, 2008 6:00 pm No , it isn't misleading. Many botanical names include Jasminoides or jasminum in the name in reference to either flowering heavily or fragrant flowers. It is a Latin thing. Murraya could be a great option for you. It creates a great tall screening hedge but doesn't drop fruit like lily pilly. The flowers smell divine. 2 10256 11 41671 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7304 |