Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Dec 02, 2009 2:46 pm I have garden beds about 60cm deep around the perimeter of our house. I am planning to have Moses In a Basket ( rhoeos) in one row but would love to plant another row of something else. But what ? Should i have 2 varieties of plants in the 1 garden bed or just stick to 2 rows of the rhoeo ? Any suggestions? This is the rhoeo : Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These are the garden beds : Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 2Dec 02, 2009 3:20 pm Would buxus planted at the back & the rhoeos in the front look odd? or rhoeos at the back & dwarf mondo grass at the front ? Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 3Dec 02, 2009 8:52 pm Mc Rhoeos Everyone has them Correa will crap on what a buxus does. similar leaf too and one hell of a winter flower show. Buxus is boring green all year Correa Dusky Bells will establish much faster as well. Get them in tubes to reduce costs of establishing a hedge. Have a squizz at this thread to Southies Hope it helps with ideas, especially mabe take a squiz at the didgery sticks. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26702 Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 4Dec 02, 2009 9:56 pm Fu Manchu Mc Rhoeos Everyone has them Quote: Correa will crap on what a buxus does. similar leaf too and one hell of a winter flower show. Buxus is boring green all year Correa Dusky Bells will establish much faster as well. Get them in tubes to reduce costs of establishing a hedge. Quote: Have a squizz at this thread to Southies Hope it helps with ideas, especially mabe take a squiz at the didgery sticks. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26702 Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 5Dec 02, 2009 10:51 pm Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 6Dec 02, 2009 10:57 pm I'd probably be inclined to suggest planting two rows of the McRhoeo. They will inherently cover that area with one row so best not have anything else in there or it's going to be a bit crowded by the end of summer. Chuck down some pine bark or green mulch and it will come up tidy enough What about a small hedge of cuphea? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 7Dec 02, 2009 11:43 pm was just going to say the same thing. that bed is too narrow for anything else as well as the rhoeo's. they might well be commmon as muck but I like them too Fu ~~~~ I think they will be a disaster down here as it gets a bit cool for them and I've been told they don't like frost but I'm going to give them a go anyway. I lost a few in pots last winter but the rest toughed it out. My mum has been dividing rhoeos up for 15 months for me so I could have a heap of them as a garden border. AND back to Southies Are you wanting something with leaf colour rather than floral Southies? Otherwise I'd suggest one of the mini lavenders. The cuphea would also look great and no flower heads to prune. Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 8Dec 02, 2009 11:48 pm Yeah the little lavenders would be a good look there, but so much clipping to keep looking good, but by geeze they'd look good. Might not be enough sun though. My hort brain is ticking over trying to think of something different and interesting to suggest Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 9Dec 03, 2009 12:24 am what about some dwarf abelias? If she is willing to keep them pruned. otherwise they'd get a bit big. At least the leaf colour varies. I just bought 18 of these for a border hedge for out the front of our place. I'm going to be a busy bee keeping them cut down to around the 400-500 mm height. or gardenias? the little ones. Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 10Dec 03, 2009 5:42 am Fu Manchu I'd probably be inclined to suggest planting two rows of the McRhoeo. They will inherently cover that area with one row so best not have anything else in there or it's going to be a bit crowded by the end of summer. Chuck down some pine bark or green mulch and it will come up tidy enough What about a small hedge of cuphea? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I'd forgotten about cupheas.......used to have them in our old place - pretty little thing What happens to rhoeos in winter ? Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 11Dec 03, 2009 11:14 pm They go to absolute poo. They will be shabby and appear barely alive. The leaves can go mushie and rot and the rest gets eaten by snails and slugs. then the warm weather arrives and they look a million Mc dollars again after 4-6 weeks of good temps and moisture. Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 12Dec 04, 2009 6:08 am kexkez was just going to say the same thing. that bed is too narrow for anything else as well as the rhoeo's. they might well be commmon as muck but I like them too Fu ~~~~ Quote: Are you wanting something with leaf colour rather than floral Southies? Otherwise I'd suggest one of the mini lavenders. Quote: The cuphea would also look great and no flower heads to prune. thanks kexkez Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 13Dec 04, 2009 7:43 am Fu Manchu :lol: They go to absolute poo. They will be shabby and appear barely alive. The leaves can go mushie and rot and the rest gets eaten by snails and slugs. then the warm weather arrives and they look a million Mc dollars again after 4-6 weeks of good temps and moisture. bugger Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 14Dec 04, 2009 12:56 pm WHat about Murraya paniculata min-a-min? This is not an Australian link but has good pics... http://www.texasgardendreams.com/pl_dwa ... asmine.pdf www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 15Dec 04, 2009 1:05 pm or Alternanthera dentata, but you'll need to prune it into shape, very leggy at first. There are many varieties of Alternanthera and they vary greatly in colour and form. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ or a nice happy smiley row of Dietes? Yes, I know they are common, but they are so tough and never fail to display, not to mention the white flowers will lighten the area up? I also thought of Liriope muscari. Will find a pic for you. Dietes iridioides Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ edit - add Liriope pic. I have heaps of these at my place, they are lovely. Even flower well in the shade. No maintenance. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 16Dec 04, 2009 1:17 pm great choices themax . I especially love the dwarf murraya & liriope. We are planting a large murraya hedge right across from the garden bed in question. Would having the dwarf version be overkill? Maybe I should use the liriope instead. Or what about dwarf agapanthus? Do they all flower at the same time ? Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 17Dec 04, 2009 1:35 pm There are few Liriope's. I like the Evergreen giant. They flower summer through Autumn but hold the flower heads for a long time. You will only need a single row, they will fill that space. Aggies mostly summer blooming. Murraya Min a Min -creamy white flowers in abundance in spring then again in late summer or early autumn, and also after heavy rain (or watering). I don't think it would be overkill, as it's a different area and the flow would continue, the same but with a difference. The Liriope is nice though for a change. The purple flowers are delightful. All the same though, a row of Dietes in flower bobbing in the breeze always makes me smile . I think I will put them outside my front windows. That's what I had in the last house in the same spot (faces West, very hot). www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 18Dec 04, 2009 1:45 pm I like the Alt. dentata hedge idea I have one at mine I'm going to dig it up though, the colour isn't right for ours I don't think You could have it if you want southies I'll post it to you. That would be something else A hedge in the mail all ready to go It is a contained garden bed so the liriope would be ok. I never get them into nurseries too often ,like all the dietes, because they can be a bit invasive in gardens once established (3-5yrs) Nor do I use them ever in my landscapes for that reason. I think the min-a-min would be a cracker too Re: RHOEOs for garden bed & something else ????? 19Dec 04, 2009 2:37 pm OK guys......themax & Fu........it's a toss up between rhoeos , liriopes & the min a mins I might get DH to put in his 2 bob's worth - for once Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15441 Hi Everyone I learned something this week that I thought would be worth sharing. In NSW a lot of developers of subdivisions put covenants on the land which normally… 0 6687 A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 224536 |