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Date Posted: 18:09:13 07/02/01 Mon
Author: Diane
Author Host/IP: 203.97.100.45
Subject: I've had to become a kind of expert on semi bog plants..
In reply to: Doodle's Mom 's message, "Now those should like Meri's pond????" on 17:49:23 07/02/01 Mon

..since we moved here. That's all that'll grow in most of our garden so, yes, I have some suggestions. The irises are nice but they have a limited bloom period (and if the dogs decide to race through them they're done for). I'm going to have to look a couple of things up to spell them right but here's some; I have bog sage (which smells evil but looks pretty and I planted it right at the back so the smell is not important) - very tall, blue, hardy and reliable. Two varieties of Lythrum which are perenials - very tall and very reliable. More summer blooming. As a ground cover I have a lot of Creeping Jenny (yes, it does have a proper name but that's what I always call it). It's a greenish yellow colour with small round leaves and mine doesn't flower but that's fine with me - it does what I want it to. :) We have several native NZ flaxes (and some differnet coloured hybrids). They are lovely in themselves and as a bonus they grog a tall spike flower, heavy in nectar that attracts native tuis (largish black birds with a white throat pouch and a fantastic call) to the garden when they're in. :) (We've sat down there with a wine and had one flying back and forth feeding all around us). The bones of the garden are my "rescue" trees - silver birches that were being dug up one hot summer day in a carpark and left to die - they found a good home with us, and a londen plane tree that we planter when Daniel was two as a tree he could climb as he got older and have a swing off. I love that tree! It has something for every season!! Apart from that I also have a passion for oldfashioned roses and have a lot of ramblers on the fence lines. Actually I am going to plant some more this weekend and I need to drag my books out and decide if I want to do cuttings or try some new varieties. :) That'll be fun!!! Anyone else into roses at all? I love the David Austin ones...... Ok - now I'm just rambling myself sorry.... off to read what else you guys have written :)

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