Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: BarbaraB on November 14, 2018, 16:11
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I live in Mid Wales in an exposed, windy, cold area. I have just had some Lailandi cut down and am left with 3 foot tree stumps. I do not want to cut them down any more but plant climbing plants to make a feature of them. Has anyone any ideas of the best plants to use.
Barbara
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Welcome Barbara!
How about some Clematis, perhaps on a few more rails fixed to the stumps! It loves old trees!
Luckily, you also have some 'shelves' on two stumps, where you can easily pop in a couple of flowering pots next year until everything gets going!
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Thanks for your response. I didn't think that clemitis would tolerate high winds and frosts.We are very exosed.
I am looking forward to talking to people on the forum
Barbara
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Hi BarbaraB, What a beautiful outlook you have. I can imagine why you cut the conifer down :D
Just an idea, instead of growing a climber, could you create a small sort of wild area, with some bluebells and primroses, and enjoy the wildlife that will come to you. I only suggest this, because I live on the very top of the South Downs and climbers ain't easy :nowink:As somebody has already suggested, you could have some natural pots, planted with splashes of colour when the spring ones die back. As I say, just an idea. :lol: regards, Mrs Bouquet
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Hello Mrs Bouquet
Thanks for your response. We cut down the Lailandi as they were threatening to blow down on to our bungalow. Also they did block out a great deal of the light. We have left a couple so that they protect the building. However I have purchased some broad leaf tree to replace the Lailandi and I plan to make a wild life area with guess what - bluebells, snowdrops etc. The tree stumps are on the old boundary of the garden which I have now extended into the field. (I keep nicking more and more garden from the field much to my husbands dislike)
Barbara
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Excellent :lol: Mrs Bouquet