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I have just removed a rather straggly and too tall Buddleia from a corner of my garden and am looking for a replacement. Any ideas? It would be surrounded with a six foot wodden fence,I would prefer a shrub to a tree..Thanks..John.
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Buddleia do tent to take over even after hard pruning, I would suggest something smaller which is also attractive to bees, moths and butterflies and indeed to the human eye.
Abelia may be a good choice (A. grandiflora), it should eventually reach 5-6 feet but when pruned after flowering, it will most likely stay to about 4 foot in a sunny position.
For a tree, I'm guessing you would like something that don't get too big.
I have an unusual tree that seems to becoming more popular, known as 'Wafer ash' (Ptellia trifoliata 'Auria'), mine is only 6 foot, after several years and has lime-green leaves in threes, followed by large wafer like seeds, which in my garden, the birds eat.
Hope this helps - Chip.
Abelia may be a good choice (A. grandiflora), it should eventually reach 5-6 feet but when pruned after flowering, it will most likely stay to about 4 foot in a sunny position.
For a tree, I'm guessing you would like something that don't get too big.
I have an unusual tree that seems to becoming more popular, known as 'Wafer ash' (Ptellia trifoliata 'Auria'), mine is only 6 foot, after several years and has lime-green leaves in threes, followed by large wafer like seeds, which in my garden, the birds eat.
Hope this helps - Chip.
I adore my camellias as theyre first to bloom in March/April. They will grow to 10ft+ but can be trimmed (after blooming so as to prepare for next years show).
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I always think evergreens are good for corners. Does it get some sun john? A choisya sundance would be a permanent mound of sunshine if you like yellow leaved shrubs. It has white flowers in late spring but makes a good backdrop for smaller plants later in the year
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It might get frosted on the tips in a harsh winter but it won't mind being pruned. There are also green leaved varieties, I've got Aztec Pearl as well as sundance.
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It might get frosted on the tips in a harsh winter but it won't mind being pruned. There are also green leaved varieties, I've got Aztec Pearl as well as sundance.
An outstanding shrub IMHO is a Sambucus Nigra.
It will attain 7ft, then I cut mine back for the winter to about 3'
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It will attain 7ft, then I cut mine back for the winter to about 3'
This is the one I have.
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Another excellent elder is the American red berried elder which has a golden cut-leaf form (Sambucus racemosa 'Southerland Gold'. I have a young one of these and it's soon filled out the space and has a brilliant light golden deeply cut leaf. No signs of any pests so far. should brighten up any corner.
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