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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 10:40 am Post subject:

bernie wrote:

Regarding function of plants you said you wanted it for screening therefore it is functional to some degree but if you can it would be worth getting fragrance as well

POint taken, but it's more aesthetics than strutcural or edible, not something I normally do, fragrance would soften the blow for me

moongoddess

Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 673

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 10:42 am Post subject:
Oh, just re-read one of your posts. You probably wouldn't like compassion - too highly bred, perhaps........... Sorry. mg x

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 10:42 am Post subject:

bernie wrote:

David Austins do wild roses and their hybrids

Rosa Canina �11.25

I paid �0.29 for mine in the hedge...

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 10:47 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

bernie wrote:

David Austins do wild roses and their hybrids

Rosa Canina �11.25

I paid �0.29 for mine in the hedge...

I didn't say they were cheap

there has to be some difference in size of plant surely for that price - I only recommended them as the nursery is about half a mile from us and they are always being quoted on Gardeners World and I have used then to get roses for specific occasions such as a ruby wedding etc..- the Austins live in a huge mansion - I can see how now

Could you not have fanned apple trees up the side of the fences

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 10:56 am Post subject:

bernie wrote:

Could you not have fanned apple trees up the side of the fences

Must be some difference in the plants offered, but obviously the place I bought from is dealing in bulk seed grown plants for hedging. Just spoke to him and he recommended Rosa canina and Lonicera japonica, he's still got stock of both too, so that's lovely and fragrant, and cheap as chips...29p for the rose �1.60 for the honeysuckle

Re apple trees I've already got 198 going in, and haven't got the time to faff around training trees (unfortunately, cos they are beatifl as cordons)

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 11:04 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

bernie wrote:

David Austins do wild roses and their hybrids

Rosa Canina �11.25

I paid �0.29 for mine in the hedge...

Had a few roses from David Austins, they woz crap and expensive. Never again.

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 11:32 am Post subject:

Andy B wrote:

tahir wrote:

bernie wrote:

David Austins do wild roses and their hybrids

Rosa Canina �11.25

I paid �0.29 for mine in the hedge...

Had a few roses from David Austins, they woz crap and expensive. Never again.

Did you take them back? The daughter of the family has a perennial nursery and i took back some scabious which obviously had a virus - I got a full refund

I have only ever bought about 7 roses from them and they have been fine

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 06 11:36 am Post subject:

bernie wrote:

Andy B wrote:

tahir wrote:

bernie wrote:

David Austins do wild roses and their hybrids

Rosa Canina �11.25

I paid �0.29 for mine in the hedge...

Had a few roses from David Austins, they woz crap and expensive. Never again.

I must admit we didnt, but at the same time we had bought some roses from other places, which were a lot cheaper, they were all treated the same and the others are doing fine. The DA ones just seemed to give up a die.

Anna-marie

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 980
Location: West Wales

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 06 4:43 am Post subject:
OK, Tahir, We all know, now, where to get expensive plants from, but who, and where, is your supplier????? Or are you keeping them secret? Anna-marie

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 06 9:37 am Post subject:

Anna-marie wrote:

who, and where, is your supplier?????

https://www.newrowfarmnurseries.co.uk/

I bought 2100 plants off him for my hedges, I don't know what his retail prices are like.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 06 9:38 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I bought 2100 plants off him for my hedges, I don't know what his retail prices are like.

And they were all bare rooted, the season is now over as far as I know (fings is sprouting)

Anna-marie

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 980
Location: West Wales

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 06 3:23 am Post subject:
Hi Tahir, I attempted to register with them today, but was unable to! Message kept appearing, asking me to enter a valid e-mail address, and wouldn't accept mine!! I've sent them an e-mail, asking for suggestions. I wanted to buy some containerised trees, but they are collection only at the moment, and Durham is much too far away from West Wales Anna-marie

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 06 10:04 am Post subject:
Give them a ring, they're nice peeps. But you're probably better off buying nearer to you.

Anna-marie

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 980
Location: West Wales

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 06 10:14 am Post subject:
Hmmm, I think you are probably right (again!!) Anna-marie

vickersdc

Joined: 07 May 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Surrey / Hampshire Border.

Posted: Wed May 10, 06 8:52 pm Post subject:
How about a hop - very attractive foliage and flowers that you can then use for brewing your own beer We leave ours up over winter and it is still attractive in an understated way and only clear it out to make room for the new growth in spring - I believe it's Humulus lupus 'Aurea'. Cheers.

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