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Re: Plants in Spain??
Originally Posted by silverchick
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You never cease to amaze me!!:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by rugbymatt
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While many people will tell you that plants need to be kept away from pool areas, the result being that most pools are barren and bleak places, there are plenty of heat loving, litter free plants that love this environment and with careful planning they can transform a simple pool into a little oasis. .
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Re: Plants in Spain??
Originally Posted by Fred James
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I don't know about that Matt but this garden was a building site 4 years ago.
So I guess I have had a 4 year head start! |
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Originally Posted by Fred James
(Post 5110376)
I don't know about that Matt but this garden was a building site 4 years ago.
So I guess I have had a 4 year head start! Its hard to be original in Spain, or most of the Med to be honest but there are some amazing gardens that go a little against the grain. |
Re: Plants in Spain??
Originally Posted by Fred James
(Post 5110376)
I don't know about that Matt but this garden was a building site 4 years ago.
So I guess I have had a 4 year head start! |
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Thanks JDR. It looks great in the photos but you should see it after a strong wind - it looks like the Ganges after a Hindu funeral!
Geraniums are pretty flowers but they are not - as Matt succinctly puts it - "litter free"! |
Re: Plants in Spain??
Originally Posted by Fred James
(Post 5111517)
Thanks JDR. It looks great in the photos but you should see it after a strong wind - it looks like the Ganges after a Hindu funeral!
Geraniums are pretty flowers but they are not - as Matt succinctly puts it - "litter free"! (I looked in matts list for the spelling, but its not there, I call it a different name anyhow.) |
Re: Plants in Spain??
I stick to the Spanish name - BUGANVILLA.
Even I can spell that! |
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Originally Posted by Fred James
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I stick to the Spanish name - BUGANVILLA.
Even I can spell that! |
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Thanks Matt - you're a mine of information. Here's a great site www.hotgardens.net and there are some good tips for being water-wise for areas in most southern Spanish provinces where water, mains or wells, can be scarce.
In our area, water can be high in salt and/or calcium carbonate, so guttering and containers to save rainwater are a must, especially for the pots. |
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Originally Posted by Fred James
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I have that book too and agree with you.
I have two other "bibles". One is a recent book written by one of our neighbours "Mediterranean Garden Plants" by Lorraine Cavanagh. ISBN 84-609-5041-7 and an American book -"The Western Garden Book" by Sunset Publications ISBN 0-376-03875-6. This covers plants common on the west coast of the USA where the climate is very similar to Spain. I have found this book invaluable and you can get it from Amazon UK at a reasonable price. |
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Originally Posted by florenaspain
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Just seen my name mentioned - L.C.'s Med Garden Plants - thanks and hope you find the book useful!
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Re: Plants in Spain??
Originally Posted by Eve
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Hi Ya,
Lorraine cavanagh has a little nursery just outside Competa that she has just re started, very handy. A lovely lady, met her briefly at a party in may. |
Re: Plants in Spain??
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
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Welcome to the forum.....
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