ᐅ Garden Photos Chat Corner

evelinoz schrieb:

I’m really impressed by how you can name every bush, tree, and flower.

That’s just @haydee, who has a great memory for that 😉

kati1337 schrieb:

Everything looks great!
What do you have in the background of the third picture, just behind the tree? It’s a bit blurry, is that a very tall hedge or some shrubs? If so, what kind?

That is the hornbeam hedge. Unfortunately, it creates a lot of debris, as it only drops its leaves in early spring, but it looks nice in winter (at least to me) and doesn’t invite burglars.
Unfortunately, also visible in the winter photo.

As individual plants, I can recommend star jasmine, maple, red maple (is that the name? It grows up to 3 meters (10 feet) and has feathery foliage), Chinese silver grass, and the willow-leaved weeping birch. The jasmine is shown in the picture.

For underplanting (also suitable for slopes), I recommend variegated euonymus:

@kati1337
The shrubs include serviceberry, spirea, dogwood (available in red and yellow, which looks attractive in winter as the leafless branches have colorful stems), boxwood (30 years old), and common cherry laurel.

haydee schrieb:

Weigela

haydee schrieb:

Rhodotypos

I recognize those too, and they should be found here as well. Also included are butterfly bush, bamboo, and grassy undergrowth. The variegated plant has established itself quite well among them. Unfortunately, I don’t know its name.

Of course, many flowers are no longer blooming now. In my garden, there are no yellows, oranges, or reds (except for pink and rhododendrons) because bright colors tend to make the garden feel smaller. 😉

ypg schrieb:

This is the hornbeam hedge, which unfortunately also creates a lot of debris, so it only sheds its leaves in early spring

What exactly do you mean by debris? That sounds awful for just a few leaves in the garden area, which also provide a habitat for some garden helpers.

I’m still gathering most of it. Feel free to ask me once I’m done.