Ivydene Gardens Grass Gallery: |
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Grass Soil Moisture from Text Background |
Wet Soil |
Moist Soil |
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Click on Grass Named to change page to the Grass Description Page of the Grass named in the Text box below that photo. |
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Grass INDEX link to Grass Plant Description Page |
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Botanical Name / Common Name |
Inflore-scence Colour |
Inflore-scence Months |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) |
Foliage Colour |
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Carex pendula / Weeping Sedge |
Dark Brown spikes |
54 x 60 |
Shiny Mid-Green leaves, which are 36 inches long and Blue-Green beneath |
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Cortaderia selloana / Pampas Grass |
Silver spikelets |
108 x 60 |
Mid-Green foliage with very sharp cutting edges |
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D, E |
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Festuca glauca / Blue fescue |
Blue-Green spikelets |
12 x 10 |
Blue-Green |
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Hakone-chloa macra 'Albo-variegata' / Hakon Grass |
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12 x 12 |
Green variegated White |
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I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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CT Flora turf soil-free turf production process has a number of advantages over wild flower seeding:-
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Enviromat is an extremely versatile, frost hardy, drought resistant, random mixture of flowering sedum plants. Use it as low maintenance groundcover or to create a living green roof. |
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Site design and content copyright ©April 2007. Page structure amended January 2013. Feet changed to inches (cms) July 2015. Chris Garnons-Williams. |
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GRASS GALLERY PAGES
Site Map of pages with content (o)
Introduction
INFLORESCENCE COLOUR
(o)Blue
Orange
(o)Other Colours
Pink
Red
(o)White
Yellow
LEAF COLOUR
Black
(o)Blue
Brown
Bronze
(o)Green
Grey
Purple
Red
Silver
(o)Variegated White
Variegated Yellow
White
Yellow
Autumn Colour
4 Season Colour
FORM
Mat-forming
Prostrate
Mound-forming
Spreading
(o)Clump-forming
(o)Upright
Arching
SEED COLOUR
Seed
BED PICTURES
Garden
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STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY
Cultivation Requirements of Plant |
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Outdoor / Garden Cultivation |
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Indoor / House Cultivation |
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Cool Greenhouse (and Alpine House) Cultivation with artificial heating in the Winter |
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Conservatory Cultivation with heating throughout the year |
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Stovehouse Cultivation with heating throughout the year for Tropical Plants |
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Sun Aspect |
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Soil Type |
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Soil Moisture |
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Position for Plant |
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Ground Cover 0-24 inches (0-60 cms) |
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Ground Cover 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) |
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Ground Cover Over 72 inches (180 cms) |
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1, 2, |
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Use of Plant |
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STAGE 4D Plant Foliage |
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Flower Shape |
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Number of Flower Petals |
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Flower Shape - Simple |
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Flower Shape - Elaborated |
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Natural Arrangements |
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STAGE 4D |
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Form |
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STAGE 1
Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:- |
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STAGE 2 Fan-trained Shape From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well. The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years. |
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STAGE 2
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STAGE 4D Trees and Shrubs suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slightly acid) Trees and Shrubs suitable for Dry Acid Soils Trees and Shrubs suitable for Shallow Soil over Chalk Trees and Shrubs tolerant of both extreme Acidity and Alkalinity Trees and Shrubs suitable for Damp Sites Trees and Shrubs suitable for Industrial Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Cold Exposed Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Seaside Areas Shrubs suitable for Heavy Shade Shrubs and Climbers suitable for NORTH- and EAST-facing Walls Shrubs suitable for Ground Cover Trees and Shrubs of Upright or Fastigiate Habit Trees and Shrubs with Ornamental Bark or Twigs Trees and Shrubs with Bold Foliage Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Colour Trees and Shrubs with Red or Purple Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Golden or Yellow Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Grey or Silver Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Variegated Foliage Trees and Shrubs bearing Ornamental Fruit Trees and Shrubs with Fragrant or Scented Flowers Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Foliage Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Every Month:- |