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Are they wood or plaster Sandra? I'm trying to think where I could put some...Lol yes, you should be on commission!

Love it,will look excellant when planted up.

That is a bargain, they are very chic looking

He's a big fellow!

when I talk nice to my dad he usuall gives me his or sources one for me - however I think he's quite fond of this baby !

it's lovely sandra - hope your son bought it for his mammy - I got another dandelion today from my son !!

Looking great love the curving borders and lots of variety and colour.

colurs are fab - my dad has this too must look out for it in GC

Do hope it perks up they are such ;ovely plants.

Wow what a firery red it will certainly light up the garden! I used to go to Blackpool for holidays when I was in my teens [ many moons ago] remember going on the rowing boats in Stanley Park Happy Days!

I love ivy Sandra - i love how they have life of there own without attention

Not seen this one before the colours are very striking, I do have a broom but its the more common yellow one!

very unusual sanbaz

Heuchera are good in shade and come in so many wonderful colours these days. Astillbe are also very nice in the shade. Japanese painted fern or Cardinal flower (LOBELIA cardinalis) are also nice.

Thats a nice selection San,hope you get the tree sorted soon, I have three stumps in my garden, one has a bird house on the top and with the plants growing around it at the base it blends in well,my old plum tree was turned into a planter using an old train wheel and a metal plant basket,I,m very pleased with that one and a few weeks ago we had to cut down a very large conifer which admittedly looks odd at the min but I,ve planted a honeysuckle and going to get a new clematis as well as using it to hang a couple of baskets on in dogs play area so in a couple of years it will be transformed,you can disguise anything San and make it useful as well........

I thing this will look lovely as the plants grow and flower, I am like you I can't wait to get the plants in. One year I planted loads and them had to dig them all up a few weeks later while my husband (Richard) made my raised bed! They all survived, even though it was a really hot, they just went a bit droppy then perked up the next day. I know you've planted now, but you just must look at some pics of Solomans Seal, there are some gorgeous ones, they have little hanging white flowers with green tips, I am desperate to get one in my shady border, but no room left - thinking of making it bigger now!

Well done Clarice, great bargain there, I bought 5 big Daddy Hostas for £1. in janurary, there £8.99.each to buy in spring, Makes you feel good doesen,t it...

Sorry Sanbaz...if you are shopping ask for Sagina subulata...it looks like grass...grows very close to the ground...like a carpet...it's excellent coverage as a ground cover... not as hard to maintain as true mosses...and will tolerate some dryness. looks wonderful with blue fescue, rocks and pottery or wood...

Looking well San, dont get that problem being on my own, i buy quite a few plants in winter, looks like your buying dead plants, but they are a lot cheaper, like last november i sent for 3hostas, i only had to pay £3-99 postage and they are comimg up really well, plus there the ones that are less likely to get attact by the slugs & snails.

Have to agree with BB there is one of those trees a few gardens up from me & the seed pods land all over the place they even land up in my hanging baskets.

Oooh there lovely Sandra, they should fill out and cover the soil in no time :) I bet they cost quite a bit, I know hosta's are quite expensive, and to think you just split them and get plants for free, I think the GCs rip us off, I saw a hosta the same size as yours for £7 99 at B&Q.., Shocking.. What i usually do is, buy Plants from OCT untill Jan for next to nothing,£1 and 50p for a pot full of soil haha, but by spring there popping up ready to go :) ...Dee..
Posted at the same time, The rocks will look great..

well done you it's coming along nicely - keep us up to date with photos of your little project - I get the rolling eyes too - it's got to the point I hide new plants in the car until he's not looking and sneak them in (my friends do this with their new shoes and like them I say "ah no I've had that for ages"!!!) ;)

Very nice. I like it. Will soon fill up.

I didn't tell him what he'd done because he was very careful working round all my plants and I didn't want him to fell bad!

Hi Sanbaz...nice to meet you... I noticed in one picture a wooden deck with a Japanese Maple in a planter???...if so perhaps you would consider what I have done under a maple...and keeping with the oriental idea...this should be quite easy to establish and you can add interest with a few well chosen stones and a torii or something like that...how about Irish Moss? it is an excellent ground cover, will tolerate less light (Scottish Moss...is a lime green colour and is even better with less light than the darker green Irish Moss) It is shallow rooting and will not compete large scale for the moisture that the Sycamore will suck up...and it is sooo easy to keep! I have a pic of it but don't remember which page of pics it.s on... Just a suggestion...I interplanted clumping Blue Fescue for fountains of blue among the yellow green! Don't know if this would appeal to you...but it has worked for me...
Happy Gardening!!

Sorry Sanbaz I am with Lincslass, Sycamore is a nightmare, and if it was me it would have to go, I see BB says the same, esp Sycamore....bite the bullet girl!!!

In agreement with Bb I,m afraid,I help look after my parents garden and its overshadowed by a massive sycamore which is on their boundary but not owned by them,its an absolute nightmare removing all the little ones that sprout up,its a thing of beauty in the right place but can ruin an ordinary sized garden.Sorry.

I know what you mean BB, I had the same problems with the tree in my front garden and im happy its gone now, Looking forward to not sweeping leaves up this year, not to mention the mess the berrie's made on the car, (im convinced they were acid bombs :) .. Maybe live with it this year Sandra and see how much mess you have to clear up on your decking etc and make it your new project for next year, you see we have to have a new project every year to keep the garden alive..Also thats a good idea of BBs, leave a stump and turn it into a seat, because the roots would probably go under your decking anyway..

Well Sanbaz I m going to throw a spanner in the works and suggest you lose the tree .I m surrounded by monster sycamores many of which have self seeded and been left unchecked for years.

If the tree is manageable now Id recommend removal because they grow huge drop tons of leaves and seed pods - beautiful in parks with acres of ground but not in small gardens .

It will shade your deck all summer and you ll be clearing up after it through the winter.Your plants will be buried by leaf fall. Not pleasant to clear up if wet for long periods .

If you dont want the problem of removing the stump although this would be ideal , you could create a seat across the stumps.

Nowyou have another problem Sandra, What plants to choose :)