Author Topic: NEW broom !!!  (Read 4764 times)

RICCO

  • Joined May 2010
NEW broom !!!
« on: July 06, 2010, 07:51:51 pm »

HI ALL !!!

A friend of mine has some nice  variegated  Broom  in their garden .. :)
and I have noticed various types on my travels as a bus driver .. ;D
Now I need to create a hedge between our garden and the front paddock
and fancied doing it in a variety of coloured broom.......
QUESTION !!!!
 do I take cuttings ?...or.....take seed ..and how should i go about it ???

I have  plenty of area to set out pots ...might need  about 70 plants....
 
ps WHEN   should I do it ????

thanks
 RICCO

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: NEW broom !!!
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2010, 08:52:10 pm »
I don't think they are particularly fast growing so it might take a while doing it from cuttings.  So it depends how soon you need your hedge.  There are however websites where you can buy in bulk at fairly reasonable costs.
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: NEW broom !!!
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2010, 06:46:29 pm »

Just dug one up in my garden it had gone very tall but more like a tree than a bush, was never very sure about pruning it!
Anne

valr

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Brightons nr Falkirk
Re: NEW broom !!!
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2010, 10:49:35 pm »
mine grew from 1ft to 6ft in 6 years if thats any help ...

 

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