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Message envoyé par lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) le 18/10/09 - 20:08
| Bonjour,
J'espere creatir le jardin de Provence, mais les hivers sont tres froid! Peut-etre les annuals...okay, that's about all the french I can do, (and I'm sure it was not done well) but can anyone recommend some annuals or hardy perennials, besides sunflowers and Hidcote lavender to somewhat recreate Provence?
Sorry this is in English, but French class was many years ago...thank you for your help :)
Merci!
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RE: Le Jardin de Provence
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- Message envoyé par sylv1 Toulouse (My Page) le
8/01/10 - 11:32
| In Provence, you can find not only lavender, but Rosemary, tyme, They perhaps can live in zone 4.you may try, with a thick mulch of straw, in case of freeze. Sylvain |
RE: Le Jardin de Provence
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One of the characteristics of our Provence countryside is Cypres.
Impossible in zone 4, I know. But maybe you could replace them with other columnar trees, for instance Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket', or Columnar English Oak, Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'? Another famililar plant is creeping Rosmarinus.
In your climate, maybe Calluna could suggest something similar? Hope this helps!
Zeph |
RE: Le Jardin de Provence
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| Thank you for the responses. I can always have some herbs in pots, like rosemary. Thyme will grow here, with winter protection. Cypres is not possible, but junipers would work. I hope to add a grape arbor, which will give some shade in the summer and a place eat food...and drink wine :) |
RE: Le Jardin de Provence
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| Hello - I live in Aquitaine and I visited Provence a few weeks ago to look at a few gardens there. You could try Perovskia which is also purple and blooms at the same time as lavender, or purple sage which continues the same colour theme. These could go with blue grasses such as festuca and earlier in the year try allium hollandicum, an ornamental onion with purple flowers. Add catmint (nepeta mussini - six hills giant is a great variety to try) and 'lambs lugs' (or Stachys to give it its Latin family name)which has furry silver leaves a bit like lambs' ears. Then throw in some euphorbias to lighten the mix a bit. I visited a marvellous garden - The Domaine de Val Joanis which was beautifully planted - almost a mini Villandry. You could Google it and go and have a look. Good luck - it looks like a great place to live. I am sure you will have fun creating your garden. |
RE: Le Jardin de Provence
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| Belle-de-jardin, Bonjour et merci pour les idees! I will google the Domaine de Val Joanis, it sounds beautiful. Aquitaine sounds like an interesting place to live, so much history. Do you have a garden? Do you have any pictures? I want to add more of provence feel to my backyard, especially on the way to my kitchen garden, with a smaller potager planned within. Where the birdbath is in the picture, I plan to put some small raised beds for my nieces and nephews to grow mini-vegetables. The larger garden has some fruits and herbs, but mainly flowers and shrubs. I may add some asparagus and other vegetables to this area, too, since I'm trying to grow more food at home. This is also my best view area, so I added the arbor with benches. I'm planting clematis on them this fall. The horses in the back are our pets, but they love to visit with us when we garden :) 
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