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    100's of rockery questions

    The place I do my paid gardening has a large very well establish rockery, but there are a few gaps and one large plant/shrub/tree? Didn't make it through the winter. I need to replace/ fill in with something. The big question is what?
    Here is some photos ( don't now how much you will be able to see as photos will be tiny "iPad photo)









    If it helps there are lots of azaleas and similar plants that have all finished flowering already.
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    This is a close up of the thing that's died. I have no idea what it's called ( I'm rubbish with things that aren't vegetables)
    When it was still alive it had green, white & pink leaves
    ( it's the big brown thing in the photos in the above post, just in case you didn't guess )



    If it's possible.........any chance you could ID the dead thing ? I would like to tell the boss (who I will be seeing Wednesday evening ) what it is! And I wouldn't mind getting another one, it was quite pretty.

    What is this thing? There are a couple of these sprawling across the rockery



    Again can you put a name to this very sorry looking thing is






    Last one. What's this ? Again there's a couple of these but they are very straggie, and woody at the base. Is there anything I can do with them?



    Acid loving, flowering, hardly plants needed. Help please.
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    • #3
      Is there anywhere you could take deaf leaf/stem for ID ? I'm trying to think what's in mums garden as she has alpine rockery area. I've seen that leaf before but can't think what it is.

      The pink sprawling thing, looks sedum like? Sedum come in loads of styles and great for rockeries. Plenty alpine suppliers online , perhaps look through and see what you like ?
      Last edited by Containergardener; 18-06-2016, 07:26 PM.
      Northern England.

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      • #4
        Was it a variegated photinia? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=va...k5B1UQ_AUIBygC they are hardy and should be suitable for acid or alkaline soil.

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        • #5
          Sorry but I'm really struggling with the photos
          I love guessing games too

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View Post
            Was it a variegated photinia? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=va...k5B1UQ_AUIBygC they are hardy and should be suitable for acid or alkaline soil.
            That's the chap. Thanks NG

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Sorry but I'm really struggling with the photos
              I love guessing games too
              Sorry VC.
              I know what the plants look like and I'm struggling looking at those photos!
              Have a word with admin will you . My (and everybody else with iPad) photos never used to be tiny.
              Admin we really need VC to join in with this guessing game

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              • #8
                We've asked Admin - we'll ask again!

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                • #9
                  The one with the pink trumpet flowers is it weigela? again it should tolerate acid or alkaline. Apart from that I haven't a clue even though I have blown up the pics

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                  • #10
                    If you are looking for new plants leucothoes are worth a look. A range of leaf colour with delicate flowers early in the year.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View Post
                      The one with the pink trumpet flowers is it weigela? again it should tolerate acid or alkaline. Apart from that I haven't a clue even though I have blown up the pics
                      Which photo, with pink trumpet flowers? 2nd photo on second post? I don't recognise it, but I like it. I will add that to my list of plants. thanks

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Small pumpkin View Post
                        2nd photo on second post?
                        That was the one

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View Post
                          That was the one
                          No not weigela. Leaves and flowers are tiny.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View Post
                            If you are looking for new plants leucothoes are worth a look. A range of leaf colour with delicate flowers early in the year.
                            Also added to my list, thanks

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Small pumpkin View Post
                              This is a close up of the thing that's died. I have no idea what it's called ( I'm rubbish with things that aren't vegetables)
                              When it was still alive it had green, white & pink leaves
                              ( it's the big brown thing in the photos in the above post, just in case you didn't guess )

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                              If it's possible.........any chance you could ID the dead thing ? I would like to tell the boss (who I will be seeing Wednesday evening ) what it is! And I wouldn't mind getting another one, it was quite pretty.
                              I can help with the dead shrub. From your description and from the shape of the dead leaves, I'd say Euonymous Fortunei - probably Silver Queen. That has green and white small ovate leaves in the growing season which adopt a pink tinge in winter. It's often used in rockeries as it's a small shrub with a neat habit.

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