Hmm, I might be accused of usurping Madame's empire, but it's worth a go -- I
might get credit for helping the garden, and credit is what I need right now ;-)
Thanks, Brian.
Chris
On 13 Nov 2010, at 14:35, Brian Swale wrote:
> I suggest, Chris, that you go to the local garden-centre (retail nursery) and
> see what they have to offer - or do what I may do - see whose gardens have
> successful dogwoods and ask for a cutting and grow it. Retail prices of
> dogwods here tend to be on the steep side.
>
> They flower very well in Clyde and most gardens wouldn't have anywhere
> near one inch water a week, even with supplemental watering. More like
> 1/3rd that. The soil here is very free-draining gravel.
>
> If dogwoods *really* won't do in your locality, you could consider Davidia
> involucrata, the pocket handkerchief tree. In the 60's, St John's (at that
> *other* place (from Cambridge)) had one that flowered very well on a lime
> soil. I don't know about its autumn colours, but the slightly similar blooms
> are very nice to behold.
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