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Posted by flytower_au S'th West vic A (My Page) on Sun, May 29, 05 at 0:19
| We are having a wedding in the garden on the 4th MArch. Big shady garden, but would like to put some annuals in,so they are flowering early March. I don't usually grow annuals, so any suggestions as to what plants to get, and when, for a fairly shady bed. Gets sun at the moment, until about 10 A.M. |
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What about some impatiens, they flower for ages and don't need particularly deep soil, as long as you keep them moist. If they get thirsty, they let you know by drooping and then they bounce back beautifully when watered. You can put them in as soon as you see the punnets in the nurseries etc. If they get at all leggy, just pinch them back where needed to keep nice and bushy.
Cheers,
Dee. |
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| When I lived in a frost free area and had a lovely shaded garden and had WATER, I used to let impatiens run wild. Well almost - I used to wait until they flowered and then pull out the ones which weren't white. Loved the white ones - they look beautiful at night and would look lovely for a wedding. You might also consider planting tubs of flowers in a sunnier part of the garden and then moving them into strategic spots for the occasion. Smaller pots could be snuggled into the existing plant-life. Add windchimes, perhaps a few butterflys and maybe a couple of large, attractive containers of water sprinkled with white petals. Even if it's not a white themed wedding, white flowers really light up shady areas, look cool and classic, and will show up well in the photographs. And if the guests will still be in the garden after dark, white flowers will positively glow. |
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| Petunias always look good, and I second deejaus' suggestion about pots which can be moved into shade for the day. But there are many others which can be used that way: that's how flower shows do it! Bedding and other begonias do well in the shade as a border and you also need something a bit taller for effect. Should look really good on the day. |
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Annabel, I think that credit belongs to Wombat!! I might add though, that I think it is a splendid idea to pot some things up, but make sure you use nice large containers, otherwise they may look 'bitty'. I also second the motion about white (and other light colours standing out at night or in the shade). I think pale pink would be equally as good.
Dee. |
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Saw this on t.v. If you want more flowers on the day you can get little test tube vases from the florist, place a flower in it and wire it into a shrub. Instant flowering plants. If you are sticking to a budget you can grow the flowers yourself.
You might like to checkout www.simplesavings.com.au good ideas for saving money on your wedding day. |
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| You might also check out bargain shops for cheap metal buckets or other containers. These can be spray painted (spray paint also from bargain shop) to match decor. Annual could be planted in them (make your own drainage holes) but paint only a few days beforehand - cover plants with plastic shopping bags. For my son's 21st I made table-top candle holders. Used standard photo copying paper, applied a mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and pure turpentine (not mineral turps). This make the paper stiff and translucent (used to be used in the old days for candle shades). Made into a box shape (used a box of string from supermarket for shape), hot glued the bottom and put some sand in to secure a tea light. I used green paper which I photo-copied a silouette piccy onto, working out placement beforehand. They looked great. Also made lanterns for daughter's fairy party (years ago now). Cut the tops off plastic soft drink bottles, wrapped them in coloured copypaper (treated as above) photocopied with black silouettes of a fairy. I used strips of ribbing hot glued to the bottom to make a border and to stop paper from slipping down. Added thin wire hangers at the top (used hole punch). They hung in the garden for a few years before the paper started to disintegrate. Glasses make nice holders for floating candles. If you are short on flowers, use plastic or cheap silk. Spray paint them silver - make them REALLY fake. I also spray paint foliage for Christmas decorations. Ivy looks great with an addition of gold or silver paint. You need stiff leaves that won't wilt too quickly. |
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I might try to make those lanterns one day Wombat, they sound great for an occasion.
About the cheap metal bucket though, my partner organised a romantic picnic on the beach for my birthday and he wanted a nice metal buckat for the wine. After looking around he found the buckets for $27 which is a bit steep. However he did find a metal peddle bin for $12 so he got that instead (very romantic?!)
The peddle made it easy to get to the wine though.
Ree |
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| Galvanised containers seem to cycle in and out of the bargain shops. But they are very cheap - when they are available. Offspring No.2 who is a poor uni student (extremely poor according to him - but not as poor as parents who are supporting two of them through uni) bought No.3 a galvanised waste paper basket for her 18th. Would serve beautifully as a wine chiller - but hers has an engraved plate in the bottom saying "Happy Spewing". Shudder!!! |
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