12113 Local plants moan

:no:My approach to gardening is to peer over my neighbours fence and see what is thriving and plant it.
We had a beautiful mimosa which came to the end of its glorious life and can I get another?. not on your life . The garden centres are stuffed full of plants that to my eye look like they have come from Holland and a lot of those plants that thrive on neglect are not to be seen.
Is this a local problem or is it just me?

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Gardening & Agriculture

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 05:24

You simply have not found the good plant nurseries in Lazio....It sounds a bit like the difference between going down to the Superstore in England to buy a plant and going to a dedicated nursery run by dedicated people. I could certainly direct you if you were in Umbria elliven. Are you in reach of Altiflor Talee verdi e radicate piante da forzare, fiorite, mediterranee e australiane, alberelli? Dirctions SS 148km 85+470, 04010 Borgo San Donato LT Tel 077 35 62066 [url=http://www.altiflor.it]Altiflor[/url]
For aromatics see [url=http://www.gardensarah.it]Filmato_Home[/url]
If you go and they are worth recommending please let Forum members know.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 13:50

[quote=elliven;115901]:no:My approach to gardening is to peer over my neighbours fence and see what is thriving and plant it.
We had a beautiful mimosa which came to the end of its glorious life and can I get another?. not on your life . The garden centres are stuffed full of plants that to my eye look like they have come from Holland and a lot of those plants that thrive on neglect are not to be seen.
Is this a local problem or is it just me?[/quote]

I've heard this repeatedly from friends in Italy. Here in California, it can be the same - I even saw plants offered by a local large chain hardware-nursery company that are at the top of California's Invasive Species list!!

Joining The Mediterranean Garden Society ([URL="http://mediterraneangardensociety.org/"]The Mediterranean Garden Society[/URL]) seems to be a very helpful way to connect with others facing the same problems. There is an active Italian Branch. They also produce a quarterly Journal that is written by those who live in the same type of climate, professional and amateur.

You should also look for a book by a close friend of mine - Olivier Filippi, a nurseryman in the South of France ([URL="http://www.jardin-sec.com"]Pépinière Filippi[/URL], near Montpellier) who specializes in plants from and adapted to the mediterranean climate. The English translation is called [I]The Dry Gardening [/I][I][I]Handbook[/I][/I]. On these pages he discussed lots of wonderful plants that are well worth growing and very well adapted to Italian climates. he also ships all around the Mediterranean.