Author Topic: Plants for House Frontage (Read 12604 times)

Westlife · « **on:** April 04, 2015, 05:48:03 PM »

My house frontage is about 10 meters and I have about a meter of garden before it meets the road. About 4 years ago I planted about 6 or 7 pot-bound bougainvillea in the frontage soil,just plants I had dotted around my small garden but they turned out to be like triffids and I was out there every month hacking them back.In the end I had to removed them as they got just too big, although they did look great when they were in full flower.
So can somebody recommenced some nice small flowering bushes I could plant out the front to brighten it back up

or could I just buy some more bougainvillea and plant them in the ground in their pots

Wayne from Aus · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2015, 05:55:35 AM »

Whilst there are many plant joints on every highway, I like the very large plant place just north of the Elephant monument on the R.H.S. Take your TW or TGF and have a look through there. You are sure to find something you like

Wayne from Aus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2015, 06:01:31 AM »

But if you have a large wall or fence at the front, I can suggest a Blue Butterfly Pea. Its a climber, no thorns and is easy to prune. Your whole front fence will be covered in blue flowers. The flowers are used in Thai cooking, salads and also to make blue food colouring.

davureborn · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2015, 08:58:45 AM »

Maybe a good idea to go visiy BigC and Homepro, they have some nice plantings.
we have Ixora coccinea, which you can cut and prune at will, there are other plants in the same family that are yellow / have bigger flowers / grow higher than 120cm as ours does.
Ours really does look like this, and apart from weeding occasionally, I do nothing to it. Bougainvillea: I am about to give up on these, even if we buy in a pot full of flowers they don't seem to like our garden. Pruning is a regular job, especially when it is raining.

Westlife · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2015, 11:29:18 AM »

Quote from: Wayne from Aus on April 06, 2015, 06:01:31 AM

But if you have a large wall or fence at the front, I can suggest a Blue Butterfly Pea. Its a climber, no thorns and is easy to prune. Your whole front fence will be covered in blue flowers. The flowers are used in Thai cooking, salads and also to make blue food colouring.

I may try that as I like the Latin Name , Clitoria ternatea

Westlife · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2015, 01:06:28 PM »

The wife said she wouldn't mind some Rhodochiton Volubilis or some Diospyros Crassenevis or maybe she's just trying to tell me something

Little does she know that I'm getting some Sansevieria trifasciata on me Phallus impudicus

Westlife · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2015, 01:32:11 PM »

Quote from: davureborn on April 06, 2015, 08:58:45 AM

we have Ixora coccinea, which you can cut and prune at will, there are other plants in the same family that are yellow / have bigger flowers / grow higher than 120cm as ours does.

Best suggestion so far davureborn

A nice long hedge along the frontage may even keep the chicken scratching all the soil onto the road

davureborn · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2015, 02:08:48 PM »

Quote from: Westlife on April 06, 2015, 01:06:28 PM

The wife said she wouldn't mind some Rhodochiton Volubilis or some Diospyros Crassenevis or maybe she's just trying to tell me something
Little does she know that I'm getting some Sansevieria trifasciata on me Phallus impudicus

How about Amorphophallus paoeniifolius if you want to be silly? Even botanists have a sense of humour. Flowered and died last week in our garden, otherwise known as elephant's foot yam.

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Westlife · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2015, 03:15:55 PM »

Quote from: davureborn on April 06, 2015, 02:08:48 PM

How about Amorphophallus paoeniifolius if you want to be silly?

I've read that it gives off a putrid smell, with the amount of plastic the Locals burn on a daily basis I think I may give that one a miss

TBWG · « **Reply #9 on:** April 06, 2015, 03:45:20 PM »

Quote from: Westlife on April 06, 2015, 11:29:18 AM

Quote from: Wayne from Aus on April 06, 2015, 06:01:31 AM
But if you have a large wall or fence at the front, I can suggest a Blue Butterfly Pea. Its a climber, no thorns and is easy to prune. Your whole front fence will be covered in blue flowers. The flowers are used in Thai cooking, salads and also to make blue food colouring.

I may try that as I like the Latin Name , Clitoria ternatea

Think you will find the local name for this is KEM. Also attracts a lot of butterflies. edit Pic did not transfer to post, I was referring to the orange flowered hedge.

Or maybe you should try Vulgaris Danglelerum.

TBWG

Westlife · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2015, 04:16:13 PM »

Quote from: TBWG on April 06, 2015, 03:45:20 PM

Think you will find the local name for this is KEM. Also attracts a lot of butterflies. edit Pic did not transfer to post, I was referring to the orange flowered hedge.

Seems to be the popular choice

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/407843-hedges-what-plants-are-available-and-recommended/

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