{"id":639,"date":"2023-08-30T16:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/?p=639"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:36:28","slug":"planting-for-the-boat-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/planting-for-the-boat-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting for the boat seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/IMG_3431.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/IMG_3431.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/IMG_3431-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/IMG_3431-520x694.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/IMG_3431-320x427.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Boat seat under development <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seat planting is a method of growing plants in a vertical arrangement that maximises space and sunlight exposure. Two popular schemes for seat planting involve using wires to support the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first scheme,<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/sallyandkeith\/securing-your-climbers-with-wires\/\"> wires<\/a> are strung over the seat and planting a clematis armandii each side of the boat to create an evergreen cover which flowers in May and June with white flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second scheme involves wires strung over the boat and planting with a rambling rose such as <strong>MALVERN HILLS or WEDDING DAY<\/strong> ( see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidaustinroses.co.uk\">David Austin roses <\/a> ) combined with a clematis jackmanii to extend the flowering period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around the base of the seat boat you could use the following plants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferns and plants that you could walk on such as sedums, Thyme, Ajuga Saponaria officinalis and chamomile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus you could add some large cobbles 150 to 200mm ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedstone.co.uk\/landscape\/product-range\/mixed-glacial-boulders\">see CED cobbles&nbsp;<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/Boulders.jpg-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/Boulders.jpg-copy.jpg 650w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/Boulders.jpg-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/Boulders.jpg-copy-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/andys-garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/08\/Boulders.jpg-copy-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boat seat under development Seat planting is a method of growing plants in a vertical arrangement that maximises space and sunlight exposure. 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