Putting the garden into the railway

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Putting the garden into the railway

Post by GAP » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:10 am

After building the elevated railway I planted out under it to fill in the under space, bit of the opposite way to most layout builds in that the track went in before the garden.

I have used shrubs that should grow to the top of the fence and will spill out between the upper and lower levels.
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I planted a couple behind the trestles they will hide the big black pot and give a leafy background to the high trestle.
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The plants are called Acalypha and are a tropical plant that are used for hedging but grown mostly for their colourful leaves.
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Re: Putting the garden into the railway

Post by LNR » Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:14 am

That's how I did Mine on the raised section, track first and then plant underneath, the original intention being to keep it just above track level. Now however, track is running through a forest !!
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Constant pruning beat me in the end.
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Re: Putting the garden into the railway

Post by GAP » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:04 am

LNR wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:14 am That's how I did Mine on the raised section, track first and then plant underneath, the original intention being to keep it just above track level. Now however, track is running through a forest !!
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Constant pruning beat me in the end.
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That is the effect I am aiming for.
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Re: Putting the garden into the railway

Post by ge_rik » Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:32 pm

By contrast, I started with a hedge and built the railway into it. Same end result, different route.
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Re: Putting the garden into the railway

Post by GAP » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:14 pm

LNR wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:14 am That's how I did Mine on the raised section, track first and then plant underneath, the original intention being to keep it just above track level. Now however, track is running through a forest !!
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Constant pruning beat me in the end.
Grant.
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What plants did you use?
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Re: Putting the garden into the railway

Post by LNR » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:36 am

GAP wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:14 pm Grant
What plants did you use?
The one nearest the camera with the paler green leaves is Orange Jessamine or Satinwood ( Murraya paniculata ) and I notice that it is native to Nth. Queensland. It has larger leaves. The further one is Sunset Lillypilly (Syzygium Australe ) has much smaller leaves and grows like hell!
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Re: Putting the garden into the railway

Post by GAP » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:33 am

Murraya paniculate also know as "Mock Orange".

In the pictures in the link to my blog below the plant seen looking straight out the shed is one, I had cut it back before the picture was taken.
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It was removed along with a tree to make way for the railway, the tree remover told me that cutting mock orange ruins chainsaw blades quote It's like cutting wire rope".
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