Ceanothus - planting requirements?

[Hyacinth]

Love this one, and I've one already growing against a trellis. Today I've acquired another, quite new,  specimen but superflous to client's requirements - problem is that I've no available wall or trellis against which to grow it. Question = can it be grown as a freestanding tree/shrub, staked perhaps?

Thanks.

[Hyacinth]

[calendula]

I love them too, have 3 at present and I grow all mine as free standing but tie them in if the winds get to them as they are still quite young and probably need pruning to gain some trunk strength - my sister had a really established one, a quite large tree, in the shape of a huge lollipop and the dark blue blossom was a sight to be seen

can be grown as hedges as well though

[Hyacinth]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU Calendula!!

Just the reassurance I wanted....have just the perfect place for it, then, and even a bit of time to spare right now to get my spade out 8) ;D

[calendula]

may I ask what variety it is - I'm tempted to get more  ::)

[Shirley]

I too love these plants.  I am replanting part of my front bed and have planted "Blue Mound" and "Pugent Blue".  I was informed that I could keep these as fairly small shrubs.

[Hyacinth]

I really don't know the variety C - it didn't have its label attached.....all I can say is that it's about a year old and upright, so deffo not the 'mound' variety.  And it's now planted and staked :)

[quizzical1]

I have 2 different types. The one in the back garden is grown as a small tree, and is only pruned from underneath oncea year, in the spring.
The other is much younger, but has already outgrown the first, and needs pruning several times a year because it grows over the pavement and always grows downwards, so it interferes with pedestrians.
Be careful which type you have.

[Hyacinth]

It won't much matter, Q...the garden's big enough to take it whichever way it grows & 'pedestrians' only tend to walk as far as the drinks table anyway ;D