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You could try climbing hydrangea on the trellis, failing that jasmin and honeysuckle seem to be pretty forgiving and bombproof.
Some poppies do this, proud and happy.
Some collapse every year, I've no idea why.
Last year we had hedgehogs near the house driving the dogs wild, casualties on both sides.
So after discussing with the local hedgehog rescue we decided ( being bang on trend
) to leave a wild area, hedgehogs encoraged to stay put. Dogs only allowed under
Tap to play hog video, I can confirm they climb steps well too.
Some poppies do this, proud and happy.
Some collapse every year, I've no idea why.
Last year we had hedgehogs near the house driving the dogs wild, casualties on both sides.
So after discussing with the local hedgehog rescue we decided ( being bang on trend
) to leave a wild area, hedgehogs encoraged to stay put. Dogs only allowed under Tap to play hog video, I can confirm they climb steps well too.
Edited by PositronicRay on Sunday 21st May 12:03
Harry Flashman said:
Rose report. These flowers are the size of my hand!
The star jasmine in the pot on the left is about to flower. This corner of the patio smells amazing!
These look great Harry! How do you find growing jasmine in a pot? I'm thinking about doing the same on my patio but nervous about having something trained against a wall that I'll probably need to pot up from time to time.The star jasmine in the pot on the left is about to flower. This corner of the patio smells amazing!
rustyuk said:
PositronicRay said:
I lost 8 lavender plants I put in 3 yrs ago, when I found a lable realised it was Italian. All my Hidcote lavender was okay.
The rosemary cuttings were taken from an established 20yr old (at a guess) plant so presumably well adjusted. Two more rosemary plants purchased and planted 3 yrs ago adjacent to each, other, lost one and the other is in rude health after a little trimming.
It was a funny old winter, huge temp variations from 15c daytime to -8c nighttime. Hoping we don't have a repeat.
I'm not replacing anything like for like, just in case. Being a little more selective.
SS9 said:
These look great Harry! How do you find growing jasmine in a pot? I'm thinking about doing the same on my patio but nervous about having something trained against a wall that I'll probably need to pot up from time to time.
Mine is totally rootbound. Which seems to mean that whilst it needs a lot of watering and feeding, it flowers loads and size is controlled. It grows a bit each year, but not much. So no real pruning required.Buy the biggest pots you can though. A full barrel would be ideal. Means you will get more growth than flowers in the first couple of years, but no potting on. I would not want to do that job with these!
I underplant it with Heather, for a bit of extra colour. It's a bit hit and miss as the jasmine takes all the water and nutrients.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Tuesday 23 May 09:10
Harry Flashman said:
Mine is totally rootbound. Which seems to mean that whilst it needs a lot of watering and feeding, it flowers loads and size is controlled. It grows a bit each year, but not much. So no real pruning required.
Buy the biggest pots you can though. A full barrel would be ideal. Means you will get more growth than flowers in the first couple of years, but no potting on. I would not want to do that job with these!
I underplant it with Heather, for a bit of extra colour. It's a bit hit and miss as the jasmine takes all the water and nutrients.
That’s useful to know, thanks!Buy the biggest pots you can though. A full barrel would be ideal. Means you will get more growth than flowers in the first couple of years, but no potting on. I would not want to do that job with these!
I underplant it with Heather, for a bit of extra colour. It's a bit hit and miss as the jasmine takes all the water and nutrients.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Tuesday 23 May 09:10
Keep forgetting to make a contribution, but I did take this photo last night for a work colleague (her mum died a couple of years ago and I collected a couple of the hostas and put them in pots) she likes to know they're still going as her mum loved gardening.
Anyway, this is out the back doors, the bin has coal in it and obviously handy to have near burner but looks unsightly, so I 'blended it in'.
Still waiting for a few things to come alive, delphs are nearly there (although already lost two large stems to cutworm :-( ) Plan is to have plenty of colour this time next month ready for daughter's prom photos and get together.
Anyway, this is out the back doors, the bin has coal in it and obviously handy to have near burner but looks unsightly, so I 'blended it in'.
Still waiting for a few things to come alive, delphs are nearly there (although already lost two large stems to cutworm :-( ) Plan is to have plenty of colour this time next month ready for daughter's prom photos and get together.
MrHappy said:
That’s nice, can never have too many ferns and hostas. I like the greenhouse as well.
This year's project is terms for shade garden areas. Have bought a load of cheap ones in 9cm pots, have potted them into bigger containers and will give them lots of love before planting them out this autumn.I love the look of them in a shady corner. Also so satisfying to see the fiddleheads bursting out in spring.
I've got some tall ostrich ferns for the back of shady beds, with smaller Japanese painted ferns to go in front of them for contrast.
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ks to gardening , the suns out , back garden boozing kicks ass 
If you look carefully there’s a nodding bird in the shot , in best pistonheads tradition I bought it from the now defunct house hold shop in adenau , and just my luck I had to sit outside for an hour waiting for it to open one Monday morning! Just as well I was heading into France rather than back for a channel crossing .
ks to gardening , the suns out , back garden boozing kicks ass If you look carefully there’s a nodding bird in the shot , in best pistonheads tradition I bought it from the now defunct house hold shop in adenau , and just my luck I had to sit outside for an hour waiting for it to open one Monday morning! Just as well I was heading into France rather than back for a channel crossing .
Edited by paulwirral on Saturday 27th May 17:22
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