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That's a good idea. I have things trained onto fences.
This weekend, some summer perennials beginning to poke their new growth through in the shade garden. Ferns and Astilbes. So ragged old fronds/stalks cut off, fertiliser applied, watered (helped by some rain) and then mulched with well-rotted manure.
Hoping that the Astilbe will perform a bit better this year. Flowering was poor in last summer's heat.
This weekend, some summer perennials beginning to poke their new growth through in the shade garden. Ferns and Astilbes. So ragged old fronds/stalks cut off, fertiliser applied, watered (helped by some rain) and then mulched with well-rotted manure.
Hoping that the Astilbe will perform a bit better this year. Flowering was poor in last summer's heat.
Flashman Flowerfest goes into Phase 3 with later tulips and California lilac.
Having passers-by comment that the front of our house cheers them up is lovely! I love a bit of colour, me.
I've been feeding these container tulips high potassium tomorite, to get the blooms big, and will continue that as they set next year's bulbs, as apparently this encourages these Darwin hybrids to reflower well without lifting the bulbs. As frankly, who can be bothered to lift bulbs once you've planted them?
Having passers-by comment that the front of our house cheers them up is lovely! I love a bit of colour, me.
I've been feeding these container tulips high potassium tomorite, to get the blooms big, and will continue that as they set next year's bulbs, as apparently this encourages these Darwin hybrids to reflower well without lifting the bulbs. As frankly, who can be bothered to lift bulbs once you've planted them?
Nice pics, folks! Sway, where are you? My California lilac seems to be ending it's blooming, and I am missing it already. We're in London...
I have moved my home study so no longer look out over it. New location has chives flowering in pots outside and a couple of big roses in view though!
I have moved my home study so no longer look out over it. New location has chives flowering in pots outside and a couple of big roses in view though!
Looks like my focussing on the roses this year, and actually pruning/fertilising has had a mad effect.
Buds, everywhere.
And the first flowers.
As the apple and crabapple trees finish, the hawthorn gets going. I think I'm going to plant a pink variety this autumn.
And a few other bits poking through in beds and borders.
Lots of roses, alliums and clematis are about to burst. I hope the next few weeks will be good!
Buds, everywhere.
And the first flowers.
As the apple and crabapple trees finish, the hawthorn gets going. I think I'm going to plant a pink variety this autumn.
And a few other bits poking through in beds and borders.
Lots of roses, alliums and clematis are about to burst. I hope the next few weeks will be good!
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
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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