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Container Gardening

Discussion relating to growing within the confines of a Container

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  2. Selleri
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    Summer containers 2021/2022 ideas?

    Yes, I lived in Spain for the better part of 30 years! I met my wife there & we have 3 grown up children & 5 gkids! Our 3 were born in Spain & 2 of our granddaughters were as well. Now 1 of our...
    Yes, I lived in Spain for the better part of 30 years! I met my wife there & we have 3 grown up children & 5 gkids! Our 3 were born in Spain & 2 of our granddaughters were as well. Now 1 of our sons still lives there & has a daughter with his partner. The other two followed us back to the UK....
    Yes, I lived in Spain for the better part of 30 years! I met my wife there & we have 3 grown up children & 5 gkids! Our 3 were born in Spain & 2 of our granddaughters were as well. Now 1 of our sons still lives there & has a daughter with his...
    Yes, I lived in Spain for the better part of 30 years! I met my wife there & we have 3 grown up children & 5 gkids! Our 3 were born in Spain & 2 of our granddaughters were as well. Now 1 of our...
    Selleri, Jan 2, 2021 ... 2 3
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  4. Nikolaos

    Salvias in containers, what are your experiences?

    Yesterday THE GARDENER brought in a couple of gone-over flowering stalks of the giant form of Salvia patens, GUANAJUATO!! What was interesting was that even the seeds were larger than normal!!...
    Yesterday THE GARDENER brought in a couple of gone-over flowering stalks of the giant form of Salvia patens, GUANAJUATO!! What was interesting was that even the seeds were larger than normal!! Obviously will sow very soon, rugby not withstanding!!
    Yesterday THE GARDENER brought in a couple of gone-over flowering stalks of the giant form of Salvia patens, GUANAJUATO!! What was interesting was that even the seeds were larger than normal!! Obviously will sow very soon, rugby not withstanding!!
    Yesterday THE GARDENER brought in a couple of gone-over flowering stalks of the giant form of Salvia patens, GUANAJUATO!! What was interesting was that even the seeds were larger than normal!!...
    Nikolaos, Jul 23, 2021 ... 8 9 10
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    Glynne Williams
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  5. Snowbaby

    making containers

    Shouldn't be too difficult to screw the bits in place and then attach to the bottom. I guess it depends on how thick the wood is as to how sturdy it is.
    Shouldn't be too difficult to screw the bits in place and then attach to the bottom. I guess it depends on how thick the wood is as to how sturdy it is.
    Shouldn't be too difficult to screw the bits in place and then attach to the bottom. I guess it depends on how thick the wood is as to how sturdy it is.
    Shouldn't be too difficult to screw the bits in place and then attach to the bottom. I guess it depends on how thick the wood is as to how sturdy it is.
    Snowbaby, Feb 5, 2014 ... 4 5 6
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    merleworld
    Mar 2, 2014
  6. Scotkat

    Containers & Hanging baskets

    roders that is stunning:thumb:
    roders that is stunning:thumb:
    roders that is stunning:thumb:
    roders that is stunning:thumb:
    Scotkat, Apr 17, 2008 ... 2 3 4
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    intermiplants
    Jul 27, 2008
  7. Lottie222

    Annuals (Window Box) Help Please?

    Hello stranger ;)...looks like some form of fungus to me anyway but get a clean cloth and add some milk to it and wipe the leaf to see if it is dust first Lottie :)
    Hello stranger ;)...looks like some form of fungus to me anyway but get a clean cloth and add some milk to it and wipe the leaf to see if it is dust first Lottie :)
    Hello stranger ;)...looks like some form of fungus to me anyway but get a clean cloth and add some milk to it and wipe the leaf to see if it is dust first Lottie :)
    Hello stranger ;)...looks like some form of fungus to me anyway but get a clean cloth and add some milk to it and wipe the leaf to see if it is dust first Lottie :)
    Lottie222, May 11, 2018 ... 2 3
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    Gail_68
    Jul 20, 2018
  8. Lyn

    Strangest container.

    I whiplashed my Chimenea with the flex from the lawnmower and broke the top of it off..any wonder I had all he grass removed..Duh! [/img]
    I whiplashed my Chimenea with the flex from the lawnmower and broke the top of it off..any wonder I had all he grass removed..Duh! [/img]
    I whiplashed my Chimenea with the flex from the lawnmower and broke the top of it off..any wonder I had all he grass removed..Duh! [/img]
    I whiplashed my Chimenea with the flex from the lawnmower and broke the top of it off..any wonder I had all he grass removed..Duh! [/img]
    Lyn, May 3, 2008 ... 2 3
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    The Nut
    Jul 8, 2008
  9. chitting kaz

    plant pots suppliers ???

    Sorry, Julie, I don't have any info. When I tried to sell some plants, to local garden centres, that I had grown in the garden (not just in pots) they all said that I would need to show I had a...
    Sorry, Julie, I don't have any info. When I tried to sell some plants, to local garden centres, that I had grown in the garden (not just in pots) they all said that I would need to show I had a plant health licence. It may just have been because they were on the restricted list but I can't...
    Sorry, Julie, I don't have any info. When I tried to sell some plants, to local garden centres, that I had grown in the garden (not just in pots) they all said that I would need to show I had a plant health licence. It may just have been...
    Sorry, Julie, I don't have any info. When I tried to sell some plants, to local garden centres, that I had grown in the garden (not just in pots) they all said that I would need to show I had a...
    chitting kaz, Apr 5, 2012 ... 2 3
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    shiney
    May 12, 2012
  10. Aesculus

    Macrame Plant Pot Holders?

    Try this Aesculus: Take four bits of string and lay them flat, any length will do to practice. Now take the two outside and tie infront of the other two strands and then you do the same only...
    Try this Aesculus: Take four bits of string and lay them flat, any length will do to practice. Now take the two outside and tie infront of the other two strands and then you do the same only taking the two outside strings and tie them behind the two strands. You keep repeating that until you...
    Try this Aesculus: Take four bits of string and lay them flat, any length will do to practice. Now take the two outside and tie infront of the other two strands and then you do the same only taking the two outside strings and tie them behind...
    Try this Aesculus: Take four bits of string and lay them flat, any length will do to practice. Now take the two outside and tie infront of the other two strands and then you do the same only...
    Aesculus, Apr 10, 2012 ... 2 3
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    moyra
    Apr 23, 2012
  11. merleworld

    What do you grow in containers?

    The Koroneiki olive tree is flowering, so I am hand pollinating it with an artist brush. The Abrequina olive tree will have open flowers within the next few days, which I will also pollinate. I...
    The Koroneiki olive tree is flowering, so I am hand pollinating it with an artist brush. The Abrequina olive tree will have open flowers within the next few days, which I will also pollinate. I will also cross pollinate both plants to see if that increases the number of olives that set.
    The Koroneiki olive tree is flowering, so I am hand pollinating it with an artist brush. The Abrequina olive tree will have open flowers within the next few days, which I will also pollinate. I will also cross pollinate both plants to see if...
    The Koroneiki olive tree is flowering, so I am hand pollinating it with an artist brush. The Abrequina olive tree will have open flowers within the next few days, which I will also pollinate. I...
    merleworld, Mar 2, 2014 ... 2 3
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    hydrogardener
    Jan 25, 2015
  12. Jack Sparrow
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    Spilled over flower displays

    Me again, thinking out loud. Are chrysanthemum perennial? I've always thrown them away. Garden Centres etc are selling a lot of them off cheap. The article I referred to above paired the stonecrop...
    Me again, thinking out loud. Are chrysanthemum perennial? I've always thrown them away. Garden Centres etc are selling a lot of them off cheap. The article I referred to above paired the stonecrop and chrysanthemum in its photo.G.
    Me again, thinking out loud. Are chrysanthemum perennial? I've always thrown them away. Garden Centres etc are selling a lot of them off cheap. The article I referred to above paired the stonecrop and chrysanthemum in its photo.G.
    Me again, thinking out loud. Are chrysanthemum perennial? I've always thrown them away. Garden Centres etc are selling a lot of them off cheap. The article I referred to above paired the stonecrop...
    Jack Sparrow, Aug 2, 2017 ... 2 3
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    Jack Sparrow
    Oct 4, 2017
  13. J.R.P.

    USING our WASTE CONTAINERS?

    I am closing this thread down for staff review as it appears the originator of the thread has left and there is off-topic (ie, not relating to re-using waste containers) bickering going on.
    I am closing this thread down for staff review as it appears the originator of the thread has left and there is off-topic (ie, not relating to re-using waste containers) bickering going on.
    I am closing this thread down for staff review as it appears the originator of the thread has left and there is off-topic (ie, not relating to re-using waste containers) bickering going on.
    I am closing this thread down for staff review as it appears the originator of the thread has left and there is off-topic (ie, not relating to re-using waste containers) bickering going on.
    J.R.P., Jun 21, 2009 ... 2 3
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    Victoria
    Jun 27, 2009
  14. Dave W

    Cheap Pots/Containers

    On Friday I went to a branch of Wilkinsons and brought quite a few lovely terracotta pots for the garden we spent a bob or two on them but got a bargain as they were half price!Went back...
    On Friday I went to a branch of Wilkinsons and brought quite a few lovely terracotta pots for the garden we spent a bob or two on them but got a bargain as they were half price!Went back yesterday and sadly they were sold out!Just my luck for being greedy. :( Helen.xxx.
    On Friday I went to a branch of Wilkinsons and brought quite a few lovely terracotta pots for the garden we spent a bob or two on them but got a bargain as they were half price!Went back yesterday and sadly they were sold out!Just my luck for...
    On Friday I went to a branch of Wilkinsons and brought quite a few lovely terracotta pots for the garden we spent a bob or two on them but got a bargain as they were half price!Went back...
    Dave W, Apr 4, 2007 ... 2 3
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    Helofadigger
    Sep 18, 2007
  15. Sweet-pea66
    Like x 5

    My garden containers 2012

    Ooo good luck on the 20th :dbgrtmb: Jenny :)
    Ooo good luck on the 20th :dbgrtmb: Jenny :)
    Ooo good luck on the 20th :dbgrtmb: Jenny :)
    Ooo good luck on the 20th :dbgrtmb: Jenny :)
    Sweet-pea66, May 31, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Sweet-pea66
    Jul 15, 2012
  16. Cordy
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    Made this planter

    Made another planter Gave it to Son's in-laws
    Made another planter Gave it to Son's in-laws
    Made another planter Gave it to Son's in-laws
    Made another planter Gave it to Son's in-laws
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    Cordy, Sep 25, 2020 ... 2 3
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    Cordy
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  17. Scotkat

    Walk among my containers this afternoon

    Another walk through my front garden this afternoon
    Another walk through my front garden this afternoon
    Another walk through my front garden this afternoon
    Another walk through my front garden this afternoon
    Scotkat, Feb 3, 2008 ... 2 3
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    Scotkat
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  18. Kayleigh
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    Morrisons Pots

    Hi Pam, that's almost right :heehee:. Those pots were given to me by various people over a period of a couple of months - together with about three or four thousand 3" pots :hate-shocked:. Cleaning them was not a...
    Hi Pam, that's almost right :heehee:. Those pots were given to me by various people over a period of a couple of months - together with about three or four thousand 3" pots :hate-shocked:. Cleaning them was not a joy!!!!! :sad:
    Hi Pam, that's almost right :heehee:. Those pots were given to me by various people over a period of a couple of months - together with about three or four thousand 3" pots :hate-shocked:. Cleaning them was not a joy!!!!! :sad:
    Hi Pam, that's almost right :heehee:. Those pots were given to me by various people over a period of a couple of months - together with about three or four thousand 3" pots :hate-shocked:. Cleaning them was not a...
    Kayleigh, Feb 2, 2013 ... 2
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    shiney
    Feb 3, 2013
  19. kazzawazza

    A sad Paeonia Sorbet

    A couple of broken stems are not a problem, kazza:dunno: A Peony is a long lived Hardy Perrenial and so is a long term plant in anyone's garden. Give it some TLC and it will outlast you!!!:heehee:
    A couple of broken stems are not a problem, kazza:dunno: A Peony is a long lived Hardy Perrenial and so is a long term plant in anyone's garden. Give it some TLC and it will outlast you!!!:heehee:
    A couple of broken stems are not a problem, kazza:dunno: A Peony is a long lived Hardy Perrenial and so is a long term plant in anyone's garden. Give it some TLC and it will outlast you!!!:heehee:
    A couple of broken stems are not a problem, kazza:dunno: A Peony is a long lived Hardy Perrenial and so is a long term plant in anyone's garden. Give it some TLC and it will outlast you!!!:heehee:
    kazzawazza, Jun 25, 2018 ... 2
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    ARMANDII
    Jul 11, 2018
  20. Geoff68

    Clematis in a pot

    Thank you @Selleri I feel a little better now. I'll look out for one and cross my fingers!
    Thank you @Selleri I feel a little better now. I'll look out for one and cross my fingers!
    Thank you @Selleri I feel a little better now. I'll look out for one and cross my fingers!
    Thank you @Selleri I feel a little better now. I'll look out for one and cross my fingers!
    Geoff68, Jun 25, 2022 ... 2
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    CanadianLori
    Jul 2, 2022
  21. Aldo

    Soil blocks VS paper pots and other seeding alternatives to plastic pots

    @CanadianLori Yes, it really saves lots of space and it goes quite fast once one gets the hang of it ! Today it was raining all day, so I have been lazy but tomorrow I will prepare some more :)
    @CanadianLori Yes, it really saves lots of space and it goes quite fast once one gets the hang of it ! Today it was raining all day, so I have been lazy but tomorrow I will prepare some more :)
    @CanadianLori Yes, it really saves lots of space and it goes quite fast once one gets the hang of it ! Today it was raining all day, so I have been lazy but tomorrow I will prepare some more :)
    @CanadianLori Yes, it really saves lots of space and it goes quite fast once one gets the hang of it ! Today it was raining all day, so I have been lazy but tomorrow I will prepare some more :)
    Aldo, Apr 14, 2020 ... 2
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    Aldo
    Apr 28, 2020
  22. Linz

    Epimediums

    Here's a photo of my new Saxifraga stolonifera 'Hime' with the standard form on the left for comparison................ Massively overcrowded I've split it up and potted a couple and dotted a...
    Here's a photo of my new Saxifraga stolonifera 'Hime' with the standard form on the left for comparison................ Massively overcrowded I've split it up and potted a couple and dotted a few around to see how they go.
    Here's a photo of my new Saxifraga stolonifera 'Hime' with the standard form on the left for comparison................ Massively overcrowded I've split it up and potted a couple and dotted a few around to see how they go.
    Here's a photo of my new Saxifraga stolonifera 'Hime' with the standard form on the left for comparison................ Massively overcrowded I've split it up and potted a couple and dotted a...
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    Linz, Mar 31, 2018 ... 2
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    longk
    Apr 2, 2018
  23. JackJJW

    Where do you buy your pots?

    An old thread I know but about 6 years ago I purchased 6 terracotta pots from £1 shop. The only problem was the decoration at the top broke off. I still have one left which is perfect. I do find...
    An old thread I know but about 6 years ago I purchased 6 terracotta pots from £1 shop. The only problem was the decoration at the top broke off. I still have one left which is perfect. I do find these £1 shop potties these days are very naff so do not buy them anymore. Had a thing about...
    An old thread I know but about 6 years ago I purchased 6 terracotta pots from £1 shop. The only problem was the decoration at the top broke off. I still have one left which is perfect. I do find these £1 shop potties these days are very naff so...
    An old thread I know but about 6 years ago I purchased 6 terracotta pots from £1 shop. The only problem was the decoration at the top broke off. I still have one left which is perfect. I do find...
    JackJJW, Jan 4, 2015 ... 2
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    trogre
    May 4, 2015
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