Container Gardening

It may need feeding. At this time of year we tend to water and water not thinking about the fact the nutrients in the soil are being washed out each time.I agree with Spruce though this type of shrub would be better planted in the ground.

Thanks Lucius - the "system" seems to be working - planted over three weeks ago now and haven't watered once - but the plants seem to be doing well - growing, putting out flowers

The basket idea is fabulous and I'm really loving all of your photos. Thank you everybody for taking the trouble to reply.

Hello! Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it. Great ideas! I was going to just scatter wildflowers but I wondered if the birds might eat them?! The last time I scattered seeds there was nothing left the next day! I think I'll do what you advise and plant them in pots first and then plant them...

Fantastic advice - thank you. I did wonder this morning if I should indeed be drying out the plant to reverse the effects.It's raining like mad here now which is the last thing I need! Tomorrow is another day...

Do you think this could be some kind of Begoina rex?If it is, its growing out of character, it should have larger leaves and shorter stems. I'd go for high humidity but fairly dry at the roots, they are easy to drown.Good indirect light, but no sunlight at this time of the year.I wouldn't...

Snails are a little more difficult but you should see an improvement after about 6 months.

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I have a very shaded corner in my garden, which I am thinking of filling with hanging baskets. I like the idea of ivy trailing from the plants but having dealt with ivy in past, I know what a nuisance it can be and I don't want to put it in pots with other plants if its liable to just end up...

If you didn't use ericaceous compost then, when that arrives, shake off the compost from repotting and re-pot them again with the Ericaceous. I wouldn't have expected the plants to object to pH within just a "week ago" thoughIn case you were not aware you should only water them with rain water

Thanks! Saw some in local gas fire shop £10 small bag! Just made we wonder!

We added a Butler sink to a garden, added a small log pile to rot down and some leave litter near by, plated some shade covering plants around the sink. Frogs, Newts and other creepy crawleys are numerous now, love it when nature finds its own way! Another log pile we added, has lizards and door...

Simon, your garden looks brilliant. I could spend all day pottering around your pots.

I like your Stream of Forget-me-Nots Kristen. I have several urn-shaped pots on their sides and usually put Pansies or Petunias in them but now think I may create a 'stream' of Verbenas which go on for years here.Thanks for the idea! I also put hanging baskets in pots for convenience as...

Hi Everyone Theres some good tips and ideas here which I will probably follow up. I'm sure using plants will be far easier than using cut flowers. It takes so long to cut the stems and trim the leaves and push them in the holes especially in the winter when its freezing! Many thanks to you all.

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It will need to be outdoors. There are only a few trees that are suitable for indoors and even they do better if they go outdoors in the summer. As it is a new little tree just leave it to grow this year. Remember that it will lose it leaves soon so don't assume it has died. Water is the big...

Thanks Eddie - I tend to use pine needles begged from friends who have christmas trees

Thanks for the encouragement & info - sounds like a good plan & I've lots of good shelter in the yard so it would be good to see how it fares. I'm intending on repeating the practice next year with another cutting to see if I can repeat the success It actually put out a ton of roots just...