Container Gardening

Put wet Sphagnum moss at the bottom.

They're not reliably hardy here where I am, although I've had one which revived after seeming to be completely dead, mainly because the following winters were mild enough, so we weren't getting that many night below minus 5 or 6. It's the wet then freezing that's the problem for them IME. I'd...

Nice combination @Dropmore .

Planting up a smallish pot 30cm x 30cm and have got a horchia marmalade lime some mixed viola and some ivy so going to experiment with them see how they look. I've got a bag of jacks magic compost and a bag of westland top soil in the garage . So had conflicting advice man in GC said just...

2 inches apart is quite interesting. I think that i will experiment a bit and try different spacing.The general view is that about 6 inches is right but then I see YouTube videos where they are planted almost next to each other and have grown well.Garlic arriving tomorrow!

I hope it works out for you @Februarysgirl , but yes - if the troughs aren't holding masses of weight, anything will be fine as a support. I generally use bits of batten/spare wood, or even broken pieces of pot etc. My garden isn't level, so I always need a few bits and pieces for pots. My back...

hmmm im thinking maybe i can try thyme

I've got one flowering in my porch the scent is overpowering as the evening comes on. My plants got overtaken by rsm so are struggling a bit, but I have sprayed them.

Have a look at this article that explains all you need to now about growing them in pots or in the ground. They're not frost hardy, so will need to be kept frost-free overwinter.Here's How to Grow Calla Lilies Indoors or in Your Garden.

Bonemeal delivers a source of calcium, phosphorous (and nitrogen).It will need to decompose naturally to make these elements available to soil organisms which will feed the roots of your plants. It is thought of as a 'slow release' source, giving continuing supply for an extended period. Do not...

I have identified my pretty orange flower as Cosmos "Bright Lights". I did grow these last year but they were tiny and nowhere near as impressive.

Slightly off topic but when we scraped the moss off the garage roof it made an excellent water retaining layer in the bottom of a big tub. Saved on compost too!

@BB3 You've reminded me to cut mine back for the second time.

Ours like many plants in our garden has been moved many times. This place now though seems to suit it better. It is sheltered, in the ground and never pruned. Photo not too great as very windy.

Commiserations, On the Levels but it does make me chuckle a bit in recognition of your predicament.The birds in my area do peck at a few but never strip a whole tree growing in the ground. It must be down to loads of bird feeders about which tempts them away from the crops.

Thank you for the tips @Pete8

I didn't prune it and it's beginning to flower. I suspect it might have been bushier if I'd pruned it. Also there is a slug or snail that I haven't been able to find. Plenty of trails leading nowhere Yours looks much better than mine. Will take a pic tomorrow.

This is very true we use them with sourced plastic pots for this reason and ease of removal. Then again stability was one of the other reasons for getting them as well as the look.

for your project,

I agree with @Plantminded on trying an annual of sorts. Last year was quite impressed with a climbing sweet potato vine (Ipomoea) that kept going on two obelisks in pots. The cultivar was Solar Tower and in my two photos you can see what it looked like in July and in mid November. Would plant it...