Container Gardening

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...

Im wondering if i should sell it as i do not have the ability to plant it in the ground and i assume that there will never be a pot big enough for it if it isnt a dwarf type tree

Thanks @fairygirl

Fingers crossed for you @Debs64

It's a bit early in the year for it to be ants.Have you got a dog?

Yep, sorry about the thread resurrection. Hadn't noticed the dates!

Not yet grown Photinia x Fraseri Red Robin or it's numerous varieties (of which we've a few) in container yet. Little Red Robin might be good - smallest variety, long time span with red leaves, nice dark older leaves. Clip it to a form you like. Not particularly dense, until it gets more...

I hadn't realised that Siberian Tiger was a new variety. That explains why it's comparatively expensive on some sites. Most of the hostas I've bought this year have been well under a tenner.

I cut back a load of the very small one that's quite invasive @pete [can't remember the name] a few years ago. I was very careful gloves etc, but I'd obviously wiped the corner of an eye - with the glove on. Had to go to the doc... Fortunately, it cleared up quite quickly.

This is why location is a factor B.[/USER] The seed would struggle to be viable and then germinate and grow over winter conditions here. People often moan about the amount of Verbena bonariensis they get seeding around. They're a rarity here for self seeding. If I get any, it's when they seed...

The scientific name of Ferns is Tracheophyta and the plants are fabulous and they make a beautiful addition to the garden. These wonderful perennial plants have been around for millions of years, the plant usually grow in the forest, in rocky hills and in sand. Do ferns grow well in pots?...

Nigella Lawson has great recipe for lamb with lots of fresh bay leaves.

If the spot is sunny, Rosemary would fit the bill well. It's very attractive evergreen shrub with lovely blue flowers in late spring.Rosemary is well known kitchen herb but it also has a (very) long history as a medicinal plant and plenty of beliefs and folklore too if you are interested....

Yes, oak sleepers would be expensive!I'm going to look into getting some large ready made troughs instead which would, hopefully, be less expensive. We already have several small troughs and there doesn't seem to be a drainage problem so I think that's probably the way to go.Thanks for all...