Container Gardening

There are quite substantial trees in the famous Roof Gardens in Kensington -- I remember once seeing an interview with a gardener there who talked about how these things can grow in shallow soil if they are treated well. Here's a video.Aerial Filming in London - Kensington Roof Gardens...

It looks well enough to me without feeding this year. Make sure it gets lots of sunshine to ripen that new wood.

I split my basjoo up last year, it hadn't been doing much for a few years. It's got less stems now but I think it looks better. The dry ground is holding it back now and I'm not really prepared to waste much water on it. I just think they use up all the nutrients and are better moved after...

Thank you @Selleri I feel a little better now. I'll look out for one and cross my fingers!

Thanks so much for that, Hazel! The only problem I seem to have when using my garden soil rather than a proper JI mix is that unlike the latter, it turns almost concrete-like if left dry long enough! So I'm guessing I'm adding a little too much to my container mixes ATM...Nick

Yep, holes are clear. They are all standing on coarse gravel as well

Thanks The perennial blue smell amazing right now. I only have a small yard and the scent just fills it.If your roses do not have the potential to grow so big, I'd go for 45 depth. I have Warm Welcome in 45x45 which is a miniature climber. It could also just be that they need a change of...

Can't wait to see it in bloom!

When working out a schedule, is it best to look at the previous days max temperature instead of the current days forecasted temperature???

Hello All I would like to put a tree in the centre of the soil space in my back garden. It seems the soil is only about 2 inches deep and it is actually quite smelly . I guess i need to have a tree in a container. I want a tree that will grow to a max of 2.5m, will have green leaves all year...

@david Kearly, No doubt about it in the last couple of pictures - they are definitely Delphiniums & have powdery mildew!

Gardening on a balcony brings that sort of thing to the fore! As the only light comes from the front (mostly) my plants are always bending towards the light. I don't very often turn my plants around - only a few that perhaps I notice are more inclined than the others.I've grown my own...

I only knew of one, Kerria japonica! So thanks for the info!

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....

A general fertilizer should be adequate.

I was assuming it was similar to a soil warming cable the type we use for making propagators. You then just add a separate thermostat which switches it on and off. The type of cable you are using is not that common over here, but I have heard of people using something similar to stop tender...

Yes there's drainage but it's just a ceramic pot with one hole in the middle so I also added perlite to the compost. Still no luck.

Hi,For the Seedlings probably too late, plus even if they do recover, given such a damaging check it would be better to start some new ones off. For the other established pot plants, just cross your fingers and hope !What about the compost you are using, is it a decent commerical brand ...

That's not an option, you need a bigger garden

Thank you for replies. Having read Tomcat's advice I think there might be some better and easier choices other than the Solanum idea !!