My Small City Garden

i love the water feature! that has given me some ideas to put one in mine that has!!

did you buy it or make it?

 

Hi there.

Great work so far, well done I've just been looking at that back wall. I'm thinking a climber of some sort, but what? Any ideas guys?

 

Made it
Bought the tub, bought the decking and then put it all together!
Didn't take very long at all.. It has a little hidden cupboard too for the recycle box.

 

My back wall trough has got my two pots on it, which will be planted next year - they are the "Lady in Black" climbing fuchsia, absolutely beautiful flower!

 

Fantastic job!! Something like that would be ideal for me, do you mind if I steal your idea??

 

Yes, they are But I doubt they will cover THAT much of the wall, especially when restricted to being grown in a trough.

Although not really a climber, a Pyracantha would be a good choice, I think. Tough as nails, easy to keep under control, and can be 'shaped'. Plastered in lovely white flowers early on, followed by red berries. Just a thought

 

Course not. I stole mine from a pre-made one i saw in Garden and Leisure shop

 

Apparently they have quite a large spread.
I'm gonna have a go and plant them up next year anyway, but i want to bring them in over the frost/snow period. Give them a chance to survive!

 

But thorny *ouchie* I planted a few (plus rosa rugosa) along my rear fence a) to deter human climbers, b) for their evergreen impact c) for the flowers and d) for the berries.

 

And i'm off again!

Brought two more phlox to put at the back wall and another penestemon (white with lilac tips to the flowers). And i've gone and brought myself four heather's from Town (4 for £5!) all slightly different colours
Naughty me! Taken a photo of where i think i'll pop them, going to widen my border for it haha.



Also, can someone name my fuchsia? This one is a rescue one, from a deserted garden left to die (an old lady owned it but passed away, she was a friend and loved her garden so it was sad to see it all die away) that i dug up and planted and crossed my fingers. It's turned out really beautiful, with huge full flowers (ignore the photo being one that's dying down).

 

Looks like Dollar Princess

 

Thanks merleworld!

Now i have a 2x fairy blue fuchsia's, 3x magellanica fuchsia's, 2x Lady in Black climbing fuchsia's, and this 1x dollar princess fuchsia

Good anti-slug/snail plants