Other Plants

I have a Veronica in the ground at that remained evergreen this winter. Not sure as to the exact species though. I would expect Veronica to be hardy although in a pot I guess that the roots are more exposed.

Mine is looking similar. It did have one bud but it dried/shrivelled up? I think it got too dry in the greenhouse. I'm going to plant mine in my new raised bed and hope for flowers next year.

I'm feeding my bulbs with a seaweed feed. Hopefully they will return next year.

you could also give it a liquid feed . soon bounce back , also what compost is it growing in and it may need a soak for a hour in a bucket its amazing how the pot can dry out so quickly at this time of year

It's definitely not too late. I'll be sowing marigolds, cosmos, nemophila, linaria "fairy bouquet" and california poppys this week. Most I will direct sow into containers.

You plant them in year one and they will flower in year two, I started some a few years ago in about July and plated them out in October and they flowered the following spring,,,,,once they have flowered cut them back hard.

I've never seen seed offered and I've looked.

HiI would say yes to the Stachys Lanata., and a bit of touch and go with the Nepeta , but hey for 50 pence each well worth itJust keep in a sheltered part of the garden and give a good water and leave alone and wait and seeor take them back next week and say they died and a get a full...

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Not a clue on the type, other than 'scraggy'. haha!It's currently on my front windowsill which gets sun in the early morning. Seems to be looking a bit better now.

I think that it is hard to beat the Triphylla cultivars...............F.coccinea is a lovely little thing...............Satellite is my one nod towards a blousy Fuchsia.............I also have Hawkshead, David, Blackie and F.microphylla in addition to my NZ collection.

I have one in the corner forget which Miscanthus it is, I leave the long plumes until about this time of year, then cut it down as low as I can, although this year it will need dividing.

OK then. Yes I read the slug thread...I was hoping to deter them rather than kill them...oh well!I did hear about grit/small gravel being used (as a barrier) - anyone tried this? Think I did place some around the edges of the container without success.

Umm seems notifications are not arriving, i shall investigate.Thanks for the replys and suggestions. Thinking about it I've probably gone overboard a bit with the number of pelargoniums I've been sticking in the last few years, especially as i give a good portion of what i pot on away to...

Coz "roots" be the "route" a plant takes for a successful, healthy life?

We've never had a problem with that. It is in a spot where the coffee grounds often get chucked though?Yes. It transforms it. It is quite adaptable so if it is crowded it will just grow up to find its own space.

I got some dinner plate dahlia tubers from poundland, 2 for £1. They had orange, red and yellow. They turned out awesome. The sutton ones look great but 9.99 is out of budget for me.

its fine as it is , at least you are growing plants so that makes you Bournemouth Gardener

That is exactly how I sow fine seed...except for the 100% germination

I dont know any in particular but lots if north american honeysuckles dont smell because they are intended to attract hummingbirds such as the loniceria semperviransSo make sure you dont go for one if them if you want fragrance