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I like the idea of a Climbing Fuchsia Andrea.

 

Me too @Victoria, I've never had my own fuchsia before and now I have 3. The nice n easy I bought a few weeks ago is staying in a pot since it isn't hardy so can be moved indoors if it's too cold outside but these two have a bush like habit and should look beautiful by summer into autumn as they are different colours and will grow at different heights

 

Box of plants for me bought from Farmyard nurseries, I've not got plants of these before .


I got 2x Alstroemeria Indian summer
Pennisetum fireworks
saxifraga maroon beauty
Corydalis Blue heron
Salvia curviflora tubular bells
Salvia sagittata
Osmunda regailis - for the bog garden
Senecio tanguticus
Trachelospermum star of tuscane - bit disappointed with this one it a bit small for the size of the pot .

I did order a Miscanthus Graziella the whole point of making the order in the first place , the rest are just what I got carried away with . I didn't get the Miscanthus no stock typical

 

I have that one, it is lovely.

 

I recently bought a pair of locally handmade planters. I bought the trellis separately. The planter only measures 20cm deep. Is that deep enough to grow a climber that will eventually cover the 6ft x 3ft trellis? If need be, I could cobble the 2 together to make a deeper planter.

G.

 

I didn't buy these, T'other Half brought them home from a friend ... two would have suited me for the rockery as I have no space for eight, maybe out in the lane, Gazanias ...

 

I can't be doing with cleaning the car - so have decided to make the whole process a little more fun using this kit. Amazon delivering on Friday and then the mayhem begins :-). Anyone have any hints/tips on the correct use of snow foam?

 

Well, after the third flipping year of my Echinops bannaticus looking great initially and then becoming yellow and shrivelled around flowering time I've decided to get rid for good, I much prefer eryngiums anyway and they have been far less fussy for me, might try again in a year or two with sphaerocephalus. So I've ordered a replacement Achillea 'Lilac Beauty' (can't get these to do well either, at least not long-term! ) and a Phlox 'Norah Leigh', I'm not really a fan of variegated plants but there was something about this one and butterflies like it, apparently!

phlox norah leigh - Recherche Google

Nick

 

No, but interesting to know how it works!

 

That's a shame haven't you got any idea why it's happening? I like eryngiums I've got one in a pot would love to find a spot for it in the ground.

 

@mazambo No idea at all and past caring TBH, I bought it when I bought my first eryngium and now I much prefer eryngiums anyway, I never realised how varied a genus it was, as well as the typical blue and 'silver' ones you get evergreens like agavifolium and yuccifolium with completely different foliage, I'll be getting a third evergreen eryngium for the back of the border soon...

Eryngium pandanifolium Physic Purple

Yes, I remember seeing yours, it looked like it was doing really well, I was impressed by how floriferous it was for one in a pot!

Nick

 

It's all @pete 's fault, I was reading an old thread where he had posted a link to World Wonders Gardens - Seed Specialist