Last year I planted up a new border, east facing, damp clay soil, at the base of a 3 foot wall (God knows where all the water comes from - underground springs I think). Among other plants, I put in some Nepeta Six Hills Giant (clue in the name) which quickly became too big. So in the autumn I dug it up and replanted elsewhere, where it is looking very happy. I replaced it with Nepeta Walker's Low. So my question is this - the Walker's Low is not showing any signs of life yet. I am in the south west and pretty much everything is throwing up new growth. Should I give up on it or wait a while?
LOL. I tried catnip once. after 10 cats rolled on the poor thing, pawed it etc. it gave up the ghost.
I grow mine in a pot and still the cats trash it. All the local cats came far and wide to rub themselves on it. It was a bit like an opium den at one point. My advice would be to put a kind of woven willow cloche over it or surround it with lots and lots of sticks.
Yep, after my cats pounced on mine. Then I thought well, have to wall it off with something. But, frankly, catnip is not the top of my "want" list, so have not bought another since.
