lush foliage

Ok, I think I-spy:

1. Fatsia?
2. Photinia Red Robin?
3. Eucalyptus?

And you have those in pots? I have 1 & 3 in pots in my secret garden.

Your patio looks absolutely fabulous.

 

Yes all in pots! I actually have more trees in pots than in my garden!! I'm a bit obsessed about pots....... LOL! I will get a few new pics after I have a tidy up. I'm bringing things inside now too. Some of my house plants got a vacation outside.

 

This morning.

 

Oh, such a lovely garden area, catztails. So, during winter, what do you leave outside and what do you have to bring in? Do you insulate anything left outside?

 

All the hardy stuff stays out and does fine. Even during the really bad winter we had 2 years ago. I put some stuff in the greenhouse mainly to keep it a bit on the dry side. Olive, fig, my small palm, etc. The non hardy stuff I bring in the house either as cuttings, tubers, or the whole pot. I'm considering bringing my tree fern in but if I don't I will wrap that with fleece. I will probably move some stuff around just to make it look less bare when the herbacious stuff dies down. It's really not too hard to remember what goes where. It's harder to decide WHEN to move it!

 

Size really matter when it comes to tree fern , if is short then 3 feet , it`s not raccomanded to leave outdoor .
Where I work there are lots of rhus tree growing wild , always wanted to grow one in pot , seen a gret bonsai made out of it , I think I will have a go .
Even the eucaliptus and figs look really good and with the brugmansia growing will look even better next year .
look at this

 

Mines been in a pot for the last 12 years. The pot is massive but I can still move it by scootching. It also blows over in the wind so I have to brace it with other large pots. It's a nice little tree.

 

I too grow a lot in pots as it allows me to shift stuff about as it comes to bloom. It also gives me the freedom to grow more borderline hardy plants.

Abutilon x hybridum is easy from seed. Grow in a pot for the first year so that it can be frost free for the first winter, then put it in the ground in a sheltered spot. This young 'un is having to take its chances, but I have a spare.




Impatiens niamniamensis is tender, but has done well outdoors shaded from the worst of the afternoon sun..................


Acanthus has large glossy foliage...................


Pictures of Nicotiana sylvestris in bloom at last. Very fragrant, and the leaves become very large when the plant decides that it's time to shoot up.............




Fuchsia with a difference - F.procumbens. This would look fantastic tumbling down an old chimney pot (or in a hanging basket)................

 

I love the unusual plants you grow longk! Many I have never heard of before. Will you have some seeds from that nicotiana? If so, and you have enough, I'd like to mooch some.........!

 

I may struggle this year, but I still have plenty from last year if you pm me an address...............

 

Thanks very much!

 

Many thanks Longk, and for the photos. You've no idea how much it helps to see the photos of plants mentioned. I too hadn't heard of some of those and have added them into my notebook as plants to try - just what I'm looking for. I've just ordered some seeds -
Fuchsia excorticata (Tree Fuchsia), Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine), Cyperus papyrus (Egyptian Paper Reed), Eucalyptus citriodora seeds and Ensete ventricosum (Abyssinian Banana), so I'll have fun seeing if those germinate and grow! I've been finding that every time I liked the look of a lush exotic plant it would turn out to be toxic to dogs, so have had to discount many, but the above appear to be ok.
Thank you again, Longk

 

Loads of garden plants are toxic to humans but we still seem to be able to get along with growing them!

E. citriodora is reasonably easy to germinate and grow, must be, I managed it.

 

Fuchsia excorticata is a lovely species - where did you find the seeds?

If your interested in unusual Fuchsia, then F.perscandens is worth seeking out..............

 

Yes Madahhlia, if it were only up to me I'd have several in the garden. Unfortunately my 6 month old pup has taken chunks out of every plant I've got, so, sadly, I'd rather not risk it!! Longk, I ordered the seeds from ebay UK. Here's the link - Item number: 110919719276