Clematis in pots

Hope you will be able to take some photos soon, it's always great to see other peoples' gardens. Have you got a good view from up there?

 

got a great view, my neighbour comes out to see what else i have done to my balcony she said it looks great and even better when everything is in full bloom, maybe moving to wales do you know iff i will be able to cut all my climbers down so that i will be able to take them with me, not looking forward to starting all over again its taken years to establish

 

Clematis, Jasmine and Honeysuckle can all be pruned hard. My jasmines aren't that old, the eldest is 4 years and it dies right back to the ground in hard winters, but still makes plenty of growth.
When I moved I took more plants than furniture!

 

thanks that is great news i would hate to leave them, my jasmine grew like crazy last year i have got it all over my balcony it has gone everywhere round the balcony around my kitchen window and now it is coming back with a vengeance, i honestly dont know where it will end up this year as with being on a top floor it was difficult to cut back, i had to hang over my balcony and snip away at the dead growth, looks lovely when it flowers. rosa

 

My first sucess, this is the clematis planted in the oak barrel. I think it's called 'Crystal Fountain'



[ 17. June 2006, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: papajo ]

 

Its beautiful!!

 

That is really nice papajo, is it a dwarf variety or are you keeping in small in the barrel?

 

Thanks, I think that it should grow to its full size, it's only about a year old. Just trying to experiment just now and get a feel for things and how they grow. Hadn't thought that it may be smaller because it's in a pot. Having said that it makes sense that it might do. One thing that I have learned is to have more patience so I�ll leave it for a few years and see how it does.

 

Mine grew [so I thought] happily in pots for 4 years, flowered nicely and grew each year. However, when I finally planted them in the border this spring I found that even the one in the biggest pot was seriously pot bound, it's roots were wound round and round like a birds' nest. My biggest pot was about 18" across, so I hope your barrel is bigger. I'm sure it will be fine for now but don't forget it is reliant on you for food and water!