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I was going to take a photo of my new delphinium but I didn't get the chance. Yes it's in a 3l pot. It looks a good specimen. The flowers have gone over and there is plenty of foliage. I don't have to do anything with it now. I would be more than happy to stick it in a bigger pot for now and come back to it in the spring. I can use the pot to mark the alloted space. If it came to it, I could even plant the pot. Thay would make it easier to dig up again.

G.

 

Just nipped in wilko for some tree stump killer and couldn't resist picking up an orchid for £2.50, I know absolutely nothing about them, just had a quick Google and I think it's a moth orchid?

 

This is my new delphinium. Hopefully I'll get the time to do something with it later today.

G.

 

Good strong plant Gary

 

I left the delphinium in its pot and planted it next to it's big brother as @ARMANDII suggested.

Yesterday I picked up this mushroom


And this bird table.

It's my wife's fault. I couldn't justify the money as we are going away at the end of this week and I won't get payed before we go. She insisted that I got them while I saw them. I did what I was told. Who needs to eat anyway.

G.

 

My main reservation about delphinium in pots in the ground is slugs. They love pots, they love delphiniums in early spring. They will, for sure, have an ideal habitat so be aware.
The other thing is this is the time when herbaceous make plenty of root growth.....in a pot that won’t happen!

Who said gardening was simple n straightforward?

 

Hi @Verdun I could just as easily stick the delphinium in the ground and be done with it. It's easy enough to get to if I need to move it at a later date.

I'm getting to the point where I only buy plants if I know I can find a permanent home for them. As my garden develops I get fewer places to dump random pots. Its saving me money and keeping my garden tidier.

G.

 

Will my antirrhinum (middle picture) come back next year?

G.

 

Yes Gary....it’s a good size plant so get it planted. Delphiniums love plenty of organic matter in the soil so dig some in at planting time.
Re slugs.....I find watchfulness in early spring when new shoots are appearing is essential. Protect them then and they usually grow away with less susceptibility

I know what you mean.....too many pots here too. Plants are better and happier (generally) in the ground. I tend to feel plants in containers are stifled and a tad artificial anyway and “happier” in association with other plants.

Antirrhinums are usually biennial so poss, prob, may not come back next year. They can, have done here, flower again the following year. They will self seed but be different to the parent plant

 

That's what I thought. My mum has random antirrhinum that came from nowhere. That's a bit different to growing them where you want them. Perhaps, if I someday get a green house, I could start to take a few cuttings of plants I wanted to keep.

G.

 

Wilko bargain.
£15 worth of campanulas for £2.50.

 

Achillea 'Lilac Beauty', Salvia 'Nachtvlinder' and Echinacea 'Magnus'. Pollinator-tastic! Plants arrived promptly and in good condition from the Beth Chatto Gardens. Will certainly buy from them again!

Edit: if any of the mods read this, I can't see the title of this thread on the "Welcome" page anymore.

Nick