Winter is coming!

Winter is definitely coming!

So most of my pots - bar one or two are seasonal anyway, so not much to worry about.
But I have two ( a rose, and another a Phlox with some other plants in) i would like to survive this winter, as well as my flowers and plants in the garden borders.

In my garden i have got a range.. a rose, bunnera, snap dragons, forget-me-nots, fuschia's, evening primroses etc.etc. as well as two clematis climbers.

What can i do for all of these through winter? Is there anything i can do to help them survive?

 

Hi

Most of the plants you have are tough, with the pots I would keep next to the house wall for that xtra bit of protection make sure the drainage holes are not cloged up I alwyas poke a small bamboo cane in as many years ago I lost a acer tree I had over 15 years and all beacuse it got waterloged

Snap Dragons I would probaly pull up start from fresh seed next spring , forget me nots are tough as well so ... the only one I would worry about is the fushia , do you know what variety it is , you could put bark around its roots a good two inches deep and put some thick fleece over it as well

I think this winter we will not be caught out again !!!!

Spruce

 

The fuschia's.. Now thats a question! 3 of them are split from one big bush which i saved from the old garden.. It's the little thin flowers red/pink in colour. The other fuschia i saved from deathrow is a beautiful one, with big bell shape flowers.
I'm no good with names, and as none of these were purchased ones i just don't know! I'm still very much a complete novice

So my clematis's will be okay? Good good! They're doing such a good job covering my arch!

 

I will look into getting some mulch and just cover my borders with it i think.. It's not a huge amount of borders (only small) so shouldn't be a problem :D

I can't bury the pots in the ground.. The only ground spare is lawn, and the pots themselves sit on the decking so.. hehe. Could i may be cover them in something?
Or perhaps just bring in every night if it might be frosty?

 

im covering most of my garden with straw and hoping for the best,i lost a few things last yr :( with a bit of luck we might have a milder winter il cram what i can in the green house aswell :WINK1: but i secretly hope it snows x

 

First snow Thursday night, only 2 degrees tonight,
The gritters were dummy running their routes today
We have been advised that the coming winter is to be more severe than the last and a little worse than 1947

I was convinced that this winter would be like summer, having taken the insurance out this year of SNOW TYRES, SNOW SHOVEL AND SALT

Usually in my life, if I spend cash on something you can guarantee it is wasted.

On holiday it was coming on rain, so instead of buying the ubiquitous pac a mac in Poundland I splashed out £20 on a heavy quality one, the sun shone for two weeks

I am off to buy a pre paid funeral plan on Monday

Jack McHammocklashing

 

Hmm.. Might have to try a couple of things and trial by error with this first winter then.

Welcome more advice or ideas still though, anything that might have worked for others in the past perhaps?

The garden was only done this year, before the bushes, rose (in the garden, not pot) and fuschia's (not the bulb/bell one) were from the attempt at a 'garden' previously - so they have survived thus far so i'm hoping they will fight on!
I'd hate to lose what i've managed to get so far (especially my clematis on the arches! One is still flowering now ) but as you all have said most are quite hardy so im hopeful

 

bubble wrap

I bought a flurecent tube online for £6 and it came in 20yds of bubble wrap :yess:

Jack McH

 

I don't have many pot plants, but if I did have a few prized ones, (and if I don't own a greenhouse) ....

I'd look at overwintereing them in a conservatory or ask someone in your neighbourhood who has a greenhouse if you can keep them there for a while ...

 

I use the foam sheeting that came wrapped around my (then)new settee :WINK1:,wrapped around the pots ,allowing rain etc in, then cover the top with fleece. I lost a ginger last year but everything else ,avocado,olive tree and fuchsias for example got through.I placed everything against the house wall in a sheltered corner South/East facing.
The only problem was the weather turned warm and dry while I was still away ,and all the pots had dried out badly.:wallbang:

 

Luckily there is no sign of Winter here yet, perhaps we won't have one, we didn't have summer.
Last night only dropped to 14c (from 16c daytime) but I reckon by the end of the month it will at least feel like Autumn.