TIPS FOR CHOOSING SHADE PLANTS FOR POTS Many garden specimens will thrive equally well in containers, given the right conditions. A single plant, such as Japanese maple or bamboo, can be just as compelling as a combination. Plants with attractive foliage, like coleus, offer reliable season-long...
Rosemary is one of my favorite plants in the garden. This amazing evergreen herb is well known for fragrant aroma and culinary uses. Rosemary grows very will in a variety of conditions including pots, in gardens, in raised beds, or even indoors! You might be wondering “Can you propagate ...
APRIL is always an in-between time for container gardens. Winter displays are past their...Greenwood, Anne De VERTEUIL/Pippa
This weekend, we will head to the garden center for lots of flowers and plants to fill the pots for the patio. Then all that is left to do is enjoy the beauty. And water and fertilize and deadhead and weed and weed and weed.
Also, it needs regular watering – mainly if grown in pots (more than in the ground). Tip: The pussy willow thrives well outside than indoors. But in winter, move the pot to a sheltered area to protect your plant from extreme conditions. Also, be ready to repot it every few years ...
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In winter, the biggest enemy of crops in pots is persistently wet potting soil. Ensure adequate drainage by placing containers onto pot feet (or improvise with small rocks). Some containers can crack in very cold conditions. To prevent this, wrap pots in bubble plastic or burlap. Move pots ...
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Heather:Yes. Well, your garden has so many weed seeds. So that’s why I like to get people to sow the plants in pots or flats, or you could make a growing bed. So you need a pot, anywhere from 4 inches to 8 inches across. It can be plastic, it can be clay. You shouldn’t...
Bottle Brush I am not a great fan, but it did work well as a cut flower when all else failed Bottle Brush Plants for the Bees This morning, with temperatures at only 10c, when I took these photographs of the rosemary and lavender, the bees were still sleeping. Normally these plants ar...