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Trailing Plant For Chimneypot

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I used to have a nice chimney pot that I used as a planter. I found a few plastic pots that fit snugly in the top and swapped them around depending on what was looking good at the time. I had some nice spring bulbs like drawf iris in one pot, some spring flowers in another, lobelia for summer colour and I had one with a few sedums that filled in the gaps in between. Then one day my dad took a shine to it and now it's cemented to his roof filling it's original purpose. :/
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • harmonyharmony Posts: 403
    Fire said: 
    Or trailing lobelia - not remotely any of the things you asked for, but it can be blue / white and looks a picture when mixed trailing down a chimney pot. Easy to buy bedding from a GC or online.

    Btw, are your current plants in a pot or have you filled the whole thing with soil?
    The pot is filled with compost..
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Trailing verbena can be lovely too.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It looks good if you have a well-shaped terracotta pot that rests on the top of the chimney.
    I also have a couple of chimneys with a marble slab on top. 
    I use this to put my potted on stuff in the spring and as a table in the summer
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    In mine I alternate two insert plastic pots, the deep ones principally designed for roses. In late winter and early spring I have hellebores and, when they’re finished that pot is put behind the summerhouse and replaced with geranium Azure Rush. That one is a sport of Rozanne but tidier in habit. This combination gives visual interest for about 9 months in the year.

    B3 - are you thinking of calibrachoa?
    Rutland, England
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    I have an urn that I grow a clematis in, not evergreen though.
    Honestly, there is an urn behind all those flowers.  Its about 3ft tall.  The clematis has been in their for 3 years now and always does well.  I just add a bit of fresh compost and a scoop of farmyard manure each year.  The clematis is called Parisienne.
    Found another photo that shows the urn.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
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