I can't help much with plant recommendations, but your garden is gorgeous!! It's absolutely beautiful.
I do know that some rambling roses don't mind the wind. I had one on a north facing balcony. It's windy in Scotland, but not as much as Belgrade. But it was absolutely fine and it got very big in a pot.
My clematis did not do well though. So not a clematis.
Ivy might be ok in the wind too. It's a very tough plant. But it does like to escape and can damage stonework.
IT'S OFFICIAL Wisteria is the WINNER of the annual "late season race to the top of the post"
It was a close finish between strongest of the Parthenocissus and Wisteria
(unfortunately both Campsis and Loniceras had all their "whip tips" pruned or damaged so they where out of the race at start... But Campsis are coming back with a vengeance with several growing tips on top of every branch)
Lonicera that had its leaves drop is doing fine + I oviously got one extra Lonicera double potting with one Parthenocissus. It is now growing happily with them in the most exposed spot. I hope the gods of wind will be kind to it this winter.
Meanwhile in the garden
both coriander and mint are in bloom
so are the peas i "rescued" from microveg tray few weeks ago...
... also are Birdbills and petunias
and some others
and while Sedum is about to flower
"Mother" is producing it's 4th or 5th litter this year
and tomatoes are starting to ripe (we ate our first "full terrace" salad yesterday lettuce/tomatoes/herbs)
and for the end my current favorite foliage in morning light
Its a multi stem, single root Robinia pseudoacacia that im training into a twisted gemel (u can call it a non bonsai Kabudachi kabubuki)
@Pyra Thanks for the advice City was pruning ivy on the near by wall so I got bunch of free Ivy cutings I'm also a sucker for Clematis so i will try it in several places next year once the roses get established
Looks great! Thanks for the update, it is always lovely to see the results.
I think your mystery seedling may be a date. Any chance a seed got in your compost?
Love the bright blue containers. If you want to break up the look a bit it's easy to stencil a simple geometric pattern on a curved surface with spray adhesive on the back of the stencil. You'll need a special paint for plastic surfaces.
They make a nice house plant for a few years if you have somewhere very bright to put it.. and double nice your mum planted it as a delayed surprise for you.
What a lovely green space you’re creating ... keep on with the updates. It’s good to hear from gardeners in other countries, finding innovative ways to enjoy gardening and beautify their surroundings. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
BE WARE ALL THOSE HORROR STORIES ARE TRUE! U know the ones...about wisteria eating small children, pets, houses...
I suggest to everyone to next time read the small print on warning label under wisteria pots, and take it seriously!!!
All joking aside Wisteria had proven its self a true sprinter. In the last month it had grown over almost all of the pergola and just reached the opposite wall. It had also expanded from one growing whip to dozen. And is still actively growing while all other perennial climbers had slowed down. A month's worth of growth!
As for all the rest of the climbers I planted with wisteria 2 months ago all of them worked as advertised.
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus) had covered the corner and is now providing amazing shade during my morning coffe. It had stopped growing for this season but since all of this was just 2 month of growth. I'm sure next year it will cover both the wire and pergola to a good extent. (given it survives the winter )
Trumpet vine (Campsis) (as i noticed before) is not a sprinter but what it lacks in speed it more then makes up in bushiness, and i'm sure it will be a monster in a year or two.
Loniceras and Jasmine had a slow start but are putting some growth
So far everything is copping with the wind (note that we lack the huge summer wind storms this year. it was windy for a few days but nothing like usual august storms (i fear they are just late...) Campsis was the only one damaged by wind. Several pinnate branches that where close to the pergola post where defoliated during one storm and some tips damaged.
Wisteria, Parthenocissus and Hosta just got some minor wind burn.
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What i'm having problems with are tomatoes, and mint (since today i dont have potato problems any more )
I think that they suffer from some BLIGHT? (both came from same nursery and spent summer side by side) but potatoes i planted in a bag beside the tomatoes where killed in less than a month It started when they where about 4 weeks and started to touch tomato leaves! older leaves die first but from what i can see it doesn't affect new growth, stems or fruit. They appear to be better during night. Can it be WILT? (also?)
in mint (Mojito mint) it affects just some leaves, and when i remove those it doesn't appear to come back
What is this? (is it same on both plants, or they are multiple conditions?)
Should i microwave the soil from these pots before reusing it? (soil is precious commodity this high up ) ?? Can perlite and vermiculite be safety microwaved? Or should i just forget about it and throw everything away. Or am I overreacting and i should just plant different crop in it come next spring?
Also i might have made a terrible mistake I made some home made pest control spray from tomato leaves and neem oil early in season and sprayed it all over. If its blight or wilt did i spread it all over by using leaves this way??
Meanwhile in the garden
We had our first (and only) rose this year
Morning glory did its thing late in season
After having a single flower for almost 3 weeks and treatment with PK Hosta just exploded with almost two dozen flowering stems
Kalachoe is still in flower
so are bird-bills and purple hearts
Pepermint is in second flower (not affected by what ever is attacking mojito mints)
Sedums started to open
Oxalis is beautiful as always (and doesn't mind almost full sun or wind on its summer vacation!)
Arrowhead from this years cuttings
And our version of "Wild border" made of few pots with all weeds, grasses and self seeders that didn't have their place elsewhere
and the living things it hosts...
these black "shield bugs" appear few weeks ago om my chillies i have never seen them before!? Are they pests?
Thanks in advance for your advice have a nice Autumn B.
In September update I forgot to mention that I have installed a drip system in almost all of the pots. So far its fully manual(Just gotta remember to turn it off ) but by spring I plan to add the automatic control unit.
As for recent projects go its basically preparation for winter
Autumn Project No.1 I used frame from old kids play house and lexan sheets to make a sort of cold frame.
Some less tender plants will find it a home for the winter. Im lucky that we dont have a problem with truly tender plants since they will go to the unheated staircase that has south facing wall fully made of glass. So this frame is mainly for spring propagation.
Autumn Project No.2 I made a new "bed" for succulents AKA "Kitchen Garden"
Upper level (that is partialy exposed to the rain)is draining into pots on the lower
+Autumn Planting Projects
For spring i planted my first "Lasagna" (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths) ...My younger boy was so disappointed when he found out what kind of lasagna i was making also added white and yellow bearded irises to complement a bunch of blue that i had from before
For summer color i planted some perennials (plan is for them to continue after hemerocallis had finished)
Heliopsis helianthoides "Tuscan sun" Monarda *a red one Campanula *a tall multiple blue one
Divided Hosta, Amaryllis & Geranium-Macrorrizium,
Meanwhile in the garden
Purple heart is still going strong
So is Oxalis
Parthenocissus quinquefolia had started turning red
Morning glory obviously lost both its watch and also a calendar...
What amazing photos. What a wonderful terrace garden you have created. What joy you must have to see this every morning. Congratulations on your hard work and patience. Cheers. Tui.
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I do know that some rambling roses don't mind the wind. I had one on a north facing balcony. It's windy in Scotland, but not as much as Belgrade. But it was absolutely fine and it got very big in a pot.
My clematis did not do well though. So not a clematis.
Ivy might be ok in the wind too. It's a very tough plant. But it does like to escape and can damage stonework.
Wisteria is the WINNER
of the annual "late season race to the top of the post"
It was a close finish between strongest of the Parthenocissus and Wisteria
(unfortunately both Campsis and Loniceras had all their "whip tips" pruned or damaged so they where out of the race at start... But Campsis are coming back with a vengeance with several growing tips on top of every branch)
Lonicera that had its leaves drop is doing fine
+ I oviously got one extra Lonicera double potting with one Parthenocissus.
Meanwhile in the garden
both coriander and mint are in bloom
so are the peas i "rescued" from microveg tray few weeks ago...
... also are Birdbills and petunias
and some others
and while Sedum is about to flower
"Mother" is producing it's 4th or 5th litter this year
and tomatoes are starting to ripe (we ate our first "full terrace" salad yesterday lettuce/tomatoes/herbs)
and for the end my current favorite foliage in morning light
Its a multi stem, single root Robinia pseudoacacia
that im training into a twisted gemel (u can call it a non bonsai Kabudachi kabubuki)
@Pyra
Thanks for the advice
City was pruning ivy on the near by wall so I got bunch of free Ivy cutings
I'm also a sucker for Clematis so i will try it in several places next year once the roses get established
Stenciling the pots is a great idea!
Tx
Its a Date !!!
Closest i got was crocosmia but ther where no corms
My mother used to plant seeds she had on hand so it must have survived several winters out side. Its in a small pot now so i will bring it in
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
BE WARE ALL THOSE HORROR STORIES ARE TRUE!
U know the ones...about wisteria eating small children, pets, houses...
I suggest to everyone to next time read the small print on warning label under wisteria pots, and take it seriously!!!
All joking aside Wisteria had proven its self a true sprinter. In the last month it had grown over almost all of the pergola and just reached the opposite wall. It had also expanded from one growing whip to dozen. And is still actively growing while all other perennial climbers had slowed down.
A month's worth of growth!
As for all the rest of the climbers I planted with wisteria 2 months ago all of them worked as advertised.
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus) had covered the corner and is now providing amazing shade during my morning coffe. It had stopped growing for this season but since all of this was just 2 month of growth. I'm sure next year it will cover both the wire and pergola to a good extent. (given it survives the winter
Trumpet vine (Campsis) (as i noticed before) is not a sprinter but what it lacks in speed it more then makes up in bushiness, and i'm sure it will be a monster in a year or two.
Loniceras and Jasmine had a slow start but are putting some growth
So far everything is copping with the wind (note that we lack the huge summer wind storms this year. it was windy for a few days but nothing like usual august storms (i fear they are just late...)
Campsis was the only one damaged by wind. Several pinnate branches that where close to the pergola post where defoliated during one storm and some tips damaged.
Campsis in 5mph wind gusts
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7w74ze
Parthenocissus in 5mph wind gusts
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7w74zg
Wisteria in 5mph wind gusts
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7w74zh
Wisteria, Parthenocissus and Hosta just got some minor wind burn.
--------------
What i'm having problems with are tomatoes, and mint (since today i dont have potato problems any more
I think that they suffer from some BLIGHT? (both came from same nursery and spent summer side by side) but potatoes i planted in a bag beside the tomatoes where killed in less than a month It started when they where about 4 weeks and started to touch tomato leaves! older leaves die first but from what i can see it doesn't affect new growth, stems or fruit. They appear to be better during night. Can it be WILT? (also?)
in mint (Mojito mint) it affects just some leaves, and when i remove those it doesn't appear to come back
What is this?
(is it same on both plants, or they are multiple conditions?)
Should i microwave the soil from these pots before reusing it? (soil is precious commodity this high up
Can perlite and vermiculite be safety microwaved?
Or should i just forget about it and throw everything away.
Or am I overreacting and i should just plant different crop in it come next spring?
Also i might have made a terrible mistake
I made some home made pest control spray from tomato leaves and neem oil early in season and sprayed it all over. If its blight or wilt did i spread it all over by using leaves this way??
Meanwhile in the garden
We had our first (and only) rose this year
Morning glory did its thing late in season
After having a single flower for almost 3 weeks and treatment with PK Hosta just exploded with almost two dozen flowering stems
Kalachoe is still in flower
so are bird-bills and purple hearts
Pepermint is in second flower (not affected by what ever is attacking mojito mints)
Sedums started to open
Oxalis is beautiful as always (and doesn't mind almost full sun or wind on its summer vacation!)
Arrowhead from this years cuttings
And our version of "Wild border" made of few pots with all weeds, grasses and self seeders that didn't have their place elsewhere
and the living things it hosts...
these black "shield bugs" appear few weeks ago om my chillies i have never seen them before!? Are they pests?
Thanks in advance for your advice
have a nice Autumn
B.
In September update I forgot to mention that I have installed a drip system in almost all of the pots. So far its fully manual(Just gotta remember to turn it off
As for recent projects go its basically preparation for winter
Autumn Project No.1
I used frame from old kids play house and lexan sheets to make a sort of cold frame.
Some less tender plants will find it a home for the winter. Im lucky that we dont have a problem with truly tender plants since they will go to the unheated staircase that has south facing wall fully made of glass. So this frame is mainly for spring propagation.
Autumn Project No.2
I made a new "bed" for succulents
AKA "Kitchen Garden"
Upper level (that is partialy exposed to the rain)is draining into pots on the lower
+Autumn Planting Projects
For spring i planted my first "Lasagna" (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths)
...My younger boy was so disappointed when he found out what kind of lasagna i was making
also added white and yellow bearded irises to complement a bunch of blue that i had from before
For summer color i planted some perennials (plan is for them to continue after hemerocallis had finished)
Heliopsis helianthoides "Tuscan sun"
Monarda *a red one
Campanula *a tall multiple blue one
Divided Hosta, Amaryllis & Geranium-Macrorrizium,
Meanwhile in the garden
Purple heart is still going strong
So is Oxalis
Parthenocissus quinquefolia had started turning red
Morning glory obviously lost both its watch and also a calendar...
Bees cant have enough of Sedum flowers
tree yucca is preparing to go back inside
Ivy cuttings are all sprouting new growth
Sage is also getting ready for winter vacation
Yucca is shedding
Robinia pseudoacacia foliage
some more Sempervivum
Cheers. Tui.