A really good geranium if you’re after one is ‘Elworthy Eyecatcher’. I got that new last year in a 9cm pot, and it flowered all year. Right up to Christmas. Very pretty flowers. Looking forward to seeing how it does this year.
I also got Russel Pritchard but that got some sort of dieback. Growing again now though, so didn’t lose it.
I've just planted some Patricia at the front and am keen to see if I can stand the pink and if the bees like it. It should be fairly compacy and not sprawly. If not, it's coming out and possibly a Buff Beauty going in.
Same as Omori. I give them some space in the first year or if I'm giving them some special favour but for the most part I like the garden to have a full look (or somewhat stuffed in summer)😁
There are better examples of BB on here than mine @Fire but I will post some pics of my youngster this year. This is its second year in the ground and I'm hoping I can get it to flop gracefully over my front railings in time.
Warming up a bit out there, rather nice today.... hope you're all enjoying those handbooks.. I would rather have seen more photos of their new roses though..
I’m not a very good rose mother. I tend to underplant everything and let them work it out amongst themselves. Yes including geraniums 🤭
Well then I was an awful father to Vanessa Bell last year! First butchered her roots when I went to move her at the wrong time of year, and then left her to get swamped.
She's looking ok now though. I'll do better this year. Give her a bit of room.
Although I have already knocked one of her new shoots off by accident!
Spent yesterday evening and lunch/evening today painting this one panel so I can fit the wires and plant mary delany this weekend 😆
Weather is now not looking good for painting the rest this weekend, which is really annoying. Also think I’m going to invest in a paint sprayer because painting it by hand is a miserably long job!!
Don't lose heart @zu@zugenie think how good it will look when complete I am going through the same painting replacement fence panels that I lost to the storm couple of weeks ago. I'm not a particularly quick worker but using a well loaded 4" brush, I have completed one coat on 4 x 3' panels in 3 hrs. Keep at it.
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I also got Russel Pritchard but that got some sort of dieback. Growing again now though, so didn’t lose it.
There are better examples of BB on here than mine @Fire but I will post some pics of my youngster this year. This is its second year in the ground and I'm hoping I can get it to flop gracefully over my front railings in time.
Veronica 'Georgia Blue'.. always first sign of Spring for me..
She's looking ok now though. I'll do better this year. Give her a bit of room.
Although I have already knocked one of her new shoots off by accident!
I am going through the same painting replacement fence panels that I lost to the storm couple of weeks ago.
I'm not a particularly quick worker but using a well loaded 4" brush, I have completed one coat on 4 x 3' panels in 3 hrs.
Keep at it.