@JAYJARDIN - are all your potted plants small then? I was assuming [wrongly!] that they were bigger. They'll be best given some basic protection for the winter, but it depends on what they are and how they've been kept so far. If they're filling the pots, you can move them into slightly bigger ones, even though they may not be doing much growing now. I can leave small pots out through winter, either tucked in against a wall, or even in among other shrubs, but I don't grow much that needs help in cold weather. Those that do are brought inside. As @GardenerSuze says, the winters have been milder in most areas, but it doesn't mean that this one will be like that - the winter a couple of years ago was normal here, with temps below minus ten and and plenty of spells below minus five. Rough, wet, cold is also difficult for small plants. I have some small plants [ 2 and 3 inch pots] under my bench for winter, and the bench is now against the house wall, rather than in a more open site, so there's good protection.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Suze, all the pots (which as bede rightly says are mine) are lined inside with black compost bags and then bubble wrapped double on the outside. Hopefully it won't get too frozen outside here as I have moved to Devon from further North and I have placed the pots in the most sheltered spot I can find so they have a fence on 3 sides so that should keep the chill off them a little. Let's hope for another mild Winter. The only difficulty I can see is separating all their roots in the Spring !
I'll be back with some more to ID when I have taken more photos !
Hi Fairygirl You are 100% right, the pots are quite large and have about 3 different plants in each of them, the plants seem very happy and had flowers in the summer and I have kept them watered and fed ! Here's hoping they survive the Winter though luckily here in Devon it shouldn't get down to minus 10 degrees. I don't envy that at all.
The second plant to identify in this thread now has some small white flowers-they are tiny- see photo. It does now look like some sort of Erica though the flowers don't look like any Erica I have owned previously!
I have never heard of Diosma @robairdmacraignil I can see what you are saying. I guess it isn't hardy? The flowers don't really look like an Erica I agree. Not sure it would survive this far north? There are so many tresures in this garden anything is possible.
Just looked on line the Diosma seems to be five petalled?
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Mystery plant does have 5 petals..see first pic above. Sorry cannot add trimmed pic. Agree with robairdmacraignil ..with Golden foliage Diosma ericoides Sunset Gold.does looks a good match
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I can leave small pots out through winter, either tucked in against a wall, or even in among other shrubs, but I don't grow much that needs help in cold weather. Those that do are brought inside. As @GardenerSuze says, the winters have been milder in most areas, but it doesn't mean that this one will be like that - the winter a couple of years ago was normal here, with temps below minus ten and and plenty of spells below minus five. Rough, wet, cold is also difficult for small plants.
I have some small plants [ 2 and 3 inch pots] under my bench for winter, and the bench is now against the house wall, rather than in a more open site, so there's good protection.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Suze, all the pots (which as bede rightly says are mine) are lined inside with black compost bags and then bubble wrapped double on the outside. Hopefully it won't get too frozen outside here as I have moved to Devon from further North and I have placed the pots in the most sheltered spot I can find so they have a fence on 3 sides so that should keep the chill off them a little. Let's hope for another mild Winter. The only difficulty I can see is separating all their roots in the Spring !
I'll be back with some more to ID when I have taken more photos !
You are 100% right, the pots are quite large and have about 3 different plants in each of them, the plants seem very happy and had flowers in the summer and I have kept them watered and fed ! Here's hoping they survive the Winter though luckily here in Devon it shouldn't get down to minus 10 degrees. I don't envy that at all.
Just looked on line the Diosma seems to be five petalled?
Mystery plant does have 5 petals..see first pic above.Sorry cannot add trimmed pic.
Agree with robairdmacraignil ..with Golden foliage Diosma ericoides Sunset Gold.does looks a good match
Great to find out new things.