It's years old @Sheps, and held up with a tree stake. I'm not sure how much longer it will keep going, this is the best it's been for a while so maybe this is its swansong.
I always buy my tulips from Peter Nyssen, and make sure that they're planted really deeply. One tip l use is to plant the flatter side of the bulbs all facing towards the outside of the pot. Apparently this means that all the leaves are facing the same way so that it looks neater. Some pots overwinter in the greenhouse or are tucked away against a wall, but obviously the big pot has to take its chances. The other secret is good drainage, l always mix a bit of grit in with the compost.
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The pink flower is an aquilegia, l have a few scattered around the garden but l don't recall sowing them.
@AnniD your Ceanothus looks great , as do all the others I see on my travels, my 4 have been ruined by moth caterpillars eating the growing tips.
What a striking contrast with the Ceanothus and Photinia Anni, absolutely beautiful.
I always buy my tulips from Peter Nyssen, and make sure that they're planted really deeply. One tip l use is to plant the flatter side of the bulbs all facing towards the outside of the pot. Apparently this means that all the leaves are facing the same way so that it looks neater.
Some pots overwinter in the greenhouse or are tucked away against a wall, but obviously the big pot has to take its chances. The other secret is good drainage, l always mix a bit of grit in with the compost.
This is their second year after splitting and moving them. They smell divine!