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Is there any saving these plants?
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Hi gravel lady here, I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer.
I felt very proud of what I managed to achieve with my garden / gravel area this year, even though plants wasn’t part of my original plan I throughly enjoyed jumping into growing things. 😊 I got quite ill 4 weeks ago and my garden suddenly became neglected and I am playing catch-up this weekend. I have lost a few plants to either not watering or summer coming to an end.
My favourite photos from my garden this summer ❤️ I have been battling with a squirrel who I have a love and hate relationship with 🤣 he’s super cute and I love animals.. (and bugs) but boy does he cause some destruction in my garden digging everything up and throwing soil all over my pebbles as well as decapitated all my sunflowers in pots and ate the whole flower heads 🙈 I still love him though.. last week I got a video of him carrying babies from roof to my tree , 4 all together 🥰
Anyway I’ve gone off topic.. to get to the point 3 things in my garden look dead but I’m not sure if I can save them? Any help much appreciated
Anyway I’ve gone off topic.. to get to the point 3 things in my garden look dead but I’m not sure if I can save them? Any help much appreciated
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im not sure which way your garden faces but in the photo of the plants with the stone owl it looks to be in full sun. I think the plant in the middle is a Japanese Acer which requires a semi shady area. It looks as if it’s been “ burnt” by the sun and perhaps by circumstances it was dry at the roots. It looks like it needs a larger pot ( hard to see) and a shadier position, buds for next year showing though. Similarly the dark leaved plants either side in the troughs look to be begonia semperflorens ( sorry about spelling) they too like a semi shaded position. The dried bits look to be old flowers, I don’t know if they last over winter as I haven’t grown them for ages.
You could give them a liquid seaweed feed, but I wouldn't do that after the end of this month.
Also don't forget that we're now heading into autumn. What looked great in June will (at best) look great in a different way in September. Or it may have done it's thing for this year and be looking to rest up for the next few months.
But a lot will depend on your health. Sometimes the garden needs to take a back seat for a while and the tree can be repotted at almost any time. Your garden looked great this summer and Some of your plants might overwinter if you can find a sheltered spot or take them indoors (looks like you have begonias and salvias there). You could also try doing some cuttings to increase your stock and as an insurance policy against winter losses.
Good luck and hope you're on the road to recovery. Remember the garden will always be there and plants are often tougher than we give them credit for and can withstand quite a lot of neglect🙂
I hope your family are enjoying the space.
The plant in your first photo could be a salvia, leaves smell nice. It may need a bigger pot, I would tip it out and see if the roots are going round and round and if so pot on.
I am so pleased you have been back with an update. Suze