The clematis was planted spring 2012. It is now at the top of a wooden arch. I, amazingly, have found it easy to grow, and in winter just cut it down to near ground. the flowers are very small and loads of them. It has suffered a bit in the heat but so have alot of plants.
Verdun, it all depends if it does flower, must say though it went into ground a bit late, Matbe just have some of your cake.
Veronica purple sensation, Lucifer and the sea hollies are looking pretty good at the moment. Geum Totally Tangerine still flowering its little socks off.
So many of you do well with clematis, I tried last year & struggled so much with it. Any top tips to share I might try again next year. They do look great, when I see them I'm reminded how nice they are.
Zombie, the HH is about 4 or 5 years old. It's grown as a group 3 so each stem is cut back hard to a pair of buds about a foot above the soil in early spring, so all of the growth you see there is from this year. Calling it vigorous is an understatement! The planting hole was well prepared though - a foot square by 3 feet deep filled with partially rotted home-made compost with the clematis being planted 6 inches lower than in its original pot. Top-dressed each spring with potato fertiliser (virtually the same formulation as specialist clematis food but a fraction of the price.)
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I do like it Bob looks like it has an extra white flower on the inside, Great advice, I will bring my notepad inside tomorrow and make some notes. I would like to try again with them.
I guess the stars in my garden at the moment are the plants we brought with us when we moved in early June. A couple of them have been transplanted into the garden (to be replaced by new plants in the containers ) but this area is just outside the back door and makes me smile each time I look out at it through the kitchen window, or go out the back door
p.s. the cat is not real. The dog is.
In my old garden I had a "thing" about plants with purple of silver foliage. So when I discovered heucheras about 10 years ago I ended up with quite a few! My favourite of the current colourful display is this one (can't remember which one it is tho, and labels are long gone...)
Very nice collection of pots catsmother. Is there a real cat in your home? I was took by a Heucherella the other day I had managed to walk past it, but soon walked back and picked it up. So It came home with me.
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The clematis was planted spring 2012. It is now at the top of a wooden arch. I, amazingly, have found it easy to grow, and in winter just cut it down to near ground. the flowers are very small and loads of them. It has suffered a bit in the heat but so have alot of plants.
Verdun, it all depends if it does flower, must say though it went into ground a bit late, Matbe just have some of your cake.
Zombie- you have very sharp eyes! I'd taken another pic at same time. Here's what 'the spider' really is:
Ant! Or is it Dec....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Veronica purple sensation, Lucifer and the sea hollies are looking pretty good at the moment. Geum Totally Tangerine still flowering its little socks off.
So many of you do well with clematis, I tried last year & struggled so much with it. Any top tips to share I might try again next year. They do look great, when I see them I'm reminded how nice they are.
Zombie, the HH is about 4 or 5 years old. It's grown as a group 3 so each stem is cut back hard to a pair of buds about a foot above the soil in early spring, so all of the growth you see there is from this year. Calling it vigorous is an understatement! The planting hole was well prepared though - a foot square by 3 feet deep filled with partially rotted home-made compost with the clematis being planted 6 inches lower than in its original pot. Top-dressed each spring with potato fertiliser (virtually the same formulation as specialist clematis food but a fraction of the price.)
I do like it Bob looks like it has an extra white flower on the inside, Great advice, I will bring my notepad inside tomorrow and make some notes. I would like to try again with them.
I guess the stars in my garden at the moment are the plants we brought with us when we moved in early June. A couple of them have been transplanted into the garden (to be replaced by new plants in the containers
) but this area is just outside the back door and makes me smile each time I look out at it through the kitchen window, or go out the back door
p.s. the cat is not real. The dog is.
In my old garden I had a "thing" about plants with purple of silver foliage. So when I discovered heucheras about 10 years ago I ended up with quite a few! My favourite of the current colourful display is this one (can't remember which one it is tho, and labels are long gone...)
Very nice collection of pots catsmother. Is there a real cat in your home?
I was took by a Heucherella the other day I had managed to walk past it, but soon walked back and picked it up. So It came home with me.