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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2007 15:56:36 GMT
I'll start by saying mine are good old fashioned busy lizzies. I'm a real sucker for them and gladly fill up as many spare pots each year as I can...
What's yours?
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Post by Weeterrier on Aug 22, 2007 17:23:24 GMT
I like Fuchsias. I think they are shown off to advantage in a container. Of course, I like the advantage of being able to overwinter them, rather than having to buy or grow new things every year. I'd rather use my money on plants for my borders.
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Post by isabella on Aug 22, 2007 17:30:22 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Aug 23, 2007 16:02:47 GMT
i have astilbe in pots they look good,
i have to split them every year so they obviously like it there.
i also have fuscias, and dhalias, and pelagoniums and oxalis.
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Post by Tig on Aug 23, 2007 22:59:32 GMT
Fatsia Japonica - in a big pot! Stunning!!!  Anyone know how I can get it out when it out-grows the pot? Tig |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2007 19:52:54 GMT
I grow my insectivorous plants in a pot with no hole in it, they love it & I can move them around a bit.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Aug 26, 2007 17:37:36 GMT
I have 2 reasons why I love using containers in the garden..so that I can move them about and so that I can oik anything tender under cover in the winter ;D I do havea few with flowers in...lantana, cosmos (polidor) and osteospermum in one, heliotrope, platycodon, french marigolds and lobelia in a big one in the front garden.... I keep my tree fern and most of the bananas in pots (altho I have a musa basjoo and a sikkimensis in the border) This year we have 2 papyrus plants in big plastic pots sitting in deep trays of rain water....growing like weeds they are!...also have lilies, echium webbii, alocasia, bay, and several other herbs in terracotta pots.... There's also an old Belfast sink planted up with several different varieties of thyme.... I think I'm addicted.....  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Aug 30, 2007 5:39:03 GMT
I waited for mine to get really dry Tig and then heaved it out - its in the garden now - much better and hoping it will get really big I have most of my clems in containers and they do really well - due to having clay soil  |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 4, 2007 9:27:36 GMT
As Cheery says, the nice thing about containers is that you can move them around, and I often move my containers to fill the odd gap in the beds. I too have many clematis in containers and find they do really well as long as they get a bit of TLC. I think the best container in my garden though is my water garden - it's got some nice plants and looks really lovely surrounded by more pots! I wish the waterlily would flower though |
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 5, 2007 16:04:45 GMT
I truly don't have a favourite but have got lots of plants in containers, from Agapanthus, Clems, Roses, Lavendar, Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Bamboo, Fushias, Geraniums, Hydrangia, Various Primroses, Lillies, Penstemons, Ferns, Hostas, Eucomis, Flame Bush, Daffs, Tulips etc etc. Just like CPB and P I move them around depending on time of year and how they look. Lillies are always around a seating area so you can really take in the perfume, they go away over winter in a sheltered spot though with the other potted bulbs.
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Post by Ruthie on Sept 26, 2007 19:37:48 GMT
My favourite container plant ever is the Acer (Palmatum) in variety. They grow so well in containers of ericaceous compost and don't mind you forgetting to feed them as long as you water them regularly. My second favourite is Lilies, loads of varieties, which I grow in pots so 1, The dog doesn't damage the new shoots on his rampages through my borders and 2, so that they can be moved into position when flowering and put back near the compost heap when they've finished. Only problem is LILY BEETLE HAS ARRIVED IN NORFOLK!!!  |
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Post by jean on Sept 26, 2007 20:47:54 GMT
Mine are the gunnera that are planted in old metal dustbins, I know that I am torturing them to death but as long as they keep going there they will stay ;D
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