Yes, I put some small allium in the same pot last year and this, and they seem to be fine. Who knows. I would order some more of those crocus though. They are very lovely
@Fire, could mice have taken your Creme Eggs? I had some taken from pots in the greenhouse once but found them sprouting deep inside a bag of MPC with a tell-tale hole chewed in the side....
Thank you, @newbie77. I’m hoping it will prove useful.
Pots are such a major part of gardening and there are so many ways in which they can be used. I find that I observe and appreciate better plants that are in pots. Maybe it’s because they need a bit more care and I get to know them better that way. Sometimes it’s because I can have a plant that might be lost in the border on the table next to me and no matter what I’m working on I can rest my eyes on it for a couple of minutes.
Yes this is very inspiring. I used pots extensively in my previous house but I was not creative with them. Each pot had just one kind of plant. Pots were like replacement of a border on paved area. In a lot of photos I even avoided capturing pot. I want to learn how to create good combinations.
That’s very impressive. Those roses are absolutely beautiful! It’s like a whole rose hedge in pots. Most of the times single varieties in one pot are the most effective. Mixed containers are wonderful, but there are a lot of things to consider and they sometimes don’t look at their best for long.
I haven't done it for a while, but a large container with nothing but trailing lobelia looks amazing. You have to be careful that the middle doesn't get midew, though. I think not putting one in the middle solves the problem.
Dahlias work for me in pots. This year I am going to try my first tree dahlias, started in pots then risking in the ground.
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A various dahlias in pots: before
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After: mostly Bishop of Llanduff showing here. The big green Rip City in the middle kicks in later in the year. Some sunflowers there in pots too. I use pots mostly to avoid mollusc decimation. It's easier to protect plants there than in the open ground or planters. They are, what I call, "chatty plants" in that they let us know very fast if they are unhappy. Like sunflowers, when the start feeling dry, they tell you immediately by flopping. After watering, they perk up within hours. I like to know where I am with a plant.
I like the BoLL here pinging off the Barkarole roses at the back. I have the same shade of red overhead growing on the arch. I experiment with various other dahlias but BoLL is most successful for the height, colour, foliage, stem length and attraction to bees. I think I could settle for just that one dahlia and be happy. I'm trying about five new types this year but am already kind of regretting give up the space and the pots to the new trials.
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I had some taken from pots in the greenhouse once but found them sprouting deep inside a bag of MPC with a tell-tale hole chewed in the side....
Pots are such a major part of gardening and there are so many ways in which they can be used. I find that I observe and appreciate better plants that are in pots. Maybe it’s because they need a bit more care and I get to know them better that way. Sometimes it’s because I can have a plant that might be lost in the border on the table next to me and no matter what I’m working on I can rest my eyes on it for a couple of minutes.
Clematis in pot
Jasmine
Zinnias