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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Well with the sun shining, I have been busy cutting down some old barrels and planting some of them up.
Not really being a plant expert, I have decided to put this out to the font.of all knowledge, the fab lounge forumites.
So best plants to out in them, no Latin names please  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I can grow herbs.
Pretty much only herbs.
Today I have been planting up the new garden (with the help of No. 1 Chap in case he sees this and sulks). I have no idea about flowery things. My philosophy is; put the green shiz in the brown shiz, water it and see what happens.
However, my herbs are looking and tasting glorious (I may have been a Hedge Witch in a past life). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fuchsias
Lobellia
Marigolds
Petunias
Geraniums"
Yup
All these are good, and cheap and easy to grow
Marigolds tend to be slug and snail dinner though
You best do it a bit sharpish OP, bedding plants dont tend to grow much in November! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Depending on the width of the barrels, why not put some canes in the centre and grow some sweet peas? Or runner beans.
Then around the edges, trailing lobelia and/or surfinia with geranium in between the canes and the edge. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The best my garden ever looked is when I went out bought the bedding plants I liked the sound of or looked nice. I planted them without a second thought of what height they'd grow too and the end result was gorgeous.
Each time I tried to do something planned it looked rubbish. I've given up for the time being as we've had an on going battle with bind, and the bind is currently winning.
Ginger |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Verbena...grows to about a meter, lovely purplish flowers, insects love them. Won't take as much looking after as traditional beding plants and will look slightly quirkier.
Heleniums and echinacia (cone flowers) are nice too, not sure how high maintenance they are though.
Talk to someone at your local garden centre tell them you want plants that are low maintenance, will attract butterflies and insects and aren't to thirsty, you don't want to spend all your spare time watering, wastes time and water
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