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Location: Cheshire ,England
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 464
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Sue
Your Clematis Montana is gorgeous-how old is it?
Ive a few clematis,but none are as early as the Montana
I grow potatoes in tubs,
Tumbler tomatoes in hanging baskets,dead easy -loads of little tomatoes
trailing begonias in pots and baskets-really gorgeous and carry on till the first frosts,
sweet peas up a spirally metal thing-didnt have much success last year,but was told to pinch out the growing tips and to give lots of feed-so Ive been pinching and giving them the leftovers from our tea-not sure if thats the right feed-but if its good enough for us-it should be good enough for them
also nasturtiums-will grow anywhere and need NO care-apart from checking for black fly,will self seed like mad
tried peas this year for the first time
violas
trailing giant fuschias
mint-could eat it with nearly anything
yellow poppies-again I planted 1 and it self seeded everywhere-lovely happy flowers which cheer me up when Im down
When we moved in here O.H did all kinds in the back garden
but we had a side garden at the back too which was like a jungle-(the window cleaner used to ask if he could put his ladder in it as no one would ever find it-honestly thats the truth)
There were weeds like something out of Jack and and the Beanstalk and when O.H was pestered to do something to sort it -he would dig a few things up and have a bonfire!
When I retired from teaching-some of the vast amount(NOT) I received I spent on the side garden
built a little pond,pergola and stuff.
O.H now cuts the grass ,cant do weeding-as he says he doesnt know a plant from a weed,doesnt do digging-bad back,so I do most of it and it keeps me sane-well a bit sane,
Our cats come out supervised as 1 is a real Houdini,our dementia dog wanders round looking for something he has lost-but he cant remember what it is
and our other dog Lulu who we lost at the end of January is buried there,along with 2 other dogs 2 cats ,a few hamsters and some mice.
Excuse the rambling post-just love talking about gardening -its so rewarding and its lovely to sit in the garden and see all the things you planted growing so well -or just withering away as some of mine have
Maureen