Pink and white lilies bought in flower last year and left over winter in their pots have just finished. Superb display. See 28 Jul 19.
All my lilies do much better in pots. The fresh bulbs and bulbs from my pots that I planted in my beds haven’t been good.
No sign of lily beetle yet.
A total of 6 bulbs from Harts planted in two pots in February. Very good. Strong scent. Entirely self-supporting so far.
I sometimes think I’ve got too many pots, but they’re a good use of a small space.
The cistus is surprisingly good, although only interesting for a short time.
The irises are very good, and can be moved out of the way when they’re over. How good will they be next year if I leave them in their pots?
I’ve fed these pots with tomato fertiliser. When the foliage has died down I could
I haven’t got room to just leave them where they are.
This is the first year I’ve tried narcissi with alpines. Will I need to lift the bulbs? ‘Dutch Master’, ‘Kinglet’, and ‘Jetfire’ were planted on their own. It’ll be interesting to see how quickly the foliage disappears in the pots with alpines. ‘Jetfire’ is already over, and the pot moved out of the way.
Very nice. I may leave them in their pots when the foliage has died down, or possibly lift the bulbs and store them in the garage. I ought to try some pale pink Camassia leichtlinii in pots
17 Apr 19
These tulips in pots with alpines work brilliantly. The ones flowering for the third time are still looking good, but presumably I’ll have to replace them eventually. ‘Monte Carlo’ is going over a bit, but still good. ‘Red Riding Hood’ hasn’t started yet.
I like the much-maligned ‘Dutch Master’, even though it is so common. It’s rather too big for a pot, but brilliant coming through the new growth of the thalictrum. Hopefully it’ll do the same thing next year.
Smaller ‘Jetfire’ works better in a pot. I don’t know what I’ll do with the pot-grown bulbs when they’ve finished. By the time the foliage has died down there’ll be nowhere to put them.
The symphytum, tulip and skimmia were all in the garden when I arrived, but I moved the skimmia – from a pot, I think.
The fritillaries have done much better in a pot than in a border at the back. This is the third year they’ve flowered in the same pot without any attention.
It was a wrench to cut back the epimedium leaves because they were gorgeous, but it does show off the flowers nicely.
The bellis was surplus from Dyffryn. Dame Edna would be proud.
5 Apr: the clematis is still going strong. It’s been flowering for about a month. I’m looking forward to it covering more of the rather ugly fence.
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