merledogs Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I'm miles away from all the major supermarkets Though thinking about it - it's probably just as well. I would probably give Alex a good run for her money Marge - sounds like you're spoiled for choice I potted up five camellias yesterday - the others are going in the border. Some of the Camellias I bought had been bunched together in one pot (which the growers do sometimes to make the plant look more bushy). Three of them were like this, but all had separate stems, so I separated them and ended up with eight plants out of three That means I now have 12 Camellias and 11 Clematis to plant out, plus a Honeysuckle and a Ceanothus which I have no idea where to put. My Daphnes which I ordered a while ago arrived last week. They are only young plants but they look like they are about to bloom ... The two Bonsai trees I rescued recently both seem to be doing okay. The first one - a Chinese Elm - is growing happily and the other has little flower buds on it. I got told yesterday by the woman in Bents that I shouldn't repot them until after Mother's Day or they would die. I didn't tell her I already had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Looking good Alex, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) I went to B&Q today to buy lots of compost so all the potting and planting can begin. Too early to plant out the Clematis until at least April (in case we have more frosts) but I have already potted the five Camellias which I'm keeping in planters. There are seven more which are going in the border. Another baby red one may have jumped onto my trolley at B&Q I've put together the obelisk which I'm going to train the honeysuckle up, but don't know whether I'm going to put it in a pot or in the garden (and if so, where). I've just got to figure out what's going where now, keep changing my mind. I'm running out of space!!! Edited March 9, 2012 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 :laugh: Alex, I'm the same, but with seeds Space? what's that? may as well cram it all in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 That's why I was so delighted when I 'clicked' that I could have loads of climbers as well, cos they don't take up any floor space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) I've been gardening again. I dug up the roots of the yonks-old climbing rose next to the garage, then potted up various plants and had a shuffle round of others. This Skimmia Japonica Rubella was under the pergola with three of its friends. They are all doing well but this poor mite isn't - probably because when I pulled him up from the front garden, I left most of his roots behind. I've potted him up and given him a good dose of Seaweed feed with Iron which will hopefully green those leaves up a bit. Sarcococca confusa (sweet box). This gives off the most delicious scent all the way through Jan/Feb, hence I'll put it by the patio doors once it's had a summer full of sun to help it grow a bit bigger. Buddleja. Looks small at the moment by in a few months will be much bigger and flowering for the bees and butterflies. Ceanothus southmead (California lilac). This was one of the £1.79 plants I bought from Morrisons. It looks like it's got some buds coming through. Prunus laurocerasus (laurel). Young plant which I bought towards the end of last summer. I potted it up when I bought it and it's developed a good strong root system, so hoping for more top growth this year. It'll be used for screening once it's bigger. A table full of Camellias - eight of which are about to be planted out in borders. Daphne x transatlantica Eternal Fragrance - quite rare and extremely toxic (hence why they are raised). They have flower buds on as well. I've shuffled the plants on the drive so they are all up the sunny end. The bottom end, where some plants were, gets very little sun and I've had problems with a few of them getting fungal diseases through the wet conditions. This will be my portable hedge - should reach above fence height this year and give me some screening from neighbours (our lawns are raised so if they stand on theirs they can see into my kitchen). I like taking pics when they are young, then comparing year by year how much they've grown. Next job will be jet washing the drive - my least favourite job of the year Edited March 11, 2012 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I got home about 3.30 today, and it was a lovely sunny day, so I pottered about in the garden. Repotted a lilac with a very large, very heavy root ball. Planted two honeysuckles in a planter with an obelisk, planted some bulbs in a trough and gave all the containers a thoroughly good watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Have planted out five Clematis today. One in a planter and the others in strategic places around the garden. Ground was really soggy following heavy/persistent rain yesterday and overnight. I've only grown one Clematis previously in a planter where its growth was very restricted, so I'm hoping all those I've planted out are going to grow well. Edited March 18, 2012 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 That's all looking good Alex, will they flower at different times of the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I'm exhausted just reading about your efforts Alex. It all looks fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 That's all looking good Alex, will they flower at different times of the year? Most of my plants seem to be spring flowering, ie the Rhodos, Camellis, Wisteria and Lilac. The Clematis and Honeysuckle are all summer flowering (apart from one Clematis), some of the other stuff is Autumn and Winter flowering. I've tried to space the flowering periods out, but then I find myself obsessed with Rhodos and Camellias so mostly end up buying those I have bought three Camellias off Prince Charles today - he does have a fabulous selection Well not actually off Charles, but from his Duchy of Cornwall Nursery website Well they had an offer on, if you bought three then you got free delivery. I wish I lived closer so I could visit in person, but then maybe not because I'd be in there constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I seem to have picked up an Umbrellla tree from work as nobody was looking after it. It was actually two in the same pot so I've split them. As if I don't have enough outdoor plants to look after. Here are my two bonsai trees which I've recently bought and liberated into larger pots. They will get re-potted into larger planters every couple of years so that they can grow properly. They will have to stay a certain size though so that I can keep them inside in winter as cold weather would kill them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I've just pulled up 274 sycamore seedlings from my back garden in about 10 minutes. That's the third batch this week too - they grow like weeds! Never buy a house if your neighbour has a sycamore tree, they are the most unsuitable trees for the average garden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I know how you feel - my neighbour's sycamore overhangs my front garden, hence this time of year zillions of seedlings are all popping up and it feels like it's never ending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Alex I love those pots your bonsai trees are in. Are they real wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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