Long Purple Flowering
Lovely long flowering perennial. Repeat flowering from late Spring until late Autumn. Very vigorous.
Foxglove
Scottish Borders
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
Lovely long flowering perennial. Repeat flowering from late Spring until late Autumn. Very vigorous.
Foxglove
Scottish Borders
Great plant that I have come back to many times for its reliability and long flowering. Love it.
Red
Brighton
One of my favourite plants, scrambles everywhere filling up gaps, and hiding bare stems of roses. Always smothered in bees, can be easily dug up and replanted too
Rita_Sackville_West
Se
Bought 3 of these last year. They didn't do much last year, staying small, but this year they have bulked out and have flowered continuously. They look great and need no maintenance.
Chrissie
London
Flowering stems trail and grow up adjacent plant stunning geranium
JC
South West England
This is a wonderful plant .....only two drawbacks.....it spreads over anything and everything in the near vicinity. Best way to manage it is to use it is to plant it 18" back from anything else and allow it to fall forward (which it'll do happily) so it looks like a really quite tidy 2 ft deep 'blanket' of blue flowers . Other drawback is of course every knows exactly what it is! :D ... but so what!
kewgardener
Marlborough
It is hardy, beautiful and amazing ground cover with months of flowering. I am using it on its own as I am old and cannot manage my roses anymore.
Mert
Kent
Really long flowering, low maintenance, grows in many situations, good ground cover. I under planted rosa Olivia Austin with this geranium. Highly recommend!
Jessie
Leicester
Purchased this last season and it performed really well. I now have a nice clump in a fairly sunny raised border. In my case, just the right plant in the right place.
Keith Greenfingers
Kent
All plants were really healthy
BenGavira
Sleaford
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Kim
The clipped spheres are box (Buxus sempervirens). The plant on the far side could be Lonicera henryi and other plants look like Cosmos bipinnatus and the larger leaved plants - possibly Nicotiana sylvestris
Andy
Whitebeam
Being herbaceous perennials, these plants do die back to below ground level each year, but will then put on new growth each spring. This is a natural part of the plants life cycle, and many people prefer to plant them when they are dormant as the plant will then focus its energy on producing root growth rather than top growth - and this will ultimately result in more vigorous plants. As for the chippings, this is a mulch, that not only reduces weed growth, but also helps retain moisture in the compost.
Helen
Casa W.
I suspect the plants you purchased were in 9cm pots, so these will be a year or so old (ie much more mature than plug plants). These are fully hardy, so they should be planted straight out in the garden as soon as possible - provided the ground is not frozen or waterloggged.
Helen
Country bumpkin
Hello, It's a type of achillea - possibly 'Credo', or the lower-growing 'Moonshine' - please see links below. 'Credo' https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/achillea-credo/classid.2000019304/ 'Moonshine' https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/achillea-moonshine/classid.161/
Helen
Judy
Hello, My 'Rozannes' are not doing as well this year either, but I put this down to the fact that I did not apply any organic matter around them in spring, and they have often had to make do without water for long periods (and it has been dry!). The other reason your geranium may not be flowering as well is if the plants overhead have grown and are casting more shade as the geraniums will flower best in a sunny spot.
Helen
e moran
Hello Galia, All of the taller shrubs you mentioned for the semi-circular bed will get quite large, but their growth will be restricted (both in height and spread) if they are kept in a pot where their roots are restricted. For groundcover you could opt for any of the following:- Bergenia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.bergenia/ Helleborus http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.helleborus/ Heuchera http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.heuchera/ Epimedium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.epimedium/ Geranium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.geranium/ Erica http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.erica/ As for the bamboos, even the most well behaved one (Fargesia murieliae) will spread to around 1.5m across so you should keep this in mind when planting it in such a confined space. Perhaps a better option would be one of our hedging plants, which can be cut back hard against the wall. Taxus http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/trees/hedging/conifer/bigger-trees/best-in-very-large-gardens-parks/taxus-baccata-/classid.6230/ or Ligustrum http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/ligustrum-ovalifolium-/classid.4093/ would be good options. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Pamela Spiers
Hello Pamela, You can do the herbaceous perennials anytime between now and spring, but the Caryopteris and Lavenders should be tackled in spring. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Hi Helen, Thank you for your helpful information. The snow made the decision for me, it has lain for 4 weeks now. Kind Regards Pamela
Pamela Spiers
Guy Smith
Hello Guy, The following plants would be suitable for your pots. Forget-me-not (Myosotis species) Bellflowers (Campanula species) Cranesbill (Geranium species) Dahlia - single-flowered species and cultivars Hellebores (Helleborus species) Japanese anemone (Anemone ?? hybrida) Fritillaries (Fritillaria species) Grape hyacinth (Muscari species) Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Box (Buxus sempervirens) Christmas box (Sarcococca species) I hope this helps, Helen Plant Doctor
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