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Succulents in shell for Annella....


Succulents in shell for Annella....

Our shell is very old so it looks a little care worn...



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Very lovely...and is that a little Lewisia as well I can see behind?

11 Jun, 2011

 

Karen we do grow several Lewisias, OH has grown them for many years one of his favourite plants.

11 Jun, 2011

 

Aren't they so pretty? and they flower for a long time too! Great value!

11 Jun, 2011

 

That is soooo lovely, I wish I could find a bigger one

14 Jun, 2011

 

I bet you will eventually Annie.

14 Jun, 2011

 

Oh, nice! how much soil did you actually use? I usually worry about crowding plants too closely or in not enough soil, which is my pots end up too big and with only one plant in!

5 Jul, 2011

 

...yes, I do that too Fran...either that, or the extreme opposite! I can never make my mind up which is the lesser of two evils! :)

5 Jul, 2011

 

lol I shoved my petunias in at about 14 per trough, mainly in the hope that the less soil that was exposed, the less likely it was to be dug up! But now I'm wondering whether I should spread them out a bit.

5 Jul, 2011

 

Well that's the great thing about annuals isn't it...they are usually fairly easy to move if need be! Go on, spread em out, give em room to breathe! You'll not regret it! :))

5 Jul, 2011

 

lol thanks. anther "thin to do" to add to the list :)

5 Jul, 2011

 

And do it while the weather is damp, less likely to lose them.....

5 Jul, 2011

 

Still looking for a shell like pot Dotty!

5 Jul, 2011

 

oh, right, thanks, Dottydaisy. lot if current weather keeps up, that won't be difficult

5 Jul, 2011

 

Saves a lot of watering Fran. I moved a hydrangea that was suffering from the drought tonight.

5 Jul, 2011

 

I've put all my self-watering planters that aren't yet used out to catch as much rainwater as possible - it started raining about ten minues after I'd watered the plants around 7.30 pm, and it's now 1250 "tomorrow" and it's still coming down.

5 Jul, 2011

 

It has turned in to April here with a touch of March winds, crazy weather.....welcome rain though.

6 Jul, 2011

 

nods, so long as it's not taken to excessive levels! i have some plants in a tray, on gravel; when I looked after about a week of rain, they were standing in about two inches of water, called for some quick baling out.

I put wicks in the bottom of all pots, and am trying to work a system where they can all get as much water as they need without being drowned; not quite got it right yet.

6 Jul, 2011

 

How clever of you.......still tipping it down.

6 Jul, 2011



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