Further Update on ball planter

yes getting there richard, i would stain the pole to or paint, im sure this is going to look great when all planted up ;o)

it is getting there. once the plants get their roots down they will be off like a shot.

you come up with some great ideas Richard

I will paint the pole Sandra. I have varnished it with clear varnish but it is not looking so good at the moment :-)

Thanks Sbg I am waiting for a few more plants to get bigger in the greenhouse to use :-)
Thanks Irish the old kitchen door on the side will be cut down for use as a cold frame when I get time :-)

It's a great idea. I think it will look good when planted up and finished off :o)

Thanks Hywel It should look good -hopefully :-)

I like your tiles and will look forward to seeing the finishing product well done with great Idea.

Looking forward to see it finished.

Thank you sixpence and Clarice -I am getting there ...lol :-)

A ball of Pansies should look very good, Richard. Will all the Pansies be of the same colour?

Impatients as well would look good, I have noticed every man choses this plant lol.

I have different coloured pansies and some purple ones also Balcony. I will put some trailing lobelia, allysum and whatever I have growing in the greenhouse (apart from the tomatoes...lol).
I have one impatiens plant that I overwintered Sixpence I may put that in there too....lol :-)

Lol it is true, over the years each time I have watched men chose plants Impatiens has been the one they have chosen, at every garden centre B&Q, nurseries etc they all chose Impatiens.

I had a large basket of red impatiens last year Sixpence and just managed to save one after we had an early frost. So I have kept it indoors :-)

No surprise really, 6d, as Busy Lizzies make really excellent plants for something like a ball of flowers. I have two wall pouches that I fill up every year with them & they give a magnificent display from June to December! See my pictures for photos of my wall pouches full of Busy Lizzies!

I've grown them in my hanging baskets & in my planters where they flower from very small till the frosts kill them in December.

Richard, I have two Impatiens that have overwintered indoors from the plugs I bought last year. I find they seed all over the place & come up like weeds in the most unexpected places! But I transplant some & others I leave to get on with it wherever they grow. :-)

I didn't know that the impatiens seeded themselves as well as that Balcony. I know that many 'bits' fall off them and usually make a mess. I will take a look at your pics now :-)

They can be very prolific seeders - a very pretty "weed"! I find them springing up in pots all the time. I rarely get rid of them & more often than not I transplant them else where.

I hope I find some more springing up Balcony I had a load of them last year. :-)

Grow them from cutting then - as easy as falling over!

OK I will do Balcony :-)

Clever use of recycling!! :~))

Thanks Flori glad you like it :-)

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Richard, I put some cutting of Busy Lizzies in a jar of water yesterday. In a few weeks I'll have some new plants!

Thanks Balcony I will try that myself now that you have told me :-)