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Loving the shapes. Do you trim them?

It looks perfect..

The clematis on the house wall looks amazing Spritz.

Think I'd go for Champagne Moment, but what do they smell like?
For me, the scent would be the deciding factor.

Hi Spritzhenry, I'm sorry you've had such trouble with the vinca. My neighbours on one side have the purplish blue one, it's up on the bund hill, it has grown in that direction. So, we're fortunate. It looks good up there, hopefully, blocking out the bramble growth which can be prolific.
I'm sorry about your beautiful big box! We have several. I'm going to be keeping an eye open for these dratted moths then!

Lovely planted up pot. I have 2 Vincas, one in a pot, so under control & one against house wall,so no where to spread really. I agree they can be very rampant. I do like them though.

I finally dug out my vinca difformis as I found them too rampant. I still grow a couple of vinca minor, taking them back to one or two crowns in early spring

Not likely to be a problem in a pot on the balcony, Spritz! 😆

I didn't know they could be invasive! The flowers look lovely but I've never grown it myself.

Good to see you have joined us again, Spritz! Your pot looks really beautiful! It's shame what happened to you Box shrub, I suppose you won't be getting another one to take its place, will you? What have you planted in its place?

I saw the mauve Vinca sprawling through some hedging on an out of town retail park recently. It is pretty, but only in the right place!

Hi Barbara, thank you for the warning about Vinca. I have another (unexpected) warning ... last year I enjoyed the small shrub Erysimum Red Jup. It has spread massively and if I leave all the small "offshoots" the entire bed could be covered. So I will dig up what I can and offer them to anyone with a large space that they want to fill.

I'll put up a photo ...

Looks lovely ... what a good find!

nice to hear from you Spritz. I have Gertrude too, kindly given to me by you. She is now getting out of hand so has become a thug. Enjoying pulling it out though. So has Jenny Pym but it is at the back of a border and is so far not really causing problems. [yet]

I also have too much Ivy.
Shame about the box. Its a horrid little moth caterpillar but such a pretty moth.

Hi Barbara, nice to hear from you again :) I come on here in fits and starts these days ...

I'm sorry about your box shrub, will you be replacing it ?
I have a few Vincas but they're confined to pots. I don't think they look nice in the ground, they go too straggly.

I like projects in the garden too, and creating a beautiful area. I'll be doing a lot of that this year. What projects have you planned ?

Gorgeous mix of colours Spritz.

The one above looks like Penstemon, below is Scabious but no doubt you knew that!

sorry I can't help Spritz. The flowers do look Salvia like.

How are you? Have your eyes settled down? I hope so.

It's possibly clerodendrum trichotomum, but as owboggy has suggested, a closer view might help

Sorry, the image is too 'fuzzy' to make a positive id. Can you take a closer view of the buds and flowers?

A very pretty Cranesbill, Spritz! 👍😀

I agree, nice bright colour.

That’s a nice deep shade.

Thats' what I thought. Does it have a slightly brown furry layer on the underside of the leaf. If yes then that is what it is. The hairs can be very irritating to our eyes etc.

?Fremontodendron?

Sorry I'm late we've been away so only just trying to catch up.. I'm pleased to see you are alright Spritz and that you can see the colours again, no more stumbling either, not surprised you still did some gardening, I was the same and remember it did me a power of good, not only being able to see what I was doing but also in my mind, my excitement came from being able to see individual leaves and petals instead of masses of dull smudges....

my friends who have had it done all say colours are so much brighter.
glad all went well and of course you went dead heading. You just cant keep a good girl down ;o)

Lovely flowers, Sptitz!

So pleased to hear you have had your second cataract removed & can see your lovely garden so much better now!

Love the colour.