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they are great so it doesn't matter - but it might if you are growing some nice perrennials or annuals later on.) Have just trimmed some prunings from the crab apple tree and a huge fuchsia - they will make good plant supports with raffia for tying in.   I use

.  Maybe have fewer but larger pots which will be heavier and less attractive to steal.i have some of my fairy ornaments in our front garden containers and I always wire them to something e.g the base of the standard fuchsia. I have a basket tree with 4

to pin the b'wrap to. I use an elect. fan heater with thermostat and the cost is is kept to a bearable level. My greenhouse if full to bursting with cacti, pelargoniums - both zonal and regal - fuchsias and other frost tender plants, plus quite a lot

and some useful tips too to ensure success I get the dunce's cap for cuttings, even after lessons on this forum. I shall follow and take notes. Good idea, Verdun! I am far from an expert and anything that is easy for me to do really is easy. Fuchsias

away. Our leafcutter bees  nested in the top of a garden umbrella (better than the mice which ate through  another one in the shed...) We found the egg cases and are hoping to re-house them elsewhere - see pics Leaf Cutter Bees like my  Fuchsia Genii

I find hazel stakes great and unobtrusive and cheap as I cut them from my freebie nut trees brought by the squirrels. Once I made the mistake of using hardy fuchsia and cornus stakes and they all rooted! We have had some longed for rain and a

much different garden tomorrow.  Perhaps I should have picked myself a bunch of rosebuds after all. Still have hardy fuchsias in flower bless 'em and I'm in the Midlands! Also have some pelargoniums in pot that I forgot to take in and they're fine

- but it looks as if it was more bushy in it's original state.  Maybe it was meant to be an annual but just don't remember it.  Not sure whether to keep it or get rid.  Does it look like a tiny fuchsia? It looks a bit like a Petunia of some sort to me - not sure

fuchsias, petunias and geraniums. Other plants it might contain include begonias, dianthus', becopas, asters, violas and bidens. Thanks Most of those will require TLC over winter. You may be OK with the dianthus. Mostly annuals by the sound of it

Sanvitalia? these have a mass of small yellow daisies all summer long Pam LL x     Your hanging basket is lovely Lilylouise but I should have mentioned that I also dislike begonias.   I usually grow fuchsias in the baskets on the north side.   I do like