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[Verdun]

Hot lips is not really invasive but the microphylla group....of which that is one......can be a little adventurous. It means you can take rooted cuttings or make layered cuttings very easily.
Paradoxically, invasive plants like jap anemones, often struggle in containers. You may need to divide and repot them

 

[alp]

Thank you, @Verdun I have taken about 6 cuttings of the hotlips. Royal Rumble proves to be a bit difficult to propagate. I am worried that I might kill the J anemone by keeping them in pot. And yet I am also worried that they would be everywhere if I planted them on the border.

 

[Verdun]

Royal Rumble, like all salvias, should be easy alp. Try using perlite or sand with your compost as well as hormone rooting powder.
No, dont plant jap anemones into your garden. Can you divide and repot using 2 or 3 pots. I would also use a john innes compost....number 3.

 

[Logan]

@Verdun it's lovely.

 

[alp]

Thank you, again, our resident adviser, @Verdun . You know it is neigh impossible to get JI in B&Q or Homebase and what these two sell are mixed and are usually quite horrible. On Sunday, a man asked for JI and a staff member said they didn't do it. So it's a matter of going to proper gardening centre which is a bit inconvenient for me. I have separate them. I will follow your instructions.

 

[Verdun]

Me Logan? Oh, you mean Wild Swan

 

[Verdun]

Alp, john innes IS available in B & Q, etc. I have purchased it there myself . The "mixed" stuff is john innes and mpc...a different product

 

[alp]

Ah, I must have a look. @MaryMary Love your photos of sunsets, very atmospheric.. I love the 3rd one most. You can post whatever you like. It's rather free range.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Evening all .

Lots of lovely pics from you all.........and even one from @Verdun ,

@alp your pics are stunning no matter which camera you use

My head 'swims' with all these plant/flower names you lot talk about.......how do you remember them? I am absolutely hopeless at remembering all names .......sadly even human ones.

Here's a few more May pics

 

[Upsy Daisy]

And more.....

 

[tbendl]

Holy smokes, is that your yard Upsy?

 

[alp]

@Upsy Daisy How big is your garden? Seems to have everything in it. Those foxgloves are lovely. My garden looks so haphazard and there are holes everywhere. Love the chairs and the brick work.

How are you feeling in your leg? Can you walk properly?

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Hi. yes I'm fine thanks @alp. Feels a bit tight but apart from that its OK , feels a tad scary knowing that the 'lump' is in fact a blood clot.Been told that because it's in the lower leg area there is less risk of it moving into a main artery...haven't been told to stop walking etc. So all is good....for now

Not sure the size of the garden , hubs is in bed so will ask him tomorrow, I would say it's a fair size, but not huge. It was a lot bigger when we first moved here as the house was a farm workers cottage but we have tripled the size of the house over the years. So now have less garden......but ample for us to maintain

Didn't have any foxgloves until I sowed a tray 2yrs ago, now they self seed . I sometimes dig up the new seedlings and plant them in a tray to plant out in a different part of the garden later.

The seat on the east patio is my fave place to sit and read,The pic was taken in the afternoon so is in shade but its lovely in the morning it gets the sun and as its by the kitchen door it makes an ideal place to enjoy summer breakfasts .

Sleep well, catch you tomorrow

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Here is a bird's eye view @alp

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Must just say that our lawns do NOT look that bad really!!!!!!