"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Mr Pounder wrote:
"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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Greetings all.

I am useless at gardening.

I would like to put one of those big stone plants pots in my back
garden and fill it with plants that will give me colour all year
round. Perennial.

Nice simple suggestions appreciated.


Are you absolutely sure you need perennials?
The pot will still need maintenace to feed and weed and it is
unlikely that you will be able to just plant it up then leave it
forever. These days it is very easy to plant up bedding a couple of
times a
year, and there are loads in the garden shops.
For example, winter pansies for flowers over winter, then remove
them and replace them with geraniums and other bedding plants in
summer. It shouldn't be a lot of work and could keep you in attractive
flowers most of the year.

Alternatively, put in plastic flowers for zero maintenance :-)

Cheers

Dave R

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[Not even bunny]

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Thanks for that.
I will go for what you have suggested ----- not the plastic stuff :-)
Is it too early to plant daffodils in my front garden?

Don't blame yourself if the winter pansies don't flower non-stop, but they
should come back in the spring if they take a break. I suggest a nice
dwarf evergreen shrub to give you some continuity. By all means put your
daffodils in now: most bulbs are best planted as soon as you can get them,
though most of them are very forgiving.

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Mike.

The shrub looks good.
Thanks for the help, I am the guy that watered weeds for 2 years as I
thought they were flowers.
I once planted daffodil bulbs with the pointed end down, seemed to make
sense. They did not grow.

Mr Pounder