HANGING BASKETS OF VIOLAS, FUCHSIAS, AND LOBELIA
Yesterday, I had two more hanging baskets put up and two troughs under the kitchen window. I can hardly wait to fill them full of the lovely plants I have bought for them. However, at this time of year, in this northern part of the UK, it is too easy to be lulled into a sense of false security. There is still the risk of night frosts and the containers will need protection for a couple of weeks yet. I usually buy trailing lobelia for my baskets and tubs. My particularly favourite lobelia is 'Sapphire' (which is a beautiful blue) though I have also bought a white variety this year for contrast. A hanging basket can be filled with just lobelias and look magnificent. Or even a hanging basket of violas.
Fuchsias are wonderful too. Years ago I used to have quite a lot of them but sadly they were all killed by the vine weevil which ate through the roots and destroyed the lot before I knew what was happening.
Below is an old photograph (sorry about the poor image) of fuchsias in the garden I created some years ago. The baskets were hanging from a pergola which was supporting Wisteria sinensis and a couple of climbing roses - one rose being Paul's Scarlet.
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| Violas |
Violas look so pretty in tubs and hanging baskets as they make lots of flowers all the time, and they smell so sweet! Did you notice that? Above is a picture of a tub I planted up a couple of years ago.
Fuchsias are wonderful too. Years ago I used to have quite a lot of them but sadly they were all killed by the vine weevil which ate through the roots and destroyed the lot before I knew what was happening.
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| Vine weevil grub |
Below is an old photograph (sorry about the poor image) of fuchsias in the garden I created some years ago. The baskets were hanging from a pergola which was supporting Wisteria sinensis and a couple of climbing roses - one rose being Paul's Scarlet.
