Last year I grew
Swingtime and Southgate trailing fuchsias in four hanging baskets at the back of my home and, after overwintering the fuchsias in my mini-greenhouse, they nearly all survived. I bought one or two replacements and then repotted the fuchsias back into their baskets again this spring. It's been a long time coming, the fuchsias producing a fabulous display, but they got there. In the image below, you can only see the Swingtime fuchsias but the Southgate ones are there in plenty.
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| Swingtime trailing fuchsias in hanging baskets |
This spring and summer has, despite some days of sunshine, been quite bad for growing many things in my garden. The tomato plants are producing red fruit but I am wondering if this awful weather continues if many of those that are green will ever get chance to ripen. As I type, it is pouring down but we have had a very red sky this evening and you know what they say, 'Red at night, shepherd's delight'. I'm hopeful for a sunny day in the garden tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
