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Jane, this Camellia has always been in a pot, never in the ground. Do you mean your soil or your garden style doesn't suit them?

Karen, you hit rock?!! That's not good ... :o(

Thanks ladies. It is in a West facing border and thrives there.

Lovely ... worth waiting for.

Thanks Janey, both of the Prunus came from a DIY store 2 years ago!

The other ones are planted in a sloping border.I did mulch well in the Autumn. Once the flowers are out they just go on and on..I was told not to cut the don't stems just pull them out.

I really love the colour of this one Julia.
I've not tried growing them in this garden. I imagine they'll need a lot of moisture?

Thank you for your comments👍

Beautiful!

So pretty and dainty Shirley..

My favourite little Fuji cherry. Mines still hanging back with more flowers to open.

Such a gorgeous shrub for spring!

So beautiful Shirley. I only wish my garden suited them!

Wishing you a good year after your Birthday Karen. You have worked so hard in your garden, and I expect it will be full of colour too when the weather improves. Take care and good gardening. Linda x.

Lovely! Way ahead of mine Shirley.

There are so many lovely ones. I would find it hard to choose. The deep red one I had at the flat got destroyed in the move. Now I only have my little ‘Cupido’. I may get another in time. They are shallow rooted which works well here as our soil is so bad. Trying to plant 2 roses today we hit rock and had to change plans drastically.

Klahanie, this came from an aunt of my husbands when she went into a hospice. It has always been kept in a pot. I love it, but no varietal name I'm afraid.

Very beautiful flower Shirley. Mine are starting to bloom as well.
Do you have a name for this one?

Yes, but do take lots of cuttings as you may find only a few will grow.

:o))) x

Thanks Josie, Janey and David .. they are still producing flowers.

Take semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, remove lower leaves, dip the base in rooting hormone, and plant in a well-draining, moist medium, covering with plastic for humidity.
However, if you are moving before then, I would take some new shoots, pulled off with a little heel, and put them as cuttings.
You could try putting some in water as they often grow roots that way too. Best of luck.

Similar flowers and leaves to Fuchsia tryphylla. Some have fuzzy leaves like this as well

I think this one is not very particular, Balcony.

Thank you Klahanie..it seems very happy.We are having a summerlike few days!

It's doing well Julia and I envy you the sunshine, We had lots of rain this March.

Too early for them here too!
In our last garden they self seeded everywhere, never needed to buy any new plants.

Lovely show of colour there. The Hyacinths have flowered well this year.

We get the large birds over here too. The Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Red Kite, Kestrel and Buzzard going across.

Thank you. We are both birdlovers!

Thank you. I was afraid I’d cut them back too early. They’re beautiful and eye catching plants and I plan to buy more this year.

Like Hywel I also get fed up waiting around! You can't upload more than 1 photo at a time which takes ages! It's little wonder that we move to other forums! I'm on another one but still come back here - from time to time!

Is this the one that doesn't mind alkaline soil? I'm always confused between the one that won't grow unless it's in acid soil & the one that doesn't mind!

I am pleased about that Hywel. My problem is trying to do a blog and add pictures which was so slow, but my page opens and there are no other problems.

Thanks Klahanie, I enjoy your photos of the birds visiting your area too.

Thank you Rose!

it is for mine in E Yorks, they usually poke shoots up in late April.

Thank you Bushbernie.

I agree Bushbernie. Many plants I plant do not survive even one year, probably because of our cold and very wet winters or clay acidic soil .

Unfortunately they like lots of things I love Bushbernie.
They can be trained but it takes an effort....especially when young ones are born in late spring, they munch on everything (but they are so cute).

So cute. Lovely photo Linda.

It will never get better Rose.

I didn't say I was leaving, just that I'll be looking in when the page decides to open. I haven't got time to wait ages only to be told 'Oops something's wrong' ... but when it does decide to open as it should, then I'll have a look.

That's lovely to hear Rose. Robin's become so friendly don't they once they get to trust you.

We go there a lot to have a walk Bushbernie.

They're putting on a very pretty show.

Amazing!

Bright and beautiful.

Quite lovely.

So lovely.

What a gorgeous thing.