Planted Busy Lizzies

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Yesterday was such a warm day that I spent a couple of hours on my balcony planting the two tubs of Busy Lizzies that I bought at the supermarket last Saturday.

I have filled the two wall pouches again with them, it’s the first time I’ve done it with “plug plants”, other years I’ve grown the plants on for a few weeks & then put them in the pouches or I’ve grown them horizontally for a few weeks. This year I’ve no space to grow them inside the flat so they went into the pouches directly onto the walls in the balcony. If frost is predicted I shall bring them if for the night.

As there is only space for 12 in each pouch I was left with another 12 plants of both the colours I used! What to do with them? ??? Well, I planted one of each colour in individual small pots & put them on one of the bedroom windowsills. My wife had bought some mini daffs a couple of weeks ago & put them on this windowsill but as these had now finished I swapped them for the two Busy Lizzies! I put the daffs in the Camilia pot! I had intended to buy some more Daffs to put in the pot in the autumn – now that won’t be necessary!

I have two conical hanging baskets on the balcony, I think I bought them back in 2003. I have had them planted with Ivy Leaved Geraniums ever since. The same plants have been hanging in the balcony ALL this time (including the winters) & I’ve never changed the soil nor taken the plants out! I’ve made holes in the sides to add Lobelias or dwarf Nasturtiums.

So this year I took the baskets down emptied out the soil & replanted them with new soil. I then planted Busy Lizzies in the holes in the sides & added a few more in the top!

This photo was taken in July 2007