Fuchsias, just so easy to grow.

Wow! and to think I tried taking cuttings using the 'proper' method! I'll do it this way in future.

Its a big WOW here as well, you lucky people.
I am useless at Fuschia cuttings and yet I am always popping bits of trimmed plants and shrubs in any old space just to give them a chance, been doing that for years and gained lots of plants and shrubs, seeing your results I guess its time to do that with my fuschias...

I'm pleased about your fuchsia cuttings :o) Good luck with them ... Looking forward to seeing them flowering in the summer ...

Now I must defend cats. Mine only goes in my own garden, because I make it cat friendly. I see her going there. I've also asked my neighbours and apparently she never goes in any of their gardens :o)

Hope they were hardy fuschias ;)

Hi Hywel, If all Cats did that it would be fine but they don't, two of the four houses with Cats near us have their gardens wholley Concreted.
Lisal, They are all sorts, as the prunings were from the 7 pots and four Garden plants that were growing in the front. 5 nights frost have not deterred them yet!!!

Thats wonderful Bikerbob comming through and taken already I ll have to try it out the little snow drop is lovely well done Sue and see your bulbs are comming up successfully to can't wait for them to be in bloom.

I can't understand the mentality of people with concrete gardens :o( especially if they've got cats !

Along similar lines but with roses instead of fuchsias .... On 6th January I picked the remaining half-dozen rose buds that I'd left when pruning before to make a table decoration. Several days later I realised there were shoots coming from lower down the stems. The rose buds are now long gone, but I kept the stems with shoots in water and they're romping away. Soon I will transfer them to a pot of compost and hope for further development. Meanwhile, all my rose prunings are laid on the soft earth where plants are yet to fill out! Bl***y Cats!!

I have a large Litter Tray, haul heavy bags of Catsan home from Sainsburys every 3 months, and my Persian cat never goes outside. It costs money, but I know she is safe.
Also I clean under her tail every time she defecates with a moist wipe. Theres worse jobs in hospitals involving humans !
Its not the cat's fault, its the owners.
Cats are naturally clean animals. If I were Biker Bob I would put a litter tray under a shelter for them to use, and see if they find it and use it.

Thats brilliant!

you should market that idea Bob!

The fuchsias look great. I also use sticks, canes, etc. but not to deter cats as I have 2 of my own. I use them to deter the squirrels digging up all my bulbs!

My cats must be odd as they do their business in my garden. I can't say they don't do it in neighbours gardens, but I always look at it as free fertiliser.

we have 2 neighbours with 5 or is it 7 cats. I wish they'd encourage litter trays in their gardens. I dont see why I should be responsible for their pet's toilet duties. this was especially true when my girls were little and enjoyed playing in the garden. cat mess is not pleasant at all. I got to the point where I threw what I found back over the hedge. They were not impressed.

apart from that I often use twigs to support floppy plants.

Hi Seaburner, all, Funnily enough a few years ago, our then neighbor had a Cat that regularly used our garden not there's, so we used to pick it up and leave it on there steps, a few interesting evening home comings produced cursing and swearing but did the trick, not sure what happened but we never saw the Cat again after 4 nights of this.

Ha ha !