Category Archives: plants in pots

Six on Saturday: Timetables

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Cathy

With only 3 weeks to go till we open the garden for ‘snowdrops, witch hazels, hellebores and other plants of winter interest’, it is still far from clear what plants of winter interest will be in flower by then. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, greenhouse, open gardens, plants in pots, Six on Saturday, snowdrops, Winter, winter interest | 30 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Tom Thumb and the Elegant Lady

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Cathy

Those of you who happened to read my recent Six on Saturday post will have been aware of the ‘spoiler alert’ and guessed I was going to use a fantasy chrysanthemum in today’s vase, a vase which took mere minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, In a Vase on Monday, plants in pots, shrubs | Tagged | 28 Comments

In the Coop on Saturday: A Few More than Six

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Cathy

Noelle recently asked if I could perhaps show the contents of the Coop and my working greenhouse on Six on Saturday sometime, so today we have the latter. It’s not particularly exciting just now, as even though I aim to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, plants in pots, Six on Saturday, Winter | 21 Comments

Six Signs of Spring on Saturday, and an Anniversary

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Cathy

I missed Six on Saturday last week, running out of time after an afternoon visit to Ashwood Nurseries and John’s Garden there, although in hindsight I could have cobbled something together from the few photos I had taken. You will … Continue reading →

Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, dahlias, early spring, foliage, garden blogs, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, herbaceous perennials, plants in pots, Six on Saturday | Tagged | 26 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: the Waiting Game

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Cathy
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, houseplants, plants in pots, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged , | 5 Comments

A Pot Review

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Cathy

Following on from a review of the borders, I thought it would be helpful for me to review this season’s pots, starting with the front of the house, where the summer content of this pair of baskets has remained largely … Continue reading →

Posted in annuals, container & basket plants, Gardening, Gardens, plants in pots | 11 Comments

(agapanthus plus pot) minus (ceanothus and ground elder) equals X

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Cathy

…where X is a Project. I have always enjoyed working with numbers, especially the logic of algebra and equations, quadratic or otherwise, and studied Maths beyond what was statutorily required at the time. This little project somehow reminded me of … Continue reading →

Posted in boundaries, garden structure, Gardening, Gardens, pests and weeds, plants in pots, projects | 22 Comments