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Plants and flowers you like/you’d like

As it’s summer I thought some pictures of flowers or plants we have or we’d like to have would be a nice topic, especially if we post pictures! Here are my Californian poppies, it grew where it landed by mistake unbeknownst to me in stones no less!


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Also we have a load of plants growing under the bird feeding table where the birds have knocked the seeds off the table and they have grown!!
Where the birds knock them off the table you can get some wild growth, I know. It amazes me how you can take a lot of effort to plant in compost and get thin results yet the birds just fling them anywhere and they grow easily! I have some Californian poppy seedlings which haven’t done well at all in compost, I think they need plain old dirt by the looks of things.
This is a photo of my pumpkin plant.
this is a flower bed I had last year, poppies, foxglove and Canterbury bells.
it would be great to see an update of the pumpkin as it grows!
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I also have last year`s rock garden I made to enjoy. But see
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I thought I’d share it
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meet my two Monstera or Swiss cheese plants.
bought as 45cm plant from Tesco in 2017...
ps...I’m not nude...I’m wearing flip flops🤪
love to cook👨🍳 , I make a mean Indian chicken with rice & peas and a beautiful aromatic 🐓 biryani
Winner winner I 💕 chicken 🐓 for dinner
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i don’t grow herbs but I have these Gazania today.
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I have come across this thread. What beautiful flowers🌼
Here is my effort
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I'm actually about to move into my first home and we have a bit of a garden out the front. What plants or flowers would you say are must haves? Any recommendations, it's all new to me
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Eg, if you don’t like weeding you could use a large pot or two, very little weeding that way. If you like green in the winter then use small evergreens, ie low cover evergreens and keep them trimmed. It all depends also on how often you want to spend money on say flowers which may only flower one year and then die etc.
so which direction are you facing, some plants like shade you see, greenery in winter? Weeding or not so much? And I’m sure others will think of some more criteria, some plants don’t even need much watering. These are some things to think about when planning.
@Richard_Scope lavender also doesn’t need much watering at all if planted in the ground, if in a pot I’d give it a little every three days in really hot weather. I had several lavender bushes two feet high in a south facing garden and I never watered them at all!
That's fantastic thanks for the advice.
We are getting a southern facing house and we will be renting, so only planning to be there for two or three years before buying somewhere.
So if anything, we will get something that's suitable for a southern facing house that doesn't require much maintenance.
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Lavender is so easy to maintain, even I have struggled to kill it, and when it grows you can snip some off and bring it in the house to help you get to sleep
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I really like Rose Campion as although they can take a while to grow once they are established they are hardy flowers which come back every year. They spread and I don’t find it difficult to collect the seeds so that I can plant them in other parts of the garden. They are really beautiful flowers.🌼
What beautiful photos you have posted🌼
I have an app so if I see a plant or flower that looks nice when I am out I take a photo of it so I know what to buy if I think it looks nice. Or even just to know the name of a flower I come across.
Please let us know if you identify it as it’s a really beautiful plant🌺
ill keep looking 🙂
got it, portulaca pilosa aka kiss me quick!
I have just found a website called World of Succulents.com however, there are lots of plants listed so it might take a while to identify it. I will also have a look next time I go to the garden centre to see if they have the plant.🌺
Thanks for your help though 🙂
Could it be a Portulaca Pilosa? I have found a plant on the site by narrowing down the search but I am not sure.
I think our posts have overlapped as I keep getting logged out and having to sign into this website so sometimes someone has replied to my post but I haven’t realised because I keep having to sign in😁
This conversation has also helped me to focus on things I enjoy such as gardening. I have also posted some information under @Chloe_Scope’s thread regarding allotments as I came across some really great allotment and gardening channels on YouTube.
You’re very welcome 😁
I have found the YouTube gardening channels both relaxing to watch and very helpful. I have managed to get a lot of ideas from some of the allotment and Permaculture channels. I mentioned some of ideas I obtained from these channels under @Chloe_Scope’s Allotment post. Once you start looking on YouTube you will find there are so many of these channels to choose from. I have found lots of ideas especially about planting stuff that lasts or tips about how to take cuttings. I hope you find something useful. I did two Babuska Pots which I saw on Good Life Permaculture. What a great idea for growing cuttings😁.
I really find gardening relaxing as I switch off from everything else. It’s really rewarding to see the plants grow.
Many thanks for your lovely comments 🌼🌺