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Hello, all.
One of my rare appearances on the forum. I thought I had a few days off from work when I could catch up with you all, but my manager pleaded and wept at me down the phone today, so I'm in for the next couple of days to cover absent nurses.
This being the case, I just wanted to quickly log in and say hi to you all and hope that you are spending glorious days, gawping at all things wild in a most happy way.
Oh alright, I'm after advice as well.
I have empty hanging baskets, swaying sadly in the evening breeze and pleading to be filled again. I have a mind to plant some wildflowers of a most yummy nature to bees, butterflies and my nasal cavities. Any advice, dear ones, on what I can plant in them? They need to be colourful, fragrant (a bonus, but not essential) and not apt to grow too big for baskets. Also - and this is of nipple tingling importance - I really could do with a website that will sell them to me, as it's too late to grow from seed, methinks, plus I'm not keen to go through the whole propagation and potting on process once more. Not until next year, at any rate.
S0 - plants and places, people, on the double!!
Please :)
Corrie x
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it - Jules Renard
Damn my dessicated brain.
I forgot to say - one of the baskets will be in full sun, the other in early morning sun and then shade.
I thank you.
x
Of nipple tingling importance ??
Well, you've probably lost any female response to your pleas already!!!
Luckily we like you so I'm sure you'll get a good response. I'll ask EM who is a whizz on plants. In the morning though!!!
Goodnight Corrie.
Pipit xx
Ah, yes *shuffles feet and looks bashful* I got a bit carried away there. Sorry everyone.
Great if you would ask the whizz for me, Pip. I can get buying and planting then. If I ever get a day off work.
Thanks and goodnight, I'm off to bed. Just as soon as the bleeding stops (nicked myself wet-shaving just before bedtime - I hate that!).
Corrie xx
Hi Corrie
I love the idea of wild flower baskets,
you could try www.wildflowershop.co.uk they supply plug plants, also do collections such as plants for butterflies or bumble & honey bee, hope this helps
on the website they have pictures of the plants so you can see what they look like, dianthus, toadflax, periwinkle(as long as you keep it in check) clovers oooooooooooo the list just goes on
lets hope you have a day off soon to get this project underway
best wishes Val
Hi Corriepaw
After a marathon day on line and watching tennis yesterday, I am having a day of gentle browsing so sorry to send such a brief post .
I wondered if you could use herbs in your baskets. Bees love herbs and if you used aromatic and culinary herbs you would also enjoy them too, with plants to move into your garden once they became too big.
The Herb Society at www.herbsociety.org.uk has loads of info re bees and some useful links too.
The other bonus of using herbs is that it is easy to get hold of plants either online or at local garden centres.
Hope you get some time to spend in your garden and the sunshine soon
Eilid x
"out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I will meet you there" Rumi
Lots of good sources here Corrie.
EM Elderly Mother (who will now be known as The Whizz) also adds;
White flowers as they usually have a stronger fragrance
Campanula
Herbs especially oregano or borage.
I hope you get the time to do it soon too.
Pip xx
Hi Corrie,
I'm not an expert, in fact I know nothing, but Pip's post reminded me I have had campanula in baskets in the past. They look colourful and pretty, trail beautifully, and attract the bees. For the last few years I have planted Million Bells, sometimes called mini petunia - lots of colours or single reds. I have a beauty at the moment, in fact I have 2. One at the front and one at the back. Easy to manage as they don't require dead heading and they spread and trail like mad and last through to the frosts. Bees love them.
Cheers, Linda.
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Hi all,
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my request. I have some time off coming up and hope to put some of your ideas into practice.
Thanks again, Corrie x
Yay Corrie
Lovely to see you here. Let us know how it all goes