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Just remembered what i put in my pots last year......last year i planted begonia,s. Do they come up every year or do i need to re plant something else this year? ( can u tell I never did ANY gardening before last summer?!?!?!) 
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Begonia's are quite delicate and I think only survive as annuals. I don't bother with them as the voracious slugs in my garden devour them in a matter of days. |
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ok, i'll prob just chuck out everything in the pot, re-fill with new compost and add soemthing new. quite fancy some yellow roses |
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No, begonias are tender annuals & don't overwinter...got to put in something else, CJ  |
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thats kinda cool, i only put em in cos i was told therye easy to keep lol, so i can have my roses this year. and some geraniums. I notmuch keen on pansies though |
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Roses can be a bit tricky . . . I'm not an expert but remember my Mum's constant exasperation with them. Also not sure if they're good in pots . . . maybe someone else knows more??? |
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I planted about six rose bushes last year in my empty border and they looked good. Dont know if I can keep them going and looking good again for this year!!! I am not sure about pruning them etc. But think roses are not really for pots. There are lots of great plants for pots, but I dont know their names (useless arnt i??) Sure someone else here can help!! |
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I'd go for the easiest thing possible - easy to grow, forgiving of neglect and slug-proof. That points to geraniums to me - nothing fancy, nice 'French window box' bright red. They cope with being droughted and even if the kids knock them about with balls & toys they'll bounce back. keep taking off the dead flower stalks and they'll be bright all through the summer. http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:bY79wtmcIodoVM:scottishlamb.typepad.c om/photos/uncategorized/geranium.jpg http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=...52042901_3.jpg petunias are good & vigorous too, but the slugs like them when they are little. http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=...I10234196.jpeg http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=...22_petunia.jpg You need to dead-head them as well. |
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You CAN grow roses in pots, but they need to be VERY large pots...I have 3 on my patio & they bloomed nicely this summer. But roses can be tricky what with the pruning & spraying...they're what you might call high maintenance plants!! Miniature roses are charming & will do OK in pots, also less work....cute little things. CJ, if I were you I'd stick with something a tad easier...maybe marigolds, asters, mums & the like..less work, since you're going to be busy with kittens!! |
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Patio roses grow very well in tubs |
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