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Thanks for the advice, Kath. I'm loath to upset the one I have in a pot. It's so beautiful. I wasn't going to heat the greenhouse. I think I'll put this potted one inside when it gets really cold and plant another next year.
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Yes, quite understand Penny
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So many flowers Penny, a real 'winner' in that respect
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I noticed, the other day, that there's a well grown "Hawkshead" in the front garden of a house a few doors away. Hadn't realilzed what it was until I saw the delicate white flowers. If I decide to put mine in the garden, is it the right time of year or should I wait until the flowers are over?
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| Is is generally recommended that new plants for the garden are to be planted before the end of August Penny, that is so the roots can get well established in the ground before the hard frosts come. As yours is a well established plant anyway, and a good old hardy, I would say it is still ok. (a) Make the planting diameter of the hole twice as big as the pot and between 4 to 6 inches deeper. Really break up the garden soil. Some well rotted manure can be mixed in with the soil in the bottom of the hole. (b) Tease-out the outer roots a bit, especially if they have formed a tight root ball inside the pot. (c) Plant at least 4 to 6 inches deeper than it was in the pot. Plant and heel-in firmly. If the plant in now less than 18 inches high from soil level leave the top growth as it is, if taller, prune back to approx. 18 inches, this will stop any 'rocking' of the plant in high winds. (d) Only hard prune next Spring when new shoots appear from the ground and when all risk of frost has gone.
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Thanks very much for the advice, Kath. I think as I've missed the August deadline, I'll wait and plant it out next year, presumably in the spring.
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Ok Penny, that's correct, in the Spring when all risk of frost has gone.
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Thanks, again, Kath. Now I'm taking more notice of fuchsias, I see them in gardens all around me. Saw a very well grown one today with dark red flowers. It looked very nice in the corner of the walls of a house.
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