Aubretia Trailing Aubrieta Katie Mixed Plug Plants x 6 Perennial Rock Cress

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This year I’ll be growing petunias from the sides of my baskets, but I’ll be experimenting with another plant on the top. Red Cascade‘– strong grower with deep magenta-red flowers. Award of Garden Merit. Up to 4 in tall (10 cm) I regard phlox as more of a creeper, but it also looks stunning draped over the edges of pots and walls where it flows as well as any trailing plant. Hannah is a keen gardener who grows organic fruit and vegetables in her Surrey garden and is moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

Aubrieta at Thompson-Morgan Aubrieta at Thompson-Morgan

Perfect for baskets where their long trails can reach 50cm, petunias produce masses of bold, bright blooms all through the summer.Copper and pink leaves adorn the vigorous trailing stems of this underused heuchera/tiarella hybrid – the first known trailing variety . Fuchsias are one of the best trailing plants, and in my garden, they produce dozens of pendant-shaped blooms in pink, red and purple against green leafy foliage, from mid-summer through to the first frosts.

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Ivy geranium is the latter but has a trailing habit and sits beautifully in baskets, over the edges of rubs and along the top of small walls. Feeding tip: Keep the soil reliably moist; feed monthly if grown in baskets and small pots. Mulch if possible to prevent the ground from drying out. She enjoys gardening as much as she cares about the environment and likes to share her knowledge with others. Sow aubrieta seeds in seed flats indoors on top of sterile potting mix. The seeds need light for germination, so press seeds down but don't cover them.The foliage is dark green, firmer and smaller but make no mistake, this is a free-flowering, showy plant that reaches up to 15cm in height and can produce a trail down 50cm. Geraniums come in several forms, from the bushy hardy geranium to the short-lived bedding plant pelargonium . This year is all about pollinators, and Hannah has set herself the goal of only buying new plants that attract pollinators; she aims to make the garden as bee and butterfly friendly as possible. Key points: A perennial that’s often grown as an annual in the UK and cooler parts of the US. Low growing with a rambling habit, bacopa will trail by about 30cm, just enough to cover the sides of pots, troughs and window boxes. Key points: Often grown as an annual in the UK and US, it prefers full sun and has a scrambling habit but will trail if grown over an edge. This heavy bloomer produces an avalanche of colour from June to October will trail around 70cm.

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My experience: I tried this plant in 2020, and while trailing heuchera didn’t trail as much as I had hoped, the deep red and brown colours added lots of punch.

This less well-known annual produces dozens and sometimes hundreds of 2-3cm trumpet-like blooms that look almost identical to those on petunias. Aurea Variegata‘– bright gold and green variegated leaves topped with blue-violet flowers. Up to 4 in tall (10 cm) My experience: I’ve had issues growing Lobelia in semi-shade before, where it struggled to perform. It did much better once I moved it to a sunny spot. Aubrieta prefers neutral or slightly alkaline soil that is normal, sandy or chalky but always free-draining. Whatever trailing plants you choose, why not make them stand out by choosing a unique and custom made hanging basket?

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Aubrieta can be planted from autumn to spring, but potted plants should be kept indoors and hardened off in the spring. They need a really well drained spot in full sun, ideally on top of a wall or in a container where they can cascade over the edge, as they can reach a drop or 60 – 90cm (2 – 3’). They prefer an alkaline soil but do seem tolerant of a neutral growing medium. Incorporate some horticultural grit into the compost and a little lime if it is neutral. Don’t enrich the soil with any fertiliser just a little leaf mould. This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.Feeding tip: I feed mine regularly during the growing season and always keep the soil reliably moist. I’ve noticed that aubrieta can form a hollow, bare crown if not pruned at all or not pruned correctly.