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

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Lobelia produces masses of small purple or blue blooms from June through to September and in my garden, I saw it spread to around 35cm. I think it’s the perfect choice for summer hanging baskets, tubs and troughs where it can spill over the edges. Key points: Being native to the UK, creeping jenny dislikes overly hot conditions and prefers moist soil. Grow in full sun or partial shade. Creeping jenny can be invasive if grown in beds or near lawns. 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. Choose from either bushy, dwarf or climbing varieties with the climbers most suitable for gaining fences and for rambling over the ground, while the bushy versions look best in hanging baskets and pots.

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This trailing bacopa plant is the perfect companion and is often used to hang over the edges of tubs where the hundreds of small daisy-like blooms complement, but do not distract from the other plants in the pot. Aurea Variegata‘– bright gold and green variegated leaves topped with blue-violet flowers. Up to 4 in tall (10 cm) Key points: Full hardy in the UK and prefers a sunny spot. Easy to grow and maintain, only requiring a yearly prune after flowering. There’s no need to worry about water or fertiliser as once established, aubrieta looks after itself. At DIY Gardening, we follow a detailed, rigorous process to create content that is helpful, factually correct and meets the highest standard of integrity.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. Our experience: Here at DIY Gardening we have specified Bacopa for pots, tubs and wall tops around commercial units, hotels and other large developments. We’ve found that Bacopa is easy to maintain and is a solid, reliable perennial.

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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. Key points: A popular annual that thrives in tubs and hanging baskets. Petunias are easy to maintain but by applying regular doses of fertiliser, you’ll be rewarded with an explosion of colour.The low-growing perennial evergreen Phlox is drought-tolerant and easy to maintain, making it perfect for growing in wall crevices. 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. Key points: Best grown as an annual in moisture-retentive compost either in a basket, pot or trough where it can hang over the edges. You’ll be rewarded with hundreds of heart and kidney-shaped leaves and, in the summer, small white flowers. It is easy to get cuttings from Aubretia. Often they send out little plantlets around them and you can pot these up to grow on for planting out later when they have a mature root. Also Aubretia root easily trim off a cutting a few centimetres long in midsummer and root into well-drained compost. Let the plant grow on to a mature size in a suitable container, and then it is ready for planting out.