Lisapizza's Lisa's Flower garden

I finally planted the hostas in the ground! Let’s see if the few weeks we have of fall will be enough for them to take root. I would love it if they would grow back after the winter!

The other day I noticed how beautiful the coleus was that is next to our driveway. I’m not sure why this area is doing better than the potted ones…hmmm.

I accomplished my goal of moving one of the gerbera daisy plants inside. Both of the plants had little flowers on it, so that’s good news. The one plant that I left outside had really gotten quite large. It would not have been suitable for bringing inside. Hopefully the one plant that I did bring in will do well. I should probably give it some fertilizer this week.

I had thought I could pot this plant up and bring it into the house for the winter, but now I’m not sure if I can do that. I have a few more plants that I have to tend to first. We’ll see!

I know I posted about this before, but I think now is really the time to move the hosta plant. It is doing so well in its pot, but I would like to give it a chance to grow a bit in the ground before the frost kills it. I know that in just a few short days it will be September, and then time constraints may prevent me from moving it, so I have to get it done soon.

After I moved the Dahlia into it’s own pot, it started to take a turn for the worse. No, scratch that, I remember that the plants was getting sort of bushy, with no more flowers, so I cut it back rather drastically. I don’t think I took much care in doing it, so I think the plant went into shock. I continued watering it for a while, but then eventually pulled it up.

Things to know for next time:

1. Dahlia’s (at least this one) spread, so I should have put it in it’s own pot to begin with.

2. Be a little more gentle when cutting flowers back.

About two weeks ago I moved the primrose into its own pot. It was taking up too much room in the container garden, and wasn’t growing well anyway. Next year, no primroses. I think they look nice at the time, but I have never had much luck with them.