Garden Snap Shots!

A question about Wisteria if I may. Clearly it's a climbing plant but does it cling to the building or does require fixing, or perhaps both? 

David

No doesn’t cling like ivy , needs a wire or support lay on or to twist around .

It needs something to wind and trail from DK, it isn’t like ivy, it doesn’t put roots into brickwork. It’s usually grown on a sturdy wooden frame, or a strong wire frame if free standing, or strong wires firmly anchored into walls if you want to train it up and along house walls. It can grow extensively, metres long, and can get very heavy like grape vines, hence the need for something strong to tame it and stop it collapsing. I think Hostahousey has posted a photo of his big wisteria climbing up and over a wooden pergola? 

It needs pruning twice a year to get the flowers as well. Usually July, and then another prune later in year, so you have to think about it’s care and how to access it safely. He doesn’t know yet, but my ex firefighter and a ladder will be required at some point🤣

Wisteria can take up to 30 years to flower. I always advise to buy wisteria personally in April/may & only if you see flower buds. Even grafted need proving. It took my Double black Dragon 10yrs to fully mature, buy it was so worth it.

Update on progress over the last year. We moved into a new build in Devon last Sept. The plot has been wild in living memory and the top 40+m or so of the plot we decided to have as a meadow. The meadow grass has been sown, about 400 hedge planted, 3 twisted, willows, a walnut, plum, pear, eating and cooking apple trees planted. the wild flowers go in for next year. The existing hedge boundary we are trying to get back into shape, loosing track of the rubbish we've pulled out of it. We're looking forward to seeing the reults of our efforts over the next couple of years.

Colin

I have 3 Wisteria Prolific,  Blue Diamond  and  Caroline. Caroline I bought maybe 12 yrs ago and it was in flower when I purchased it. This plant I put into a V large pot, but it has never flowered up until last year with 2 very small blooms. This year only one small bloom the other two as previous pics show have bloomed twice a year .So really I think if possible it’s  better to plant in full soil . All my Wisteria are fed at least twice yearly . 

This is ours, planted and growing well! I think it's best to buy one when it's in flower, ours should be white, maybe it will oblige next year?! 

That’s going to look lovely Eriba. A lot of work, but well worth it. Be great if you could post more photos later in year.

Plant looks healthy enough Brue. Fingers crossed for next year🤞

Pin Ball Wizard Alliums now fully open 

Got a bit of an accidental royal theme going here, William and Kate are starting to do well, nice scent too.