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Plants not thriving on one side of the front door
The title just about sums it up.
I wanted to have identical pots on either side of the front door.
Firstly I bought Salix flamingo trees to put either side. One did the well the other almost died. Again put two pots of the same plants out side the front door and again one is failing same side as the previous failing tree and other is flourishing.
What am I missing don't get it.
What should I be looking for. Both lots are treated the same. Water at the same time.
Thanks in advance for anyone with any idea of what I am missing. Or need to do.
Yours
Calley
I wanted to have identical pots on either side of the front door.
Firstly I bought Salix flamingo trees to put either side. One did the well the other almost died. Again put two pots of the same plants out side the front door and again one is failing same side as the previous failing tree and other is flourishing.
What am I missing don't get it.
What should I be looking for. Both lots are treated the same. Water at the same time.
Thanks in advance for anyone with any idea of what I am missing. Or need to do.
Yours
Calley
Hope for everything and expect nothing!!!
Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin
Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin
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A neighbour peeing in the pot?0
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One is getting more wind. Would show by browning the plant.Please do not quote spam as this enables it to 'live on' once the spam post is removed.
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Swap the pots every two weeks?0
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Anything overhanging on one side?
Local dog, cat or fox marking their patch?
Difference in the amount of shade/sunlight?
One getting a direct blast of exhaust fumes every time the car is started?
Kids battering one of them on their way in or out
Dripping eaves or guttering over one of them?
Like Ihavespoken says - try swapping them about regularly.0 -
I agree about overhanging. The property behind ours some a kind of creeper growing over the breezeblock wall and down our side of the wall. In that corner, the lawn, all laid at the same time barely grows (very sparse blades). The corner is in some shade due to next door's fence too, but not enough to retard growth.0
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I agree about overhanging. The property behind ours some a kind of creeper growing over the breezeblock wall and down our side of the wall. In that corner, the lawn, all laid at the same time barely grows (very sparse blades). The corner is in some shade due to next door's fence too, but not enough to retard growth.
Could you solve your problem by trimming their creeper back to the wall? With it being a breezeblock wall (ie rather than a "normal" wall - of brick or stone) it's an eyesore - so you might want to put up with the creeper (to hide that eyesore) rather than doing anything to it.
But there must be other solutions to hide the eyesore - perhaps an attractive trellis with very small squares in it and grow your own plant up that instead?
Alternatively - you could leave their creeper hiding their eyesore and put huge attractive pots with large decorative plants on that bit of lawn that isn't growing very well currently. Maybe surround said pots with something attractive put on the lawn around them (eg large pebbles) and that could look good and like you'd "meant it".0 -
I_have_spoken wrote: »Swap the pots every two weeks?
I can do that now as the pots are only tiny now.
Nope they don't go brown from wind damage just seem to stop thriving. And start dying off.
There is an overhang from the porch but there is guttering there.
Car is not normally on the front lawn. No children.
Just perplexed by the whole thing. As only put the pots out for the first time last year.
I will try to remember to swap them over. And see what happens.
Yours
CalleyHope for everything and expect nothing!!!
Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin0 -
moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »Could you solve your problem by trimming their creeper back to the wall? With it being a breezeblock wall (ie rather than a "normal" wall - of brick or stone) it's an eyesore - so you might want to put up with the creeper (to hide that eyesore) rather than doing anything to it.
But there must be other solutions to hide the eyesore - perhaps an attractive trellis with very small squares in it and grow your own plant up that instead?
Alternatively - you could leave their creeper hiding their eyesore and put huge attractive pots with large decorative plants on that bit of lawn that isn't growing very well currently. Maybe surround said pots with something attractive put on the lawn around them (eg large pebbles) and that could look good and like you'd "meant it".
The problem with trellis would be having something to support it, that is not likely to be brought down by wind.
I do have some square paving slabs (taken up when the front was block paved) which are due to be put in both corners farthest from house , but it's a matter of waiting for my husband to do the job.0 -
Salix needs some son and plenty water.
As your lawn is not thriving in the same area it would suggest that the environmental conditions are affecting growth. My guess would be too much shade / not enough light as the lawn is struggling.0 -
I have the same problem it's probably down to the micro climate (sun and wind/rain etc) as I have had all sorts.. shrubs.. bedding etc over the years and one always fares better..always have exactly the same plants too!! Problem with mine is they are far too big and heavy to move lol0
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