Tonya

Tonya's Container garden

Garden Type: Container | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Potting Mix I'm Organic!

This is my container garden. It mainly consists of edibles, plus some plants that need protection from the frosts. I am particularly interested in citruses and I have a number of citruses on the deck. They live on the edge of the deck in spring to autumn where they get full sun, and can be wheeled back under the protection of the eaves in winter. Other plants in pots are a couple of dwarf apple trees which have nowhere to go until I dig out some privet, and a forest pansy tree. I also have some liliums which are waiting to go into the main ornamental garden.

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Plantings

  • Euchalypt silver princess Day 25

    Euchalypt silver princess

    Euchalyptus caseia

    Sown on 27 Oct 09 This one is intended to go in the front garden.

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  • Peony cambessedesii Day 28

    Peony cambessedesii

    Paeonia officinalis

    Purchased on 24 Oct 09 Bought at open garden at Windeyer Garden, Red H...

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  • Strawberry tarpan Day 29

    Strawberry tarpan

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 23 Oct 09 Bright pink flowers

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  • Strawberry pink Day 29

    Strawberry pink

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 23 Oct 09

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  • Fringe Lily - Thysanotus multiflorus Day 30

    Fringe Lily - Thysanotus multiflorus

    Thysanotus multiflorus

    Transplanted on 22 Oct 09

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  • Strawberry hokowase Day 36

    Strawberry hokowase

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 16 Oct 09

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  • Strawberry juliette Day 36

    Strawberry juliette

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 16 Oct 09

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  • Strawberry delight Day 36

    Strawberry delight

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 16 Oct 09

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  • Strawberry sumo Day 36

    Strawberry sumo

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 16 Oct 09

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  • Orchid cymbidium Day 42

    Orchid cymbidium

    Cymbidium

    Purchased on 10 Oct 09 devon parish x last tango "geyserland"

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  • Tomato tigrella Day 43

    Tomato tigrella

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Purchased on 09 Oct 09

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  • Tree peony vesuvian Day 44

    Tree peony vesuvian

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Purchased on 08 Oct 09

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  • Tree peony rockii Day 44

    Tree peony rockii

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Purchased on 08 Oct 09 Information and images at http://davesgarden.co...

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  • Anenome bowles pink Day 44

    Anenome bowles pink

    Anemone hupehensis

    Purchased on 08 Oct 09 Bought from Chinoiserie

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  • Anenome nemerosa Day 44

    Anenome nemerosa

    Anenome nemorosa

    Purchased on 08 Oct 09 Bought from Chinoiserie

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  • Meconopsis Lingholm Day 44

    Meconopsis Lingholm

    Meconopsis x sheldonii

    Sown on 08 Oct 09 Dominic from Chinoiserie gave me this plant to ...

    • 1 journals
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  • Tomato sweet bite Day 45

    Tomato sweet bite

    Solanum pimpinellifolium

    Purchased on 07 Oct 09

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  • Blueberry denise Day 59

    Blueberry denise

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Purchased on 23 Sep 09 Early season, early December to January. Must b...

    • 1 journals
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  • Blueberry bluerose Day 59

    Blueberry bluerose

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Purchased on 23 Sep 09 Mid season. January onwards. Berries are tart u...

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  • Peony felix supreme Day 78

    Peony felix supreme

    Paeonia lactiflora

    Transplanted on 04 Sep 09 herbaceous peony

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  • Basil ornamental Day 91

    Basil ornamental

    Ocimum basilicum

    Sown on 22 Aug 09

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  • Basil dark opal Day 91

    Basil dark opal

    Ocimum basilicum

    Sown on 22 Aug 09

    • 2 journals
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  • Basil holy Day 95

    Basil holy

    Ocimum tenuiflorum

    Sown on 18 Aug 09

    • 2 journals
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  • Basil sweet Day 95

    Basil sweet

    Ocimum basilicum

    Sown on 18 Aug 09

    • 2 journals
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  • Lettuce baby cos Day 95

    Lettuce baby cos

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

    Sown on 18 Aug 09

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  • Mesclun mild mix Day 95

    Mesclun mild mix

    Sown on 18 Aug 09

    • 1 journals
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  • Corn salad Day 95

    Corn salad

    Valerianella locusta

    Sown on 18 Aug 09

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  • Peony mascula hellenica Day 101

    Peony mascula hellenica

    Paeonia mascula ssp. hellenica

    Transplanted on 12 Aug 09 30 (50)cm, a rarely cultivated species from iso...

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  • Meconopsis prattii Day 101

    Meconopsis prattii

    Meconopsis prattii

    Transplanted on 12 Aug 09

    • 2 journals
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  • Iris pallida "Variegata" Day 101

    Iris pallida "Variegata"

    Iris pallida

    Transplanted on 12 Aug 09

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  • Haemanthus coccineus Day 101

    Haemanthus coccineus

    Haemanthus coccineus

    Transplanted on 12 Aug 09

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  • cape gooseberry Day 105

    cape gooseberry

    Physalis peruviana

    Sown on 08 Aug 09

    • 2 journals
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  • Red fountain Day 114

    Red fountain

    Cordyline

    Transplanted on 30 Jul 09 ground cover cordyline with burgundy foliage

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  • Geralton wax "purple pride" Day 117

    Geralton wax "purple pride"

    Chamelaucium uncinatum

    Purchased on 27 Jul 09 Frost sensitive, so i will probably keep it in ...

    • 1 journals
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  • Crocus pickwick Day 156

    Crocus pickwick

    Crocus vernus

    Sown on 18 Jun 09 3 bulbs, planted in bonsai pot with other crocuses

    • 3 journals
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  • Crocus Remembrance Day 191

    Crocus Remembrance

    Crocus

    Planting Out on 14 May 09 5 bulbs planted in blue bonsai pot with all the...

    • 2 journals
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  • Saffron crocus Day 205

    Saffron crocus

    Crocus sativus

    Transplanted on 30 Apr 09 10 corms planted in pot. 2 flowered very quickly.

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  • Japanese blood grass Day 206

    Japanese blood grass

    Imperata cylindrica

    Transplanted on 29 Apr 09 2 plants planted into same pot

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  • Orchid Pink rock (Dendrobium kingianum) Day 216

    Orchid Pink rock (Dendrobium kingianum)

    Dendrobium kingianum

    Purchased on 19 Apr 09

    • 3 journals
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  • Vanilla lily Day 216

    Vanilla lily

    Arthropodium milleflorum

    Sown on 19 Apr 09 2 plants. Planted in pot with the chocolate lily

    • 5 journals
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  • Crocus blue and white Day 217

    Crocus blue and white

    Crocus vernus

    Sown on 18 Apr 09 Mixed pack of blue and white crocuses, 6 bulbs ...

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  • Hyacinth dark purple Day 217

    Hyacinth dark purple

    Hyacinthus orientalis

    Sown on 18 Apr 09 Planted at the base of the cercis tree. 5 bulbs*

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  • Moraea gigandra Day 244

    Moraea gigandra

    Moraea

    Sown on 22 Mar 09 Moraea gigandra is a winter-growing, summer-do...

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  • Kangaroo paw Rose Day 384

    Kangaroo paw Rose

    Anigozanthos flavidus

    Transplanted on 02 Nov 08

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  • Kangaroo paw Big red Day 384

    Kangaroo paw Big red

    Anigozanthos

    Sown on 02 Nov 08

    • 2 journals
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  • Tree peony rimpo

    Tree peony rimpo

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Purchased on 09 Oct 08 Bought this from an open garden at Chinoiserie....

    • 3 journals
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  • Dierama reynoldsii

    Dierama reynoldsii

    Dierama reynoldsii

    Planting Out on 25 Sep 08 Fairy's fishing rod with dark purple bells and ...

    • 2 journals
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  • Tree peony kronos

    Tree peony kronos

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Purchased on 04 Sep 08

    • 4 journals
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  • Tree peony black panther

    Tree peony black panther

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Purchased on 03 Sep 08

    • 6 journals
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  • Apple Granny smith dwarf

    Apple Granny smith dwarf

    Malus domestica

    Planting Out on 06 Aug 08

    • 4 journals
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  • Tree peony thunderbolt

    Tree peony thunderbolt

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    Planting Out on 06 Aug 08

    • 2 journals
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  • Apple cox's orange pippin

    Apple cox's orange pippin

    Malus domestica

    Planting Out on 26 Jul 08

    • 2 journals
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  • Blood orange

    Blood orange

    Citrus sinensis

    Planting Out in May 2008

    • 2 journals
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  • Forest pansy

    Forest pansy

    Cercis canadensis

    Purchased in May 2008

    • 4 journals
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  • Australian finger lime

    Australian finger lime

    Citrus australasica

    Planting Out on 19 Apr 08

    • 3 journals
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  • Chocolate lily

    Chocolate lily

    Dichopogon strictus

    Planting Out on 19 Apr 08 Planted with vanilla lily into a terracotta pot

    • 3 journals
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  • tasmanian mountain pepper

    tasmanian mountain pepper

    Tasmania lanceolata

    Planting Out on 07 Apr 08 Australian bush food. The leaves and berries ca...

    • 4 journals
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  • Australian blood lime

    Australian blood lime

    Citrus glauca

    Planting Out in Mar 2008 developed by CSIRO. I am very interested in bus...

    • 5 journals
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  • Cumquat nagami

    Cumquat nagami

    Citrus japonica

    Planting Out in Jan 2008

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  • lemon meyer

    lemon meyer

    Citrus x limon

    Transplanted on 25 Sep 07

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  • Cumquat marumi

    Cumquat marumi

    Citrus japonica

    Planting Out in Sep 2007

    • 3 journals
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  • Cherry starkrimson

    Cherry starkrimson

    Prunus

    Planting Out in Jul 2007

    • 6 journals
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  • Tahitian lime and kaffir lime tree

    Tahitian lime and kaffir lime tree

    Citrus latifolia

    Planting Out in Jun 2006 A double grafted tahitian lime and kaffir lime ...

    • 2 journals
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Comments

  • Fern

    Fern wrote:

    Oooh, the combination of nasturtiums you are growing sounds awesome!

    Posted on 04 Sep 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • Tonya

    Tonya wrote:

    Hi Fern, I have grown Nasturtium ‘cherry rose’ before and was very impressed with them, but was looking for something much darker flowered, and managed to find a mail order catalogue that stocked about 10 different colours of nasturtiums. The first ones in the pot have sprouted, so I am looking forward to seeing the flowers. I will post photos of the flowers as they come out.

    Posted on 04 Sep 08 (about 1 years ago)

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