Want flowers, have NO room.....

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:00 am

OK, living in an upper flat with no yard to speak of, Bullet and I have very limited space to plant flowers, and we both love to have really colorful flowers in the yard. We have two of those long decorative boxes that sit on our "patio" plus one large round one and an area of soil about 1 1/2 feet wide by maybe 4 feet long.

Talk about limited space!! I love allysum, but what else can you pros out there recommend to put in this tiny space that will look pretty?

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:38 am

mrsK wrote: Hi BR,

How about petunias & pansies they are always colourful & easy to look after:-6 :-6
And they'll do ok in such a small area? I really LOVE snapdragons, but they get so darn big, don't know if that will work. Whadda ya think?

Pansies come in lots of different colors, yes?

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:13 am

Container Gardening is the in thing... depends on if you have sun or shade. If its sun... Mrsks choice was good . Petunias.. wave petunias.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:19 am

weeder wrote: Container Gardening is the in thing... depends on if you have sun or shade. If its sun... Mrsks choice was good . Petunias.. wave petunias.

Containers yes yes.I live in a london town house so limited space but i have to have my Bay trees out side the porch also i grow strawberrys and toms on my kitchen window sill and ive planted a small apple tree in a semi large pot/container outside my garage doors and pots along a wall .

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:30 am

http://www.gardenguides.com/TipsandTech ... tainer.htm

I found this site on container gardening. It lists some annuals that would be great for containers. I've also had great success with moss rose. It's pretty hardy, even if you forget to water it. It will also seed, so you can reuse the seeds next year.

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hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:55 am

there is only one choice for an area like this. WAVE PETUNIAS...you WON'T be sorry. they are the MOST bang for your buck. they will look amazing!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:03 am

Pansies are so cheerful and last ages if you deadhead them often,

i potted some for my mum for her patio in Oct and they're still blooming.

Flowering Geraniums pot well and have a sweet scent to them. :yh_flower

SweetDarlin · Post by **SweetDarlin** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:07 am

Also if you have another sq. foot somewhere... you could do strawberries this way... looks cools, tastes great, little space.. what MORE could you want?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:45 am

Geraniums are pretty showy and are forgiving if you forget to water them

Fuchsias are great also and you can get hardy ones too.

Petunias and pansies have been mentioned and are good standbys.

Busy lizzies are great but don't like it too dry.

Strawberries in tubs...wonderful idea and also cherry tomatoes in hanging baskets (deep ones)

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:59 am

weeder wrote: Container Gardening is the in thing... depends on if you have sun or shade. If its sun... Mrsks choice was good . Petunias.. wave petunias.

I went with Zinnias and two kinds of Marigolds, one is Lemon Drop. The gate has Morning Glories. The plan is to have blue on the fence and gate with a red crepe myrtle in front of the blue. Time will tell.