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| Southgate, trailing fuchsia |
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| Swingtime, trailing fuchsia |
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| Swingtime fuchsia stamens - Macro photograph |
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| Swingtime and Southgate, trailing fuchsias in the rain |
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Monday 28 July 2014
SWINGTIME AND SOUTHGATE TRAILING FUCHSIAS IN HANGING BASKETS
Several weeks ago, and rather late, I planted four hanging baskets with Swingtime and Southgate trailing fuchsias. They were not very big and I pinched out the tips of the shoots in order to make the plants bushy rather than straggly with just a few branches trailing sadly down the side of the container, which I see so often elsewhere. The pinching out has worked but it has been an age for the fuchsias to get a move on and flower. Fortunately now the baskets are full of shoots with plenty of buds and at last I have some flowers. I planted three of each type to a basket which made me a bit concerned that I might have overdone it but so far, so good.