What a summer! We seem to be either frying in the heat or batoning down the hatches for another gale. And I’m really, really sick of watering pots and newly planted plants accompanied with a sense of guilt that I’m using a scarce resource. One thing I have tried to do this year is be a bit more sensible with the number and location of pots. Reading through the magazines and books on the subject, here are a few tips I’ve found work well to keep your pots of plants looking good without too much trouble:
Plant up large rather than small pots, and really water them well. A big pot can take ...
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